Chandler Rose Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla. High School: Bishop Verot Last College: New Orleans Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180 Position: INF Birthdate: 06/03/1981

On Rose: Valuable infielder who can play third base, shortstop and first base ... veteran player who has a good feel for the game ... fundamentally solid player with a good bat and sure glove ... spent the majority of 2004 at shortstop ... graduated in December with a degree in liberal studies.
As a Junior (2004): A-Sun second team selection at shortstop ... .308 batter with one home run and 35 RBI in 64 games including 62 starts ... UCF was 14-1 in games Rose started at first base ... started both games of the Florida International series (Feb. 7-8), at shortstop and first base, respectively ... 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale at FIU (Feb. 8) ... 2-for-5 with a run scored and RBI vs. #2 LSU (2/15/04) ... 1-for-3 with RBI-double and run scored vs. Utah (Feb. 20) ... a home run short of the cycle vs. Monmouth (Feb. 27) ... 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs vs. the Hawks ... 1-for-3 with a run scored vs. Monmouth (Feb. 28) ... 1-for3 with a run scored and RBI at Lipscomb (Mar. 6) ... 2-for-4 with three RBI in the series opener vs. Gardner-Webb (Mar. 12) ... 1-for-3 with a pair of two-out RBI vs. the Bulldogs (Mar. 13) ... 2-for-3 with a RBI-double at Campbell (Mar. 19) ... 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs at Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 23) ... drilled first career UCF home run to left field in the 7-6 win ... 2-for-3 with a RBI in the second game of the Stetson series (Mar. 27) ... 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored in series opener at Jacksonville (Apr. 3) ... 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles at Jacksonville (Apr. 4) ... two-hit performance with a run scored vs. USF (May 4) ... 3-for-4 with a double and RBI at Georgia State (May 22) ... named A-Sun Second Team shortstop (May 24) ... 3-for-4 with a run scored in A-Sun Tournament opener vs. Campbell (May 26) ... 2-for-4 with three RBI vs. Gardner-Webb (May 27) ... 2-for-3 vs. FAU as DH (May 28).
Prior to UCF: Two-year letterwinner at the University of New Orleans ... missed all of the 2003 season due to an arm injury ... Baseball America rated Rose as having the best infield arm and as the best defensive shortstop in the Sun Belt Conference during his career at UNO ... hit .201 in 43 games in 2002 ... started 42 games and hit three home runs and drove in 10 runs ... totaled a .959 fielding percentage ... hit .281 as a freshman with two home runs and 13 doubles in 2001 ... started all 54 games he played in ... ranked third on the team with 29 RBI ... all-state performer as a senior at Bishop Verot High School ... Southwest Florida Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Chandler Neil Rose was born on June 3, 1981 in Fort Myers, Fla. ... son of Larry Rose and Robin Ryan ... father played collegiate baseball at Florida and is currently an NFL referee ... graduated in December with a degree in liberal studies ... currently enrolled in graduate school.