Mike Naumann Hometown: Tucson, Arizona High School: Salpointe Catholic Height / Weight: 6-0 / 180 Position: Lefthanded Pitcher Birthdate: 04/23/1979 Class: 2001

Two-time Academic All-American who played valuable four-year role as top lefthanded reliever on Notre Dame pitching staff ... won 10 of 12 career decisions, with a 4.04 ERA in 66 appearances (eight starts) ... totaled 58 strikeouts and 31 walks in 124.2 innings pitched ... solid all-around athlete who earned a spot as a walk-on after strong showing in 1997 fall tryouts ... named to the Dean's List in all eight of his semesters at Notre Dame, graduating with a 3.92 cumulative GPA as a science pre-professional major - including 4.0 GPAs in the spring of '98, spring of '99 and fall of '99 ... earned third team Academic All-America honors in 2000 before becoming one of 11 first-team selections in 2001 ... joined outfielder Dan Peltier ('87-'88) and first baseman Joe Binkiewicz ('91-'92) as third Notre Dame baseball player to repeat as an Academic All-American (he was the eighth first-team selection, with that group including his former teammate Jeff Perconte) ... currently attending the prestigious Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas.

AS A SENIOR: Regular member of pitching staff that ranked fifth in the nation for team ERA (3.22) ... earned first team Academic All-America honors, in addition to receiving a postgraduate scholarship from the BIG EAST Conference and the Notre Dame baseball team's Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award ... also one of five ND student-athletes to receive the prestigious Byron V. Kanaley Award, recognizing senior athletes who are most exemplary as students and leaders ... appeared in 16 games (three starts) while posting a 3-1 record and 3.02 ERA in 41.2 IP, with 12 Ks and seven walks ... allowed just one home run in 164 opponent ABs and 1.5 walks per nine innings (both second-best on staff) ... held opponents to a .213 batting average with two outs (third-best on staff) ... pitched in opening 7-6 loss vs. New Orleans (2 IP, 4 H, R, BB, HB) ... retired two batters in 8-3 win over Texas-San Antonio (2 H, R) and one each in 4-4 tie with Navy and 5-4 win at Fresno State (H, HB) ... came back the next day to pick up impressive 3-2 relief win versus Miami (Ohio), tossing five shutout innings (4 H, K) ... retired four batters in 9-8 loss at Virginia Tech (3 H, 2 R, BB) ... threw two innings in 15-3 win over Seton Hall (3 H, R) ... logged six strong innings as starter in 8-1 win over Dayton (5 H, R, 2 BB, K, HB) ... registered 5-2 complete-game win over Chicago State (9 H, 2 R/1 ER, BB, 4 Ks) ... tossed shutout inning versus Georgetown (17-10) ... his rough outing versus Central Michigan (2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R/3 ER, K) was bailed out by Ken Meyer's game-ending grand slam (6-4) ... lost 4-2 game to Valparaiso (4 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 Ks) ...retired four batters in wild 13-12 win over UConn (2 H, R, K) ... yielded two unearned runs in 7-6 loss at Boston College (2 IP, 4 H, BB, K) ... retired a batter in 11-10 NCAA Tournament win over UC Santa Barbara ... closed with four inspired innings to keep Irish close in regional title game versus Florida International (3 H, R, BB, K, 52 pitches), a 5-4 loss.

AS A JUNIOR: Garnered third team Academic All-America honors, with Perconte named first team ... only lefthander on staff that finished 16th in nation for team ERA (3.93) ... made 24 appearances (ninth in Irish history, fourth among 2000 BIG EAST players), ranking second on team with a 3.48 ERA, plus 2-1 record, one save, 17 Ks and seven walks in 33.2 IP ... allowed just 1.87 walks/9 IP (best on staff) ... helped post 5-0 shutout of Central Michigan (2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 Ks) ... registered 10-3 win over Detroit (4.2 IP, 2 H, UER, 3 Ks) ... saved 12-1 win over Boston College (3 IP, 4 H) ... credited with 9-6 win over Cleveland State, recording final out of 7th inning (2 H, UER).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Made 18 appearances, with three starts, 4-0 record and 5.60 ERA in 35.1 IP (24 Ks, 14 BB) ... surrendered just one home run in 149 ABs (best ratio on staff) ... tied for team lead with five pickoffs ... lefthanders hit just .158 versus him (best on staff) ... second on staff with 1.88 groundout-to-flyout ratio ... saved the day in 19-16 win over University of Dallas, closing with 4.2 shutout IP (H, BB, 3 Ks) ... added solid start two days later in 4-3 win over St. Mary's (Texas), (7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 5 Ks) ... posted 11-7 relief win over UConn, with 3.2 shutout IP (3 H, BB, 2 Ks) ... helped post 11-8 win over Boston College (2.1 IP, R, 3 H, 2 BB, K) ... posted third win vs. Central Michigan (3-1), allowing unearned run in 3 IP (3 H, BB) ... gave up a hit and unearned run in 5-4 loss at St. John's, picking up 5-2 win in nightcap (2.1 IP, 2 UER, H, BB) ... had short-relief stint in 11-5 NCAA tournament loss to Michigan ... made appearance in left field of 9-1 win over Oakland.

AS A FRESHMAN: Posted 4.50 ERA in eight appearances (two starts) and 14 IP ... won only decision, 11-5 vs. Chicago State (5 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 3 Ks) ... helped shut out Southwest Texas (8-0), pitching 8th inning (2 H, K) ... had two shutout innings in 19-7 win over Georgetown (H) ... added two shutout innings in 7-1 win at Purdue (3 H) ... had a hit vs. Manchester (he also played left field for final three innings).

PREP & PERSONAL: A pitcher and outfielder at Salpointe Catholic High School ... helped team win regional title his junior year ... ... pitched in state semifinals as a senior ... all-city and team MVP as a senior, batting .390 with 10-2 record ... played in state all-star game ... also played for high school golf team ... member of National Honor Society ... born April 23, 1979, in Aurora, Neb. ... son of Raymond and Susan Naumann ... full name is Michael Todd Naumann.

Naumann's Career Statistics

Year	G/GS/CG	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	WP	HB	BK	AVG	HR	W-L	SV	ERA
1998	8/2/0	14.0	25	12	7	3	5	1	0	0	.403	0	1-0	0	4.50
1999	18/3/0	35.1	51	28	22	14	24	2	0	0	.342	1	4-0	0	5.60
2000	24/0/0	33.2	53	23	13	7	17	2	1	0	.361	3	2-1	1	3.48
2001	16/3/1	41.2	52	18	14	7	12	0	3	1	.317	1	3-1	0	3.02
Totals	66/8/1	124.2	181	81	56	31	58	5	4	1	.347	5	10-2	1	4.04