March 7, 2006

Former Notre Dame standout pitcher Brad Lidge – who will join his United States teammates in facing Mexico during today’s World Baseball Classic opener (4:00 EST, in Phoenix) – will be providing a special look into the WBC experience, with upcoming diary entries exclusively on www.und.com. Stay tuned to the official Notre Dame athletics website as Lidge (the all-star closer for the Houston Astros) reports from the star-studded tournament that runs from March 3-20 at venues in Japan, Puerto Rico and the United States.