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Player Bio: Kiel Roling



2007 (Sophomore): Had an outstanding debut season, hitting .356 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI in 58 games...started 53 games playing both designated hitter and catcher...named First Team All-Pac-10 as well as a First Team All-American by the ABCA and a Second Team All-American by the NCBWA...named to the All-Tempe Regional team...slugged .639 as 25 of his 69 hits were for extra bases...his .356 average was the ninth highest in the Pac-10...finished second in the Pac-10 with 15 home runs and tied for third with his 63 RBI...finished fourth in the conference in slugging percentage and tied for sixth with 57 runs scored...was twice named a National and the Pac-10 Player of the Week...appeared in two games for the Danville Dans of the Central Illinois Collegiate League before a knee injury ended his summer.

Junior College: Played one season at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Ariz...saw action in 44 games as a catcher and designated hitter...hit .266 with three home runs and 20 RBI.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Central High School in Grand Junction, Colorado...was a four-year letterman in baseball, three-year letter winner in football and two-year letterman in basketball...was the team captain for both football and baseball during his senior year...a three-time All-Southwestern League selection ad well as a two-time All-State honoree in baseball...twice was named Academic All-State selection in baseball...hit a school record nine home runs in only 19 games during his junior season...was a member of the 2002 Colorado State Champions as a freshman...also earned All-Conference in football twice, as well as All-State his senior season...earned Academic All-State honors twice for football and once for basketball in addition to his baseball honors...a member of the National Honor Society.

MLB Draft: Was selected in the 31st round (927th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2006 MLB Draft.

Personal: Major is undecided...son of Guy and Cindy Roling of Grand Junction, Colo....has one older brother, Brett...lists Chipper Jones as his favorite baseball player...full name is Kiel Scott Roling...born January 23, 1987 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Career Batting Stats at Arizona State:

  Kiel Roling
Kiel Roling
Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Grand Junction, Colo.

High School:
Central

Last College:
Central Arizona

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 240

Position:
C/1B

Experience:
1V

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OBP SB SBA PO A E F%
2007 .356 58 53 194 57 69 10 0 15 63 124 .639 26 3 52 2 .434 0 1 156 11 0 1.00

Career Stats at CAC:

Year Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
2006 .266 143 12 38 3 0 3 20 1