David Casey Class: Freshman Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI High School: Whitefish Bay Height / Weight: 6-4 / 235 Position: First Baseman/LH Pitcher Birthdate: 02/16/1989 Bats/Throws: L/L

Lefthanded power hitter who could be key contributor at first base ... imposing presence (6-4, 225) and quality athlete for his size, with potential to put up big power numbers ... could benefit from shortening his swing ... also has strong upside to be situational lefthanded pitcher ... has a strong arm and a fastball that can touch the mid- 80s ... was rated by Perfect Game as #7 pro prospect in '07 from the state of Wisconsin (#3 among state's prep players) while Baseball America listed him as the #10 prospect in his state (#5 among Wis. preps) ... played for winning team (Gold) in Blue-Gold intrasquad series (fall '07; 2-for-6, RBI, 2 BB, K) ... hails from same hometown and high school (Whitefish Bay) as former ND standout Craig Counsell (a World Series champ with the Marlins and Diamondbacks) ... Counsell and his father father John - a native of Oconomowoc, Wis., and a former ND baseball player/assistant - are loyal supporters of Whitefish Bay's "Friends of Bay Baseball" ... most of the ND baseball program's 28 monogram winners from Wisconsin played in the first half of the 1900s (he would be ND's first since Counsell in the early '90s) ... early-'80s outfielder Rick Chryst (Plateville, Wis., native) currently is commissioner of the Mid-American Conference ... inherits #44 jersey worn by recent power hitters Jeff Wagner (47 career HR; 2nd in ND history) and Mike Dury, plus mid-'90s pitcher Tim Krause ... could face several former teammates in '08: Nick Rice (Southern Illinois), Valparaiso's Matt Suderland and Matt Lenski, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Casey Lyman, Sam Siuvlotti and Doug Delzoning ... posted 3.0 GPA in the 2007 fall semester.

PREP & PERSONAL: Two-sport standout at Whitefish Bay HS ... four-year baseball letterwinner and two-year captain who earned ABCA all- Midwest Region honors as a senior, after batting .440 (2 HR) for WBHS in summer of '07 ... named all-state honors after helping '07 team reach sectionals (team MVP) ... also played in summer of '07 with Racine Hitters (7 HR in final 6 GP) ... his junior honors in '06 included team MVP, first team all-state, all-area, all-district and all-conference (.533, 44 RBI, .911) ... first team allconference, second team all-district and team MVP as a sophomore (.466, 40 RBI, .585 slugging; 23-11 team record) ... his two-year pitching stats in '05 and '06 included a 2.81 ERA, 11-4 record and more than one strikeout per inning ... starting first baseman with Team Wisconsin in '06, batting .400 (2 HR) as team went 3-1-1 vs. Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Kentucky and Nebraska ... played for Wisconsin Shockers team coached by ND alum John Murphy (an '85 monogram winner with the Irish, as a 3B) ... named all-tournament at '06 CABA Ultimate High School World Series (Euclid, Ohio), after helping Shockers go 5-3 for fifth-place finish ... hit .476 with 11 RBI at that tournament (3 HR) while going 2-1 on the mound (1.79 ERA, 13 Ks, 15 IP) ... starting first baseman in '06 Milwaukee Brewers Classic baseball game (at Miller Park), featuring 40 of state's top preps (1-for-3, 2B) ... received Duke Pride Award ("most devoted") with WBHS '06-'07 basketball team that reached regional finals ... his father Bill Casey served as Columbia University's primary starting pitcher in the mid-'70s, in addition to being a member of the varsity basketball team ... full name is David Austin Casey ... son of Bill and Ilyse Casey ... born Feb. 16, 1989 in Milwaukee, Wisc. ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies ... intends to major in business.