Alec Porzel Hometown: Lisle, Illinois High School: Naperville North Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: Shortstop Birthdate: 01/14/1979 Class: 2001

Four-year mainstay who became first Notre Dame player ever to reach 30 home runs (37) and 30 stolen bases (32) in his career ... named to three NCAA all-regional teams ... picked by Boston Red Sox in 13th round of 2001 Major League draft ... his clutch hits included game-ending home runs in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... versatile hitter who could bat leadoff or cleanup ... hit in No. 3 spot - as top all-around hitter - for 167 of ND's 188 games from 1999-2001 ... firmly entrenched in ND and BIG EAST record books (see sidebar), including Irish records for doubles (77) and games played (239) and BIG EAST's top mark for career RBI (102) ... hit .311 in 897 career ABs while grounding into just six double plays over final three seasons.

AS A SENIOR: Named first-team all-BIG EAST while serving as tri-captain and sharing team MVP honors with All-America pitcher Aaron Heilman ... overcame early slump to bat .295 for the season, with 59 RBI, eight home runs and 28 doubles (second-most in ND history) ... his conference stats included BIG EAST bests in doubles (13), RBI (35) and total bases (63) ... made just one error in first 21 games and 12 total ... started all 63 games at shortstop while batting in No. 3 spot in every game but one (when he hit 5th) ... made rally-killing 6U-3 double play in bottom of 8th at Pittsburgh before drilling two-run double off left-center wall for final 3-0 margin ... helped close out sweep at St. John's with three RBI in 7-3 series finale (HR, 2B) ... also had big game in 13-12 rally past UConn (3-for-5, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2B) ... hit two-run shot and plated another run in 6-2 BIG EAST Tournament win over Rutgers ... closed his career by earning spot on the all-NCAA South Bend Regional team (10-for-24, 6 RBI), with two hits in each of the five games.

AS A JUNIOR: Second team all-BIG EAST shortstop, behind player of the year Darren Fenster (Rutgers) ... his stats in BIG EAST games included league's 6th-best batting avg. (.375), plus league-best totals for RBI (27) and doubles (11), second in slugging (.667) ... posted team-best totals in RBI (58, 3rd BIG EAST), doubles (24, 1st BE) and slugging (.584) ... second on team in hits (83, 4th BE) and HRs (9, 7th BE), third in batting (.342) ... grounded into just one double play ... hit 6-for-14 at Metrodome in Hormel Foods Classic, with two hits each vs. No. 24 Wake Forest (8-5; 2 RBI), Minnesota (7-9; 2 RBI) and Georgia (6-4; RBI) ... 2-for-4 in 5-1 win over Illinois (3 RBI) ... posted 15-game hit streak (3/11 - 4/9) ... turned in huge series at UConn (8-for-13, 3 RBI, 4 R, HR, 3 2B), ... helped Irish survive 11-inning game with Michigan (5-4; 3-for-6, 2 RBI, 2B) ... ended 11-8 win over Pittsburgh with first-pitch, three-run shot in 10th ... his unique accomplishments the next day were obscured in wild 22-18 loss, batting 6-for-6 and hitting for the cycle (inside-the-park and traditional HR) ... first player with six hits in 108-year history of ND baseball ... first Irish player to hit for cycle since at least mid-'80s (boxscores incomplete prior to '85) ... tied BIG EAST hit record while his 15 total bases were three shy of league record ... his first career grand slam broke 7-7 tie and sparked 11-run 8th as Irish rallied past Pittsburgh at BIG EAST Tournament (15-7) ... named to all-NCAA Starkville Regional team (7-for-22, 4 RBI, 4 R) ... singled and scored, added RBI double and scored again as Irish rallied past Tulane in NCAA elimination game (10-6) ... had three hits, three RBI in regional title-game loss to Mississippi State (10-9).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started 60 of 61 games at mostly 2B ... hit third in 50 games (nine at leadoff) ... surged to team RBI lead (60), tied for third with .333 batting ... second on team in HRs (13, four postseason) and walks (25), third in slugging (.613) and on-base (.411) ... hit into just one double play ... second on team with .392 batting with runners in scoring position ... hit .393 in 23 games decided by 1-2 runs, second only to Brant Ust (.395) on squad ... posted 11-game hit streak (2/27 - 3/20) ... turned in rare four-game triple streak vs. New Orleans (14-11; 2 R), Southern Illinois (15-5; 2 RBI, 2 R) and in pair of games vs. Penn State ... played key role in wins over PSU, including 5-4 game (3 H, RBI, R) and 5-3 title game (1B, 2 SB, R) ... hit solo homer in 10-1 win at Rutgers (1B, 2 R) ... hit 3-for-6 in sweep of Providence (two-run HR, 1B, 2 R in 6-5 nightcap) ... hit game-winning, leadoff home run in 9th to beat Pittsburgh (9-8) ... had big game in 14-4 win over Michigan (3-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R) ... had 1st-inning single in 5-3 loss to Miami before his 1st-inning single plated Steve Stanley for lone run in 1-0 win over eventual national champs ... hit five HRs in final eight games, including pair of two-run blasts (four RBI) in 7-2 win over West Virginia, with second coming in second day (8th inning) of rain-delayed game ... added solo shot in 11-3 loss to Seton Hall ... named to all-NCAA South Bend Regional team (5-for-12) ... led Irish to 8-1 NCAA win over Creighton (BB, 2 R, solo HR, two-run single).

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 54 games (49 starts in left), batting .265 ... fifth on team with seven HRs, plus 39 RBI ... hit mostly 7th (27 games) and 6th (13) ... hit .333 with runners in scoring position (5th on team) ... hit two-out, two-strike single to beat Valparaiso, 1-0, in seven-inning game that went nine (3 H) ... hit leadoff homer to spark three-run rally in 7th and final inning of 4-3 win over WVU ... the next day, he beat WVU with two-run, two-out HR in 15th ... a week later, his 7th-inning single through the left side plated go-ahead run vs. St. John's (2-1) ... part of team-record seven HRs in 16-6 win at Boston College ... 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run in BIG EAST elimination-game win over Providence (9-7).

PREP & PERSONAL: Played on four conference title teams at Naperville North HS ... hit .434 while helping team earn national ranking his senior year ... born Jan. 14, 1979, in Hinsdale, Ill. .... son of Paul and Rita Porzel ... full name is Alec Paul Porzel ... graduated from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management information systems.

Porzel's Career Statistics

Year	GP/GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	SF/SH	SB-SBA	OB	SLG	AVG
1998	54/49	181	34	48	11	2	7	39	15	1	29	3/1	5-10	.320	.464	.265
1999	60/60	222	52	74	15	4	13	60	25	9	32	7/0	11-12	.411	.613	.333
2000	62/62	243	44	83	24	4	9	58	18	0	23	8/0	10-16	.375	.584	.342
2001	62/63	251	53	74	28	2	8	59	24	2	26	5/0	6-10	.371	.518	.295
Totals	239/234	897	183	279	78	12	37	217	82	12	110	23/1	32-48	.369	.548	.311