#12 Bret Basilone Baseball Roster
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AT NOTRE DAME: Will challenge for playing time in the outfield this spring … extremely versatile athlete who brings tremendous speed to the program … can play any of the three outfield positions … solid, contact switch-hitter who plays the game with a tough and hard-nosed approach … projects into a solid player for the Irish, but must get stronger, adjust to the college game and develop in the program.
PREP & PERSONAL: Lettered three years in baseball for head coach Dan Pschirer … as a senior, named first team WPIAL Class A Section Five … appeared in the WPIAL all-star game … as a junior, was named all-section first team and all-Kiski Valley All-Star … invited to Area Code Games and East Coast Pro Showcase … member of the National Honor Society, honor roll and placed second (state qualifier) of the Future Business Leaders of America Regional Competition … batted .400 with 18 stolen bases, 23 runs scored and 12 walks … as a sophomore, was named all-section first team, all-Kiski Valley All-Star … invited to the Area Code Games … member of the honor roll … batted .328 with 15 stolen bases, 29 runs scored and 14 walks … as a freshman, was invited to the Area Code Games … member of the honor roll and served as the Student Council Vice President … born September 5,1991 … son of Tim and Mary Jane Basilone … has two sisters, Christina and Melissa … father, Tim, played baseball at Wooster and grandfather, Frank, was drafted in the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers … full name is Bret Timothy Basilone … enrolled in First Year of Studies.