Biography
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
First-team All-MAC…Tied the school single-season record with 15 home runs, hit .322 with 56 RBIs, 14 doubles, 12 stolen bases, and six triples. Also slugged .654 with an on-base percentage of .445…First Rocket since 2010 with double-digit home runs (Jared Hoying/Dan Sherwood, 14)…Named MAC Player of the Week on March 19…One of two Rockets to start every game (Brad Boss)...Led the MAC in RBIs and triples, tied for the lead in home runs and slugging percentage…Reached base all five times against CMU in the MAC Tournament (5/25): had a home run, double, two walks, and was hit by a pitch…Hit his 14th home run of the year in the MAC Tournament against Central Michigan (5/23)...Went 2-for-3 in games one and two against Bowling Green, had two doubles in the series opener (5/17)...Went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a two-run home run against Youngstown State (5/8)...Tied a career high with four hits against NIU (5/5), drove in three runs...Hit a solo home run against Kent State (4/27)...Had a two-run triple, two walks against Michigan State (4/25)...3-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high five RBIs against Central Michigan (4/15)...Had three hits, including a triple, and three runs scored against Madonna at Comerica Park (4/11)...Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam in the 8-1 win over Ohio (4/8)...Hit .400 in the Miami series, drove in seven runs and all four of his hits were extra-base hits...2-for-4 with two RBIs at Ohio State (3/28)...Had a hit in all three games against WMU, drove in two runs in the 13-4 win over the Broncos (3/25)...MAC Player of the Week after a monster weekend at UC, hitting .583 (7-for-12) and slugged 1.583. Had five extra-base hits, including three homers...3-for-4 in the 13-7 win over the Bearcats, ended a single shy of the cycle...Two home runs at UC (3/18)...2-for-4 in game one of the doubleheader at Georgia (3/10)...Went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run at Southeastern Louisiana (3/6)...Led team in hits (6), runs (6), RBIs (5), and batting average (.375) opening weekend...2-for-4 with 4 runs, 3 RBIs, and a home run in 16-8 win over St. Louis (2/18)...3 walks in season opener against Iowa (2/16).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Academic All-MAC…Started all 58 games at centerfield…Hit .272 and slugged a team-best .484…Tied for team lead with seven home runs and tallied 30 RBIs…Tied for third in the MAC with six triples…Second on the team with 17 multi-hit games…Hit .341 during a team-best 12-game hitting streak from March 28-April 15…Homered in three straight games from Feb. 24-25…Had three hits and drove in two runs on Feb. 24 against Richmond…Went 3-for-5 on March 5 at USF… Went 4-for-6, drove in two runs, and had three extra-base hits in the double-header against Bowling Green on April 8…Reached base a season-high five times in the April 15 game against Buffalo, tallying two hits and drawing three walks…Went 3-for-4 at the plate at Ball State on May 7…Four straight multi-hit games from May 16-20…8-for-14 during that stretch with seven RBIs, including a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort at Ohio State…2-for-4 in Toledo’s MAC Tournament game against Ball State with a career-high four RBIs.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Appeared in 45 games with 44 starts (31 in left field, nine in right field, four at designated hitter)...Hit .268 with 27 runs, six doubles, a triple, and 11 RBIs...Stole three bases on four attempts...Led the team in walks...Second on the team in runs and triples...Third on the team in batting average...Fourth on the team in hits (44)...Tied for fifth on the team in doubles... Fourth on the team with 11 multi-hit games...Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak...Recorded first-career hit, an RBI double at Jacksonville (March 11)...Went 2-for-3 with a walk at Indiana (March 19)...Was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs at Dayton (March 22)...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI vs Buffalo (March 25)...Went 5-for-14 with three runs, an RBI, a double and a stolen base in a three-game series at Bowling Green (April 1-3)...Was 3-for-4 at Michigan State (April 27)...Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, drove in three runs and stole a base at Northern Illinois (May 8)...Perfect 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs vs Ball State (May 14...Picked up three hits, including a double, in five at-bats with an RBI in the MAC Tournament vs. NIU (May 25).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 graduate of Van Buren High School...Four-year letterwinner in baseball and football, two-year in basketball...Hit .595 with seven doubles, seven triples and three home runs, 26 stolen bases and 53 runs scored as senior...First-team All-Ohio, all-region and all-conference...League player of the year...Prep Baseball Report DIII Player of the Year...ABCA/Rawlings All-Region...Hit .460 with 10 doubles, 17 triples and two home runs as junior...First-team all-league during junior season.
PERSONAL
Born Ross Allen Adolph...Parents are Larry and Coreen Adolph...Has one sister, Rachel, and two brothers, Ryan and Riley...National Honor Society member...Planning to major in exercise science.
Career Highs
Hits: 4 (vs. Ball State, 5-14-16)
HR: 2 (at Cincinnati, 3-18-18)
Runs: 4 (vs. SLU, 2-18-18)
RBI: 4 (vs. Ball State, 5-25-17)
