He made his first impact at Notre Dame as a right-handed pitcher for the baseball team , finishing second in the Big East Conference in both earned run average ( ERA ) ( 2.95 ) and opponents ' batting average ( .209 ) , and being named a Freshman All-American by '' Collegiate Baseball Magazine . '' He continued to play baseball at Notre Dame until he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round ( 149th overall ) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
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