BryanRose

Outlook
Athletic slugging outfielder had an excellent freshman season, while serving as the left-handed hitting outfielder … Hit .290 in his first collegiate season, with four homers and 21 RBI … Hit a homer in his first career at bat, reaching base safely in his first four appearances … Went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a double and a homer in an SEC-type atmosphere at Louisville … Had a 4-for-5 game against CWS team LSU, with a homer and a double … Will compete for a starting spot in the outfield.

Summer
Played in the Coastal Plains League, batting .243 (28-for-115) with four doubles, a triple, one homer and 10 RBI … Drew 22 walks and reached base at a .386 clip, stealing 6-of-8 bases.

2008
Dynamic outfielder had career games in the most unlikely of situations … Played in 46 games with 20 starts, batting .290 (29-for-100) … Launched nine doubles and four homers, driving in 21 RBI … Stole 5-of-6 bases while functioning primarily as the lefthanded hitting outfielder vs. right-handed pitching … Hit a home run in his first collegiate at bat, a towering shot to right field at South Alabama … Went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk in his first two at bats … In the third and fourth collegiate at bats, ripped a two-RBI double and got hit by a pitch … In a pressure-packed game in front of a school-record crowd at Louisville, Rose went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a home run, a double and two walks … Batted 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs in a game vs. LSU, adding a home run and reaching on a double after his second near homer went off the wall … Went 2-for-5 with three RBI in a win over Ole Miss.

High School
Four-year letterman for coach George Czerno at Columbia HS in New York … As a senior batted .532, plating 32 runs, scoring 40 times, blasting eight home runs, stealing eight bags and hitting 12 doubles … As a junior batted .432 with eight home runs and 30 RBI … Named to the All-Suburban first-team three years and second team once … Garnered second-team All-State as a sophomore and first-team All-State as a junior and senior … Named league and team MVP junior and senior seasons … Led team to the district championship, regional championship and NY State Championship … Owns school record for most hits in a game, walks in a season, fielding percentage, slugging percentage, career doubles, and career home runs … Also played football and basketball, earning first-team All-Suburban as a punt returner and running back as a junior and senior … Earned the team hustle and rebounding guard awards on the basketball team.

Personal
Full name is Bryan Christian Rose … Son of Jeff and Holly … Born February 19, 1988 in Albany, N.Y. … Has three brothers, Josh (24), Andrew (23), and Tyler (15) … Chose UK over West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama and Maryland.