A.J. Pollock – Notre Dame University

Justin Roswell: Where Are They Now?

Recently, A.J. Pollock (Hebron, CT) sophomore at the University of Notre Dame earned his second consecutive Player of the Week honors after leading the Irish to a 5-0 week. A.J. hit .579 (11-for-19) with eight runs scored and five RBIs. He recorded a pair of doubles, a pair of triples and one home run to slug 1.053 for the week. He posted four multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances. He is in his second season for the Irish platooning the infield and outfield positions. After 42 games, he is leading the team with a .400 batting average, 3 hr’s, 34 RBI’s, and a fielding percentage of .977.

I had the privilege of watching A.J. perform at both the 2005 Team One East Showcase and on our Team One All-Star team at the Premier Fall Classic.

Let’s go back a few years to the fall of 2005. I had just received a phone call from the University of Notre Dame recruiter asking about a high school senior named A.J. Pollock from Hebron, Connecticut. He had seen over the summer at the 2005 Team One East Showcase and was actively recruiting him. The coach saw that we would be fielding a Team One All-Star team at the Premier Fall Classic and wanted to see if A.J. would be competing for our squad. I said, “As of right now, he is not scheduled to play for our team, I believe he has a basketball commitment, but I can make a phone call.” After I got off the phone with the coach from Notre Dame, I called Mr. Pollock to see if he could get A.J. out to the tournament because Notre Dame would like to see A.J. one more time and possibly offer him a baseball scholarship. He immediately called the airlines and was able to get his son out to Arizona for the tournament. During the tournament A.J. did not make an OUT, he was on fire and the coach from Notre Dame was following our squad from field to field. His main concern was locking A.J. up for their team. One week later, the University of Notre Dame offered A.J. a baseball scholarship and he signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Notre Dame and be a part of the storied Irish tradition.

We would like to acknowledge A.J. on his academic and athletic achievements at Notre Dame.

Check out A.J.’s bio and current stats

Justin Roswell joined the Baseball Factory in 2001 serving in the scouting, event coordination, and player development departments. In 2007 he became the Senior Director for Team One Baseball, the showcase division of Baseball Factory. As Senior Director, he leads the player identification process for all Team One Regional Showcases. Justin also runs the Under Armour Tournament Division. Justin graduated from California State University - Fullerton, where he received his degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis on management.