Josh Rolette

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Shawnee

HONORS

Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2016)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)

Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2016)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2016)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2016)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/14/16)

2017 SUMMER LEAGUE
Playing for Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League.

SOPHOMORE (2017)
Primarily playing catcher, hit a career-high seven home runs in his sophomore season ... Posted slash line of .219/.372/.432 and missed six games due to injury ... Ended season on six-game hitting streak with hits in nine of last 10 overall ... Drove in 26 runs and scored 24 times ... First career multi-homer game vs. West Virginia on April 23 ... 13-for-38 (.342) with runners in scoring position and 11 two-out RBI ... Six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... Tied for second on team with 33 walks, including career-high four walks at Baylor (3/19) ... Five of seven homers in Big 12 play.

2016 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League ... In 18 games, hit .118 (6-for-51) with 6 RBI, 5 runs scored and drew 10 walks ... Helped the Minors win the ABL championship.

FRESHMAN (2016)

A freshman All-American campaign, Rolette batted .290 (62-for-214) with 13 doubles, 6 home runs and 34 RBI in 56 games (55 starts) … Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (designated hitter) … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … All-Big 12 Freshman Team … Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (March 14) … Of his 55 starts, 43 were as the designated hitter and 12 were at catcher … Hit in the three hole of the lineup in 37 games … 18 multi-hit games (T-3rd on the team) … 10 multi-RBI games (T-2nd on the team) … Posted the longest on-base streak by a Wildcat, a 24-game streak from February 27-April 8 … Also tied for the longest hitting streak by a Wildcat, an 11-game stretch from March 11-25 … Hit his first career home run on March 24 vs. Oklahoma State, two-out solo shot in the eighth inning that cut K-State’s deficit in half before it fell 2-1 … All 6 of his home runs came over his final 36 games (145 at-bats) … His 6 home runs were the most by a K-State freshman since Jared King (8) in 2011 … 5 of his 6 home runs were in Big 12 play, which were the most by a K-State freshman in conference-only contests since Brett Reid (6) in 1999 … Tied for 3rd in the Big 12 with five homers in conference-only games … His 93 total bases were the most by a K-State freshman since Nick Martini set the school record for freshman with 111 in 2009 … His 62 hits were the third-most by a K-State freshman in school history … Collected his first career hit on February 22 at UC Riverside, a pinch-hit single … Reached base safely in 26 of his first 28 career games … Turned in a multi-hit effort in all 3 games of the Milwaukee series (March 11-13) … Drove in a run in 6 straight games from March 22-30 … Drove in a 3 runs and collected 3 hits on April 16 at West Virginia … Hit a home run the next day, driving in 3 runs against the Mountaineers on April 17 … 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI on April 23 vs. Baylor … 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI on May 6 at Oklahoma … His 20 RBI in conference-only games were the most on K-State and tied for seventh-best in the Big 12 ... Rated as the No. 8 "Impact Freshman" in the Big 12 by D1Baseball.com prior to the season.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma … Hit .495 with 9 home runs, 16 doubles and 54 RBI as a senior … Helped Shawnee win its first ever state championship in 2015 … Named to The Oklahoman 2015 All-State Team.

MLB DRAFT

Selected in the 18th round (551st overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft but elected not to sign ... Drafted in the 39th round (1,182nd overall) by the Cleveland Indians in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL

Josh David Michael Rolette was born on May 21, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma … Parents are David and Mary Rolette, both of which are teachers and graduates of Oklahoma Baptist University … Has four older siblings ... Open option major.

Season	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG	BB	HBP	SO	SB-A
2016	.290	56-55	214	37	62	13	0	6	34	.365	.435	24	2	43	1-2
2017	.219	45-42	146	24	32	10	0	7	26	.372	.432	33	3	30	0-0
Career	.261	101-97	360	61	94	23	0	13	60	.368	.433	57	5	73	1-2