Roch Cholowsky
| Roch Cholowsky | |
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| UCLA Bruins – No. 1 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: April 7, 2005 Vallejo, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Roch Cholowsky (born April 7, 2005) is an American college baseball infielder for the UCLA Bruins.
Career
Cholowsky attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he played on the baseball team as a shortstop and pitcher and on the football team as a quarterback. As a junior in 2022, he hit .315 with two home runs.[1] As a senior in 2023, he batted .466 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs and was named the Gatorade Arizona Baseball Player of the Year.[2] He was considered a top prospect for the 2023 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected and enrolled at UCLA to play college baseball.[3][4]
As a freshman at UCLA in 2024, Cholowsky played in 52 games and hit .308 with eight home runs and 33 RBIs.[5] After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Orleans Firebirds.[6] As a sophomore in 2025, Cholowsky was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year, Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and helped lead UCLA to their first College World Series in 12 years.[7] He also was awarded the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the nation's best college shortstop.[8] Cholowsky finished the season with a .353 batting average, 23 home runs, and 74 RBIs over 66 games and earned first team All-American honors from Baseball America.[9]
References
- ^ Askeland, Kevin (January 17, 2023). "High school baseball: 2023 Preseason MaxPreps All-America Team". MaxPreps.com.
- ^ "Roch Cholowsky Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year Baseball - Arizona PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com.
- ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/freshman-spotlight-uclas-roch-cholowsky-packs-a-great-glove/#:~:text=Cholowsky%20was%20named%20the%202023,record%20and%20a%20state%20championship.
- ^ Law, Keith (June 29, 2023). "Law's MLB Draft scouting report: Latest on Roch Cholowsky, Jacob Wilson and Homer Bush Jr" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "7 college baseball teams that could win their new conferences after realignment | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- ^ Pontes, Geoff; Flaherty, Peter (June 28, 2024). "Early Cape League Standouts From 2025, 2026 MLB Draft Classes".
- ^ "'Not Done Yet': UCLA, Cholowsky's Omaha Dreams Coming True". UCLA Bruins On SI. June 9, 2025.
- ^ UCLA's Roch Cholowsky named 2025 Brooks Wallace Award winner as nation's top shortstop. College Baseball Foundation MLB.com, June 13, 2025
- ^ Cholowsky, Levu Receive All-America Honors from Baseball America. UCLABRuins.com June 20, 2025
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UCLA Bruins bio