Ty Adams Class: Freshman Hometown: Indianapolis, IN High School: Brebeuf Jesuit Height / Weight: 6-6 / 235 Position: First Baseman/Outfielder Birthdate: 01/20/1988 Bats/Throws: R/R

Tremendous athlete who packs plenty of ability into 6-6, 235-pound frame ... prep first baseman who also could play left field with the Irish ... can hit for average and power, and runs well for his size (6.9 in the 60-yard dash) ... standout two-sport athlete at Brebeuf Jesuit High School (he also was recruited by D-I basketball teams) ... current ND baseball assistant Sherard Clinkscales had a similar two-sport career at Brebeuf Jesuit in the late '80s ... solid contact hitter who made quick transition with the bat during 2007 fall workouts ... has a driven approach to the game ... his parents and sisters also were college athletes ... hit 3-for-8 in Blue- Gold intrasquad series (fall '07; RBI, R, 2 BB, HBP, 3 Ks, with Blue) ... was rated by Perfect Game as #19 overall pro prospect in Indiana for 2007 (8th among high school players) while Baseball America listed him as Indiana's #17 prospect (#8 among preps) ... emerged as a top prospect after strong 2006 summer with Indiana Bulls ... could face several Bulls teammates in '08: Scott Brothers (Cincinnati), John Clarance (Louisville), Jeff Baumet (Ball State) and Matt Miller (Michigan) ... joins Irish baseball program that features 78 Indiana natives among its all-time monogram winners ... from same high school as current Notre Dame volleyball player Kim Kristoff and former ND track-and-field performer Marty Hill ... noteworthy former Irish players who have worn #42 include All-America/Academic All-America centerfielder Dan Peltier ('87-'89) and pitcher Darin Schmalz ('94-'97) ... posted a 3.27 GPA in the 2007 fall semester.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year starting first baseman at Brebeuf Jesuit HS, also serving as one of school's top basketball players ... two-time team MVP who set school records for career batting avg. (.457), home runs (28), RBI (119), hits (143), walks (80), runs (130) and total bases (270; .863 slugging pct.), in 110 games played ... made only two errors in his four-year career at BJHS (.988 fielding pct.) ... helped team go 18-9 and reach sectional finals as senior captain, after setting school record for season batting avg. (.521) and tying another team record with 10 HRs (also had 33 RBI, 42 R, 28 BB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1.070 slugging in 27 GP) ... his senior-year baseball honors included first team all-state and academic allstate (one of two who received both honors) ... played in '07 North-South All-Star Series, City- County All-Star Game and Mr. Baseball All-Star Classic ... named Marion County player of the year (led county in batting and HRs) and received team's Chief's Award (in recognition of leadership, attitude and athletic ability) ... selected BJHS outstanding male senior athlete for 2006-07, after also completing three seasons as starting center in basketball ... hit game-tying home run in 7th inning vs. arch-rival Cathedral (2-outs, 3-2 count), with BJHS going on to win in the 8th (school's first win over Cathedral in football, basketball or baseball in Adams' four years) ... first team all-county as a junior in '06, after leading team in batting (.515) and tying school HR record (9; 72 ABs), plus 26 RBI and 34 runs ... named to 2006 Indiana Junior All-Star Team and played in Midwest Classic (Barrington, Ill.) ... played in summer of '06 with Indiana Bulls 17- and-under travel team ... only sophomore named first team all-county in '05 ... helped '05 team win sectional/ regional titles (top-8 team in Class 3A) ... named BJHS freshman male athlete of the year in '03-'04 (also tabbed "freshman of the year" by Indianapolis Star), after earning honorable mention all-county and leading team with .446 batting ... three-year starter in basketball (honorable mention all-county each year) but elected not to play as a senior... averaged 13 points/gm as a junior ('05-'06) ... invited to IHSBCA's "Top- 100 Underclassmen Showcase" (basketball) as a freshman and sophomore ... named basketball team's most improved player as a freshman ... received 2006- 07 U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award ... high-honors student and member of National Honor Society ... nominated for Bart McCormick and Ellen Foster scholarships ... co-chaired "Braves for the Brave" (assembled care packages to lift morale of injured soldiers in Iraq) ... invited participant in Stay in Bounds (sponsored by NCAA Hall of Champions to promote sportsmanship) and Ambassadors Cross-Age Mentoring (sponsored by NCAA, National Federation of High School Sports, and IHSAA for selected high school athletes to provide mentoring and role models for elementary students) ... his father Wayne "Skip" Adams played baseball at Wabash ( '68-'71); his mother Linda was a cheerleader at DePauw ... his sister, Dr. Kristin Adams, ran cross country and track at Bowdoin ('93-'96), captaining both teams and running in two NCAA cross country races ... his sister Courtney Adams ran cross country and track at Stanford ('96-'00) captaining both teams and helping cross country squad place third at NCAAs (she was a finalist in the NCAA 3,000 meters) ... his grandfather David Swanson graduated from ND in '47 ... born Jan. 20, 1988, in Indianapolis ... David Tyler Adams ... enrolled in First Year of Studies ... intends to major in business.