2025 Baseball Roster
Rose, Zion
Jersey Number 32
Zion Rose
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
- Prev School:
- IMG Academy
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2025 NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner
• 2025 All-ACC First Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
• 2024 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2024 Perfect Game Freshman All-America First Team
• 2024 Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2024 D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2024 All-ACC Freshman Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team
2025: One of two Cardinals to start all 66 games (53 in LF, 13 at DH) ... Finished with a .310 average, 16 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs ... Led the Cards with 67 RBIs and scored 64 runs ... Went 31-for-34 in stolen bases ... Ranked fourth in the ACC in stolen bases, fifth in RBIs, fifth in triples, seventh in runs, 11th in hits and 12th in total bases ... Started opening night in LF against Texas ... Tallied six hits in three games on the opening weekend ... Went 5-for-12 with six RBIs and four extra-base hits, including his first home run of the year against Western Michigan ... Homered and drove in three in the win over Butler on Feb. 26 ... Hit a two run homer in the win over North Carolina on March 14 ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against Northern Kentucky on March 18 ... Homered and drove in three against Cal on March 29 ... Hit a two-run homer in the win over WKU on April 15 ... Stole a career-high four bases in the win over FSU on April 26 ... Went back-to-back with Lucas Moore in the first inning against Florida State on April 27 ... Homered in the first inning of each of the first two games at Notre Dame ... Had three hits, including a homer, and a career high four RBIs at Georgia Tech on May 9 ... Homered and drove in two against Bellarmine on May 13 ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer against Vanderbilt in the NCAA Regional on May 31 ... Drove in three, including the go-ahead two-run single, against Arizona on June 15 ... Homered in the win over Oregon State on June 17 at the College World Series.
2024: Played in 44 games as a freshman with 43 starts (30 at DH, 9 in CF, 2 in LF, 2 at C) ... Led the Cardinals with a .380 batting average, the top mark of any Power Five freshman during the regular season ... Finished with nine doubles, five triples and five home runs ... Drove in 32 and scored 42 times while going 10-for-13 on the bases ... Hit .396 in ACC play, second-highest mark of any player in the league ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 23 against St. Bonaventure as the DH and hitting leadoff, going 2-for-5 with three runs scored ... Hit his first home run against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 25 ... Picked up two hits against Northwestern on March 10 ... Recorded multi-hit games in each of his first two career ACC starts against Virginia Tech, including a home run in the finale on March 17 ... Hit a go-ahead solo home run at Wake Forest on March 22 ... Drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run single in the seventh inning of the series finale at Wake Forest on March 23 ... Went 3-for-5 with two extra-base hits and three runs scored in the win over Cincinnati on March 26 ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the both the first and third games of the series sweep against NC State ... Tallied seven hits in the series at Miami, including his first career four-hit game in the series opener on April 19 ... Homered and drove in two in the win over WKU on April 23 ... Tripled twice and drove in three in the win over NKU on April 30 ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs against Miami on May 21 in the first pool play game at the ACC Championship.
High School: Attended Brother Rice High School in Illinois before spending his last year at IMG Academy … Helped IMG Academy to its first-ever undefeated season at 25-0 and was named 2023 MaxPreps national champions … 2022 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year … All-State selection as a junior in 2022 after hitting .496 with 12 doubles, four homers, 39 RBIs and 31 stolen bases … Participated in the 2022 Hank Aaron Invitational at Truist Park … Ranked the No. 50 player and No. 3 catcher nationally by Prep Baseball Report.
Personal: Son of Shaun and Karin Rose … Has two older siblings – Cyress and Jahari … Majoring in Exercise Science … Chose Louisville over Vanderbilt … Favorite movie is Black Panther … Fan of the Chicago Cubs … Favorite athlete is Willson Contreras … Enjoys listening to music, playing games with friends, walking and hot yoga … Favorite food is deep dish pizza.
• 2025 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2025 NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner
• 2025 All-ACC First Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
• 2024 USA Collegiate National Team
• 2024 Perfect Game Freshman All-America First Team
• 2024 Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2024 D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2024 All-ACC Freshman Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team
2025: One of two Cardinals to start all 66 games (53 in LF, 13 at DH) ... Finished with a .310 average, 16 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs ... Led the Cards with 67 RBIs and scored 64 runs ... Went 31-for-34 in stolen bases ... Ranked fourth in the ACC in stolen bases, fifth in RBIs, fifth in triples, seventh in runs, 11th in hits and 12th in total bases ... Started opening night in LF against Texas ... Tallied six hits in three games on the opening weekend ... Went 5-for-12 with six RBIs and four extra-base hits, including his first home run of the year against Western Michigan ... Homered and drove in three in the win over Butler on Feb. 26 ... Hit a two run homer in the win over North Carolina on March 14 ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against Northern Kentucky on March 18 ... Homered and drove in three against Cal on March 29 ... Hit a two-run homer in the win over WKU on April 15 ... Stole a career-high four bases in the win over FSU on April 26 ... Went back-to-back with Lucas Moore in the first inning against Florida State on April 27 ... Homered in the first inning of each of the first two games at Notre Dame ... Had three hits, including a homer, and a career high four RBIs at Georgia Tech on May 9 ... Homered and drove in two against Bellarmine on May 13 ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer against Vanderbilt in the NCAA Regional on May 31 ... Drove in three, including the go-ahead two-run single, against Arizona on June 15 ... Homered in the win over Oregon State on June 17 at the College World Series.
2024: Played in 44 games as a freshman with 43 starts (30 at DH, 9 in CF, 2 in LF, 2 at C) ... Led the Cardinals with a .380 batting average, the top mark of any Power Five freshman during the regular season ... Finished with nine doubles, five triples and five home runs ... Drove in 32 and scored 42 times while going 10-for-13 on the bases ... Hit .396 in ACC play, second-highest mark of any player in the league ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 23 against St. Bonaventure as the DH and hitting leadoff, going 2-for-5 with three runs scored ... Hit his first home run against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 25 ... Picked up two hits against Northwestern on March 10 ... Recorded multi-hit games in each of his first two career ACC starts against Virginia Tech, including a home run in the finale on March 17 ... Hit a go-ahead solo home run at Wake Forest on March 22 ... Drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run single in the seventh inning of the series finale at Wake Forest on March 23 ... Went 3-for-5 with two extra-base hits and three runs scored in the win over Cincinnati on March 26 ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the both the first and third games of the series sweep against NC State ... Tallied seven hits in the series at Miami, including his first career four-hit game in the series opener on April 19 ... Homered and drove in two in the win over WKU on April 23 ... Tripled twice and drove in three in the win over NKU on April 30 ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs against Miami on May 21 in the first pool play game at the ACC Championship.
High School: Attended Brother Rice High School in Illinois before spending his last year at IMG Academy … Helped IMG Academy to its first-ever undefeated season at 25-0 and was named 2023 MaxPreps national champions … 2022 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year … All-State selection as a junior in 2022 after hitting .496 with 12 doubles, four homers, 39 RBIs and 31 stolen bases … Participated in the 2022 Hank Aaron Invitational at Truist Park … Ranked the No. 50 player and No. 3 catcher nationally by Prep Baseball Report.
Personal: Son of Shaun and Karin Rose … Has two older siblings – Cyress and Jahari … Majoring in Exercise Science … Chose Louisville over Vanderbilt … Favorite movie is Black Panther … Fan of the Chicago Cubs … Favorite athlete is Willson Contreras … Enjoys listening to music, playing games with friends, walking and hot yoga … Favorite food is deep dish pizza.
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