2023 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 7
Caden Rose
- Position:
 - OF/INF
 
- B-T:
 - R-R
 
- Height:
 - 5-10
 
- Weight:
 - 185
 
- Class:
 - Junior
 
- Hometown:
 - Madison, Ala.
 
- High School:
 - Bob Jones
 
Career Accolades
- Selected in the seventh round of the 2023 MLB Draft (Boston Red Sox)
 - NCAA All-Tournament Team - Tuscaloosa Regional (2023)
 - SEC Baseball All-Tournament Team (2022)
 - CSC Academic All-District 4 Team (2023)
 - SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
 - SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
 - SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
 
2023
- Dealt with injuries for most of the season but managed 48 games of action with 46 starts
 - Batted .261 (40-153) with 10 doubles and nine home runs
 - Also contributed 26 RBI and 45 runs scored while drawing 26 walks, being hit by four pitches and swiping a team-high tying nine bases
 - Continued his elite defensive player in center, sporting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage across 105 total chances
 - Selected to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team, tying for the team-high mark with four runs while adding two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three walks
 - Recorded a season-high seven-game hitting streak from March 17-April 23, batting .346 (9-26) with three doubles, two home runs, four RBI, seven runs and three walks during that time
 - Reached base safely in 36 games from April 25, 2022 to March 14 of this season
 
2022
- Split time in center and at second base, playing in 48 games with 42 starts by season's end
 - Missed games early in the year while battling multiple injuries
 - Led Alabama in average at .326 (46-141) with 11 doubles, one triple and a home run
 - Totaled 16 RBI and 25 runs scored while stealing two bases, drawing 25 walks and being hit by three pitches
 - Owned a .435 on-base percentage to lead the Tide in that category
 - Continued to play standout defense, owning a .989 fielding percentage with just one error
 - Selected to the SEC All-Tournament Team for his play in Hoover, batting .438 (7-16) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI, six runs scored, three walks and a stolen base
 - Recorded a five-game hitting streak from April 30-May 10, batting .450 (9-20) with three doubles, a home run, two RBI, four runs and two walks during that stretch
 
2021
- Called into duty for 54 games of action, including 42 starts in center field
 - Played elite defense in center and fielded at a .991 clip with just one error
 - Batted .190 (26-137) in his first season, recording seven doubles, a triple and four home runs
 - Added 19 RBI and 23 runs to go with 13 walks and two stolen bases
 
Prep Highlights
- Attended Bob Jones High School in Madison
 - The top-ranked shortstop and third-rated player in Alabama by Prep Baseball Report
 - Also rated the No. 32 shortstop nationally and No. 134 recruit in the country by PBR
 - Perfect Game USA's No. 3 shortstop and 15th overall prospect in the state
 - Owns the career records at BJHS in doubles and runs scored
 - The only player in Bob Jones history to be named first team all-state three times
 - Named to the AL.com 7A All-State Baseball ‘Terrific 20' Team in 2020
 - An all-state first team selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association's in 2019
 - Selected to play in the 2019 AHSAA North-South All-Star Game following his junior campaign
 - Helped BJHS to the state championship game as a junior but was unable to play due to injury
 - Compiled a .433 average with 18 doubles, three triples and seven home runs prior to his absence
 - Also maintained a 3-0 record with four saves and a 0.89 ERA as a junior
 - Named to AL.com's First Team All-State squad as a sophomore
 - Batted .335 with 15 doubles, six homers, 31 RBI and 28 steals in that 2018 campaign
 - Added a perfect 6-0 record and two saves as a sophomore to go with a 1.58 ERA
 - A two-sport athlete who also excelled on the football field for the Patriots
 - Selected as a first team all-state honoree in his final season making him the first male athlete in BJHS history to be named first team all-state in two different sports
 - Earned second team all-state honors on the gridiron as a junior
 
Personal Information
- Caden Allen Rose
 - Born on Oct. 7, 2001
 - Son of Kevin and Heather Rose
 - Has one sister, Kaylee
 - Majoring in consumer sciences
 
Baseball Season Preview: Coach Vaughn & Justin Lebron
Friday, September 19
NCAA Regional Day 2 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Bryce Fowler & Tyler Fay
Saturday, May 31
NCAA Regional Day 1 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Matthew Heiberger & Brennen Norton
Friday, May 30
NCAA Regional Preview: Coach Vaughn, Justin Lebron & Riley Quick
Thursday, May 29













