5 Joe Roth
5 - Joe Roth
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Year: So.
Hometown: Niwot, CO
High School: Holy Family
Position: IF
Major: Business
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: Rick & Judy

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 during the season.  The senior also earned a spot on the all-UAA first team, after batting .357 with one home run and six RBIs in the six conference tournament games.  Roth started all 37 games for the Eagles at second base, committing just three errors for a .982 fielding percentage.  He recorded an 11-game hitting streak from March 12th-29th.  Roth finished his career as the Emory all-time leader with 19 sacrifice flies, fifth in school history with 138 RBIs, and sixth with 44 doubles.

Junior (2007):

Roth raised his game to new heights, both offensively and defensively, during the 2007 season.  He was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/ Rawlings Gold Glove second baseman, committing just three errors in 2007 for a .987 fielding percentage.  Roth was also named to the ABCA All-South Region first team, after compiling a .350 batting average during the year.   His five home runs were the best total on the team in 2007, and the most in a single season by an Eagle in the past three years.  The junior recorded 58 runs batted in during the season, the third-most in school history, and his 1.09 runs batted in per game were the 72nd-most in Division III baseball this season.  Roth took care of business on the base paths as well, stealing 14 bases on 17 attempts and scoring 41 runs.  His 223 at bats are the second-most in school history, and the sixth-most in Division III history.  Roth was named the All-South Regional Tournament Team second baseman after batting .346 with six RBIs during the five games.  He earned a spot on the All-University Athletic Association first team after hitting .348 with five RBIs over six games.  Roth started all 53 games for Emory at second base, recording a 15-game hitting streak during the season, leading the team with 26 multiple hit games and 17 multiple RBI games.  He registered the second two-home run game 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, while finishing with a batting average of .300.  For the year he had 30 hits to go with 22 runs scored and 21 RBI.  On March 16 against Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), Roth finished 3-5 with two home runs and five RBI.  On April 23 against Methodist College (N.C.) he was 4-5, scoring three runs.  Roth also 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 slugging percentage (.422). Also tied for second in steals, third in runs and fifth in RBI. Had eight multi-hit games. April 19 against Huntingdon College (Ala.), went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases.

Career Statistics:

Year G-GS R HR RBI AVG SB-ATT
2005 34-25 19 0 16 .322 12-13
2006 36-27 22 2 21 .300 7-11
2007 53-53 41 5 58 .350 14-17
2008 37-37 32 2 43 .382 7-11
TOTAL 160-142 114 9 138 .345 40-52

 

Prior to Emory:

Attended Holy Family High School, where he played on the baseball team for four seasons... Served as the captain of the team during his senior season... Hit .395 with two homeruns in 2002, .519 with three homeruns in 2003 and .538 with three homeruns in 2004... Was a first team all-Conference player in 2002, 2003 and 2004... Named to the all-District first team in 2004... Named to the all-State first team in 2004... Helped his team win the Colorado Legion A State Championship in 2003 and 2004... Team participated in the 2004 Legion A World Series... Was coached by Steve Meyer, Marc Cowell and Bob Bote... Was an honorable mention all-state basketball player, and also competed in golf in high school.

Personal:

Born on March 12, 1986.

Quote:

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