Herman Petzold Class: Sophomore Hometown: Saint Clair Shores, MI High School: De LaSalle Height / Weight: 5-8 / 175 Position: Infielder Bats/Throws: R/R

An outstanding defensive infielder with good instincts and baserunning skills ... has worked hard on improving his offense ... played all three games for victorious Gold team in 2007 Blue-Gold fall intrasquad series (2-for-6, RBI, 2B, 2 BB, SAC) ... started at shortstop in game-2 of 2006 Blue-Gold Series (1-for-3, K, E; 4- 3 win) ... one of three Michigan natives on 2008 Irish roster ... the program's 41 all-time monogram winners from Michigan include All-America outfielders Eric Danapilis (St. Joseph HS) and Ryan Topham (Portage Central HS) ... inherited #36 jersey worn previously by DH Steve Andres ... could face former high school teammate Jake Sabol (Central Michigan) in '08 ... carried 3.38 cumulative GPA into '08 spring semester.

AS A FRESHMAN: Hit 2-for-4 while appearing in five games (2 R, 2B, BB, K) ... played in opening win over Prairie View, in San Antonio (15-8) ... had first at-bat versus Western Michigan (17-9) and then went 2-for-3 in 14-4 win over Chicago State (2 R, 2B) ... drew walk in 7-3 win over Ball State ... also played in opener of Connecticut series.

PREP & PERSONAL: Three-year letterwinner (3B/2B) at De LaSalle HS... a .331 career batter (81 RBI, 6 HR, 5 3B, 24 2B) ... captained team as senior while batting .420 with 52 RBI (14 2B, 4 HR, 4 3B) ... '06 honors included team MVP, all-state, all-district, allregion, all-county, all-metro and all-league ... all-district and academic all-state as a junior ... helped team win regional title as a sophomore ... MVP of '06 CABA U-18 World Series (in Michigan) ... member of National Honor Society ... other De LaSalle products who have competed for ND include early-'60s football fullback Bill Henneghan (Detroit), early-'90s swimmer Jim Boutros (Grosse Pt. Woods) and late-'90s fencer Brian Banas (Sterling Hts) ... father Herman Petzold played football at the University of San Francisco and received MBA from Notre Dame ('85) ... mother Janice Petzold played tennis at Ferris State ... born Sept. 7, 1988, in Grosse Pte., Mich. ... full name is Herman Gustave Petzold ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.