Emory University

Senior (2008):

Roth earned an honorable mention to the all-South Region team,after batting .382 with two home runs and 43 runs batted in duringthe season.  The senior also earned a spot on the all-UAAfirst team, after batting .357 with one home run and six RBIs inthe six conference tournament games.  Roth started all 37games for the Eagles at second base, committing just three errorsfor a .982 fielding percentage.  He recorded an 11-gamehitting streak from March 12th-29th.  Roth finished his careeras the Emory all-time leader with 19 sacrifice flies, fifth inschool history with 138 RBIs, and sixth with 44 doubles.

Junior (2007):

Roth raised his game to new heights, both offensively anddefensively, during the 2007 season.  He was named theAmerican Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/ Rawlings Gold Glovesecond baseman, committing just three errors in 2007 for a .987fielding percentage.  Roth was also named to the ABCAAll-South Region first team, after compiling a .350 batting averageduring the year.   His five home runs were the best totalon the team in 2007, and the most in a single season by an Eagle inthe past three years.  The junior recorded 58 runs batted induring the season, the third-most in school history, and his 1.09runs batted in per game were the 72nd-most in Division III baseballthis season.  Roth took care of business on the base paths aswell, stealing 14 bases on 17 attempts and scoring 41 runs. His 223 at bats are the second-most in school history, and thesixth-most in Division III history.  Roth was named theAll-South Regional Tournament Team second baseman after batting.346 with six RBIs during the five games.  He earned a spot onthe All-University Athletic Association first team after hitting.348 with five RBIs over six games.  Roth started all 53 gamesfor Emory at second base, recording a 15-game hitting streak duringthe season, leading the team with 26 multiple hit games and 17multiple RBI games.  He registered the second two-home rungame of his career on April 3rd against the University of the South(Tenn.), driving in six runs during the game.        

Sophomore (2006):

Roth competed in 36 games for the Eagles and started 27, whilefinishing with a batting average of .300.  For the year he had30 hits to go with 22 runs scored and 21 RBI.  On March 16against Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), Roth finished 3-5with two home runs and five RBI.  On April 23 againstMethodist College (N.C.) he was 4-5, scoring three runs.  Rothalso finished with seven stolen bases.

Freshman (2005):

Freshman infielder was third on the team in on base percentage(.429), and fourth in batting average (.322) and sluggingpercentage (.422). Also tied for second in steals, third in runsand fifth in RBI. Had eight multi-hit games. April 19 againstHuntingdon College (Ala.), went 3-for-4 with a double, triple,three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases.

Career Statistics:

Prior to Emory:

Attended Holy Family High School, where he played on thebaseball team for four seasons... Served as the captain of the teamduring his senior season... Hit .395 with two homeruns in 2002,.519 with three homeruns in 2003 and .538 with three homeruns in2004... Was a first team all-Conference player in 2002, 2003 and2004... Named to the all-District first team in 2004... Named tothe all-State first team in 2004... Helped his team win theColorado Legion A State Championship in 2003 and 2004... Teamparticipated in the 2004 Legion A World Series... Was coached bySteve Meyer, Marc Cowell and Bob Bote... Was an honorable mentionall-state basketball player, and also competed in golf in highschool.

Personal:

Born on March 12, 1986.

Quote:

"I came to Emory to compete on an excellent baseball team at agreat academic university."