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Roch Cholowsky embraces his status as projected No. 1 MLB draft pick and undisputed leader of UCLA
Roch Cholowsky leads UCLA as the 2025 national player of the year and top MLB draft prospect, aiming to drive the Bruins to the College World Series in Omaha.
- On Friday, Roch Cholowsky, UCLA shortstop and 2025 national player of the year, begins his third season at home against UC San Diego and is projected as the No. 1 pick in the MLB amateur draft in July.
- The hourlong lunch last week paired Cholowsky with Phil Nevin, who discussed draft‑year approaches while Savage arranged the meeting to prepare him for decisions.
- He led the Bruins statistically, posting a.353 batting average, 23 home runs, 179 total bases and a.710 slugging percentage while winning the Brooks Wallace Award and Big Ten player and defensive player of the year.
- As the Bruins aim for a title, Savage credits Cholowsky for keeping the group's juniors together, helping the team go 48-18 overall and 22-8 in Big Ten last season for another title run.
- Looking ahead, Roch Cholowsky, UCLA shortstop, will be the most-watched college player for the next four months as his work ethic in weight room, drills, practice, and meetings fuels UCLA's College World Series bid in Omaha, Nebraska.
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UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky embraces his status as projected No. 1 MLB draft pick — which Chicago White Sox own
He has been called the best shortstop to come through college baseball in at least two decades. He’s the centerpiece of a loaded UCLA squad that has all the makings of a team capable of winning the national championship. He long has been projected to be the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in July. Roch Cholowsky embraces all of it. “I enjoy expectations. I enjoy trying to go after something,” Cholowsky said in an interview wi…
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Roch Cholowsky embraces his status as projected No. 1 MLB draft pick and undisputed leader of UCLA
UCLA's Roch Cholowsky is embracing everything that comes with being the projected No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft and the centerpiece of a Bruins team expected to contend for the national championship.
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