2011: Made 13 starts with nine of those coming at third base and the remaining four at second base ... Batted .176 with three doubles and eight RBI ... Had a pair of multiple-hit games at Houston Baptist (April 10) and at Northern Colorado (May 7) ... Scored a career-high three runs and added two RBI in that early May contest against the Bears ... Nearly hit a grand slam in the Great West Tournament during an 8-2 victory over Houston Baptist (April 25) ... Settled for a two-run double after blasting a ball off the top of the fence in left-center ... Earned third letter.
2010: Saw action in four games as a sophomore … Had two plate appearances as a pinch hitter and made two more appearances as a defensive replacement ... Earned second letter.
2009: Appeared in 30 games and made 27 starts at third base during his redshirt freshman season … Batted .258 with a homer and 12 RBI … After scoring a run as a pinch-runner at Missouri State (March 6), strung together a nine-game hitting streak beginning with a pair of singles as a pinch-hitter … Made first career start at Creighton (March 25) and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored … Had a pair of three-hit games, including a 3-for-5 effort with his first career homer, a pair of doubles, three RBI and four runs scored at Concordia (G1, April 18) ... Earned first letter.
2008: Redshirted.
Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minn. ... Earned four letters in wrestling, three in baseball and two in football...Was named to the 2007 academic all-state team ... Was named team MVP in 2007 ... Was named to the 2007 St. Paul Pioneer Press Second Team All-State ... Was named to the 2007 Channel 12 All-Area Team ... Hit .423 with 26 RBI and three home runs during senior season ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of James and Alane Ross ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Ross' Career Overall Statistics:
Year
|
GP-GS
|
Avg.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB
|
2009
|
30-27
|
.258
|
93
|
17
|
24
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
6
|
23
|
0
|
2010
|
4-0
|
.000
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2011 |
17-13 |
.176 |
51 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Totals
|
51-40
|
.226
|
146
|
23
|
33
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
20
|
9
|
25
|
0
|
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