Matt Grosso Class: Sophomore Hometown: Marlborough, CT High School: RHAM Last College: Maine/UConn Height / Weight: 5-10 / 175 Position: Outfielder Birthdate: 06/22/1988 Bats/Throws: L/L

Newcomer who could develop into one of team's top options in left field or as lefthanded DH ... likely will not be able to play in '08 season, due to NCAA double-transfer rule (if so, he still could play for Irish starting in '09) ... reunited at Notre Dame with former RHAM High School teammate A.J. Pollock (a sophomore 3B/OF) ... attended University of Connecticut in fall of '06 before transferring to Maine (he did not play in '07 spring season, due to shoulder injury) ... a pure hitter with good mechanics and natural, fluid swing ... motivated by his friendly rivalry with longtime teammate Pollock (they earlier played together on Connecticut Bombers and Ropes youth teams, as did current UConn players Will Musson, Pierre Lepage, Greg Nappo and Doug Elliot) ... also a former teammate of St. John's ace Scott Barnes ... led all players in hits (5-for-10, RBI, 2 R, 2 Ks) during '07 fall Blue-Gold intrasquad series while helping Gold claim narrow series win (as DH/leadoff batter) ... current ND freshman basketball player Tim Abromaitis also attended RHAM (Region of Hebron, Andover and Marlborough) ... joins ND baseball program that includes 17 previous monogram winners from Connecticut ... 2B/CF Randall Brooks ('94-'97) is most recent Irish player to wear #1 jersey throughout his career ... posted 3.46 GPA during '07 fall semester.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fouryear starting outfielder at RHAM HS ... set RHAM record for career hits (104) ... named allstate his final two seasons and three times all-conference ... captained team to '06 conference title as a senior (.421 batting, 25 RBI, 18 R, HR, 3 3B, 6 2B, 13 SB, 9 BB, 3 Ks) ... played in state allstar game and Conn.-Mass. allstar game ... team MVP as a junior (.493, 25 RBI, 27 R, 3 HR, 2 3B, 10 2B, 6 SB, 10 BB, 0 Ks) ... combined with Pollock as sophomores in leading Sachems to 17-3 regular-season record and conference title (he hit .500, with 18 RBI, 17 R, 2 HR, 3B, 8 2B, 3 SB, 7 BB, 5 Ks) before winning '04 regional and state titles (he went 3-for-4 in state final) ... first freshman outfielder ever to start at RHAM ('03) ... named to conference all-academic team all four years ... played in 2005 Puma Preseason All- America Tournament (Tempe, Ariz.) and 2004 Baseball Factory Preseason All-America Showcase (Dodgertown, Fla.) ... four-year starter for Connecticut Bombers u-18 AAU team ... played with Bombers at 2004 World Wood Bat World Series (East Cobb, Ga.) and earlier 2003 national AAU Tournament (Cocoa Beach, Fla.) and 2002 national USSSA Tournament (Tullahoma, Tenn.) ... earned Golden Bat Award while playing with Bombers at '02 AAU event ... member of Team Connecticut squad that competed at 2001 U-13 AAU Tournament (Kissimmee, Fla.) ... also played with Connecticut Ropes U-12 team at several national events in 2000 ... lettered as sophomore guard on RHAM basketball team ... involved in community service with Unified Special Olympics basketball ... member of DECA business club ... graduated with a 3.6 GPA ... his father Anthony Grosso played football at Central Connecticut State ... his cousins Conor and Shaun Corrigan graduated from Notre Dame in 2004 ... born June 22, 1988, in Danbury, Conn. ... son of Anthony Grosso and Kathleen Sergerson ... full name is Matthew Daniel Grosso ... a psychology major, in College of Arts and Letters.