University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Brooks selected to All-BIG EAST; Wagner named Rookie of the Year Richards, Restovich earn spots on All-South I Regional Team bif Mike Majba (continued from p. 138) impressive 44 strikeouts in just 51 innings pitched. This earned him an honor- able mention selection to the Freshman All-Ameri- can team named by Colle- giate Baseball Junior Mike Balicki pitched well as a middle reliever with a 2-0 record and a 2.81 ERA. Senior Rich Sauget was a strong closer with six saves and a 2.92 ERA. The Irish offensive charge was led by junior Randall Brooks. The second baseman finished with a .396 batting a ' er- age, 15 stolen bases, and a .451 on-base percentage to earn first-team All-BIG EAST honors. Senior catcher Bob Lisanti had a big season after coming off of an injury in 1995. He fin- ished with career highs in batting average, home runs and RBIs (.344, 3, 37). Senior right fielder Rowan Richards turned in a .303 a ' erage and 7 home runs, while his classmate first baseman George Restovich also had 7 homers while batting at a .336 clip. Both plavers were named to the .All- Senior catcher Bob Lisanti closes the web of his glove after catching the third strike to retire the side. Junior Randall Brooks shows the swing that earned him first- team All-BIG EAST honors with a .39b batting average. South I Regional team. Junior LP Mike Amrhein led the team in home runs with thirteen. Another strong performer at the plate was junior J.J. Brock who improved his batting average to .320, up from .238 the previous vear. DH Jeff Wagner was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year. The freshman hit .287 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs. junior Scott Sollman became the all-time school leader in stolen bases. The outfielder added 52 thefts during the season to bring his career total to 101 . Senior George Resto ich takes a cut in BIG EAST competi- tion. Restovich , along with classmate Rowan Richards, was named to the All-South 1 Regional team. 1 W SfU

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Sophomore pitcher Christian Parker delivers the ball towards the plate. The right hander finished posted an 8-3 record. Third baseman J.J. Brock rounds first base and heads for second. The junior finished the season with a .320 batting average and added 41 RBIs. ..tt ,, ■ ■ wj . . .■.,.. pholo bv kit Ruth JL Jl. P % f r - i ' ' i ' [ ' 0 ii ,iniiii i ,r ,.;« 1I , P- iiiri ' % ' llfcl - t - 1996 Baseball Team Members: (front roic) Volunteer manager Len Miklojewski, Darin Schmalz, Scott SoUmann, Paul Turco, Mike Knecht, Bob Lisanti, Ron Fiesta, Todd Frye. (second roiv) Junior manager Andy Knapke, Randall Brooks, Gregg Henebry, Pat O ' Keefe, Bret Poppleton, Kevin Lohman, J.J. Brock, senior manager Rick Delvecchio. (third row) George Restovich, Jeff Wagner, Rowan Richards, coach Cory Mee, head coach Paul Mainieri, coach Brian O ' Connor, Alex Shilliday, Wally Wedelski, Allen Greene, (back row) Mike Amrhein, Justin Scholl, Craig Allen, Dan Stavisky, Pat Davis, Rich Sauget, Brad Lidge, Chris McKeown, Mike Balicki, Christian Parker. i Sadd zJl f39

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Junior LF Mike Amrhein awaits the pitch. Amrhein led the Irish with 13 home runs, including three in the post-season, on his way to being named honorable mention to the Smith Super Team. Junior J.J. Brock takes a lead off of first base. Brock started 61 games for the Irish at third base and finished the season with 19 multiple hit games. ' irst baseman George Restovich stretches to make the catch and complete the infield out. Restovich turned in 1 .336 average at the plate while compiling a walloping .604 slugging percentage. The senior finished his final season at Notre Dame with 19 doubles, 9 triples, and 7 home runs on the year. fiaUaUf f