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Jersey Number 1
Roch Cholowsky
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton HS
Career Highlights updatedย June 26, 2025
Career Highlights
- ABCA/Rawlings Player of the Year (2025)
- D1Baseball Player of the Yearย (2025)
- Baseball America Player of the Yearย (2025)
- Perfect Game Player of the Yearย (2025)
- NCBWA District 9 Player of the Yearย (2025)
- Big Ten Player of the Yearย (2025 and 2026)
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Yearย (2025)
- Brooks Wallace Award Winnerย (2025)
- ABCA/Rawlings Gold Gloveย (2025)
- Named First Team All-American by: ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, D1Baseball, and Perfect Gameย (2025)
- College Baseball Foundation All-Americanย (2025)
- NCBWA Second Team All-Americanย (2025)
- First Team All-Big Tenย (2025 and 2026)
- Dick Howser Trophy Finalistย (2025)
- Golden Spikes Semifinalist (2025 and 2026)
- Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Playerย (2025)
- Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week (April 29, 2025)
- 2024 Freshman All-American
Started all 60 games at shortstop during his junior season at UCLAโฆNamed Big Ten Player of the Year for the second straight season, becoming just the third player in league history to win the award in back-to-back seasons...Turned in one of the most productive seasons in program history, slashing .320/.452/.636 with 74 hits, 73 runs scored, 60 RBIs, 10 doubles, and a team-leading 21 home runsโฆAdded 36 walks while striking out just 36 times in 231 at-batsโฆSet a new program-record with 25 hit-by-pitches...Recorded 22 multi-hit games, including nine three-hit performancesโฆOpened the season on fire, going 8-for-12 with three home runs, 11 RBIs, and nine runs scored in the UC San Diego and Tulane series (Feb.ย 13-17)โฆFollowed with another explosive weekend at TCU (Feb.ย 20-22), homering three times and driving in sevenโฆHomered in three straight games from Feb.ย 17-20โฆDrove in multiple runs in five of his first seven gamesโฆAdded a home run and two RBIs vs. Mississippi State on Mar.ย 1โฆProduced a three-hit game in the series opener vs. Michigan on Mar.ย 13 and followed with another three-hit, three-RBI performance in the finale on Mar.ย 15โฆCollected six hits and four RBIs during the Maryland series (Mar.ย 20-22)โฆWent 3-for-4 with a double at Loyola Marymount on Mar.ย 24โฆDelivered a strong weekend at Iowa (Mar.ย 27-29), homering twice and scoring seven runs across the three-game sweepโฆAdded a four-RBI performance vs. UC Irvine on Mar.ย 10 and another three-RBI game at Michigan State on Mayย 3โฆCaught fire again in April, highlighted by a three-hit, three-RBI game vs. USC on Apr.ย 5 and a two-homer, three-RBI showing at Cal State Fullerton on Apr.ย 7โฆHomered in all three games of the Oregon series (Mayย 8-10), driving in six runsโฆPosted a three-hit game at UC Santa Barbara on Apr.ย 28 and another three-hit effort vs. Oregon on Mayย 24 in the Big Ten TournamentโฆReached base four times in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. Saint Maryโs on Mayย 29โฆFinished the season with 153 assists and 66 putouts while committing just eight errors at shortstopโฆReached base in 54 of 60 games and scored 73 runs, which is the ninth-most by a Bruin in a single seasonโฆLed UCLA in home runs, runs scored, and OPS while anchoring the lineup from start to finish.
2025
Enjoyed one of the most decorated seasons in UCLA baseball history...Named National Player of the Year by four outlets (ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, D1Baseball, Perfect Game)...Honored as First Team All-American by four outletsย (ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, D1Baseball, Perfect Game)...Honored asย Brooks Wallace Award Winner, which recognizes the nation's top shortstop..Became first true underclassman to be named D1Baseball Player of the Year...Is just the sixth non-draft eligible player to be honored as Baseball America's Player of the Year...ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipient at shortstop...Became first UCLA player to win conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season...One of two Bruins to start all 66 games...Led UCLA in batting average (.353), home runs (23), total bases (179), slugging percentage (.710), on-base percentage (.480), hits (89, and runs scored (80)...His 23 home runs was the most by a Bruin since 2000 (Forrest Johnson)...Ranked fifth nationally in home runs...sixth in runs scored, and fourth in total bases...Finished the season as the national leader in wins-above-replacement (WAR) according to data compiled by 643 charts, concluding his campaign with a 6.49 WAR... Established himself as one of the country's most elite defensive players, leading the country in defensive-WAR (1.51) and defensive-runs-saved (20.15)...Was equally impressive at the plate, finishing second nationally in offensive-WAR (4.98) and offensive-runs-above-replacement (66.49)...Racked up 80 runs scored, just one shy of the program record set by Chase Utley in 2000...His 179 total bases was the second-most by a UCLA player in the Super Regional era and sixth all-time in program history...Combined with teammate Mulivai Levu for 159ย RBIsย which is second-most by a UCLA duo in program history...Momentarily broke UCLA's single-season hit-by-pitch record with 21 on the year until teammate Dean West made a late surge to pass him with 22 this season...Posted a team-best 21-game hitting streak from April 18 to May 24 where he slashed .392/.510/.924 with 12 home runs, 30 RBIs, and 26 runs scored...Had two multi-homer games, smashing two home run runs in UCLA's win over Michigan State on Feb. 23 then blasted two more in the win over USC on March 2...Blasted a home run in all three games of UCLAโs sweep over Penn State (April 25โ27), capping a torrid stretch with homers in seven of 10 games from April 12โ27...Was named Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week on April 29 after his three-homer weekend against Penn State...Went 4-for-5 with five RBIs, four runs scored, and three doubles to clinch the sweep over Washington on April 13...Homered in four consecutive games from May 10-16...Then homered in the first three games of the Big Ten Tournament to total seven big flies in an eight-game span...Named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player after going 5-for-15 with three homers, six RBIs, and five runs scored...During conference play, led the Big Ten in OPS (1.332), slugging (.839), runs scored (41), total bases (99), and plate appearances (150).
2024
After the season, was named a Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game ... Received an honorable mention on the 2024 Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Started all 52 of UCLA's games, the lone Bruin to appear in every contest in 2024 ... Slashed .308/.399/.500 over 198 at-bats with 38 runs, 61 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 33 RBIs, 24 walks, and eight HBPs ... Stole six bases in seven tries ... Led the team in batting, slugging, games, at-bats, runs, hits, home runs, total bases (99), and RBIs (tied with Mulivai Levu) ... Second on the team in doubles, extra-base hits, OBP, HBPs, and walks ... Started 42 games at third base and 10 at shortstop ... Started in each of the top seven spots in the lineup, including a team-high 17 games at cleanup ... Was red-hot down the stretch, slashing .391/.452/.766 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs over the final 16 games of the season ... Batted a team-high .410 (16-39) in May alone ... Slashed .307/.389/.465 in league play ... Batted .340 in day games (33-97) ... Had a team-leading .351 (34-97) batting average in home games ... Posted multiple hits in a team-high 16 games, and added seven multi-RBI efforts, second on the team only to Levu ... Reached base in 16 consecutive contests from March 1-29, the second-longest streak by a Bruin in 2024 ... Reached base safely in 46 of 52 games overall ... Went 2-5 with an RBI on Opening Day (Feb. 16 vs. Gonzaga) in his collegiate debut ... Hit his first-career home run on March 26 against UC Santa Barbara ... Had a season-high four knocks and scored three runs in the season finale against Stanford on May 18 ... Had a pair of two-homer games, on April 23 against UC Irvine and against Cal State Fullerton on May 5 ... Had three hits, homered, and matched a season-high with four RBIs on May 11 at Oregon State.
Highย School
Earned four varsity letters at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. ... 2023 Gatorade Arizona Baseball Player of the Year after slashing .466/.577/.970 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs ... Listed as the No. 2 incoming player in the country by Perfect Game ... Led Hamilton to back-to-back Arizona State Championships in 2022 and 2023 ... As of Signing Day, was the top-ranked prospect from Arizona and the Four Corners region per Perfect Game ... Nationally, was the No. 4-ranked shortstop and No. 14-ranked prospect overall ...ย 2023 Preseason All-American ... Two-time Preseason Underclass All-American โฆ Participated in the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Three-time WWBA Champion โฆ Played in the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. โฆ Was also starting QB for the Hamilton HS football team โฆ Was part of state champion teams in both baseball and football in 2022, defeating rival Chandler HS in both games โฆ Named the national Rawlings Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 โฆ Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2022 17U National Team Championships.
Personal
Full name: Daniel Roch Cholowsky ... Name is pronounced "Rock" "chill-OW-skee" ... Born in 2005 in Vallejo, Calif. to parents Tika and Dan ... Has an older sister, Shyla ... Chose to attend UCLA because "it's been my dream school since I was young. I love Westwood and everything it has to offer. The coaching staff and the history of the program made it an easy decision for me." ... Cites winning back-to-back state titles in Arizona as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires MLB star infielders Brandon Crawford, Nolan Arenado, and Derek Jeter ... Hobbies and interests include football, snowboarding, basketball, working out, and wake surfing ... His father, Dan, was selected in the first round of the 1991 MLB Draft by St. Louis and played eight seasons of professional baseball ... His uncle, Bill, attended UCLA.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2024)
At-Bats: 6 (four times)
Runs: 3 (three times)
Hits: 4 vs. Stanford (5/18/24)
RBI: 4 (twice)
Doubles: 1 (many times)
Triples: 1 at Washington (4/14/24)
Home Runs: 2 (twice)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Gonzaga (2/18/24)
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