Milwaukee Athletics

2025 (at Illinois)
Attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois and was a two-way player for the Fighting Illini as a redshirt junior … made three pitching appearances for the team in 2025 and played in 39 games overall with starts in 28 contests … made his Illini debut and threw a hitless inning with a strikeout against Abiline Christian (2/15) … collected his first hit with the team with a double and also walked twice and scored two runs in the series opener against Texas State (2/22) … collected another hit and drew two more walks the next day against Texas State (2/23) … had an RBI in the rubber match win of the series versus Texas State (2/24) … allowed just one hit over a season-high 1 1/3 innings in the team’s win over Aurora (2/25) … had his first multi-hit game and drove in three runs versus Washington (3/1) … added three more RBIs in the opening game of the team’s series against Michigan (3/7) … made his final pitching appearance of the year and threw an inning against the Wolverines (3/8) … had four RBIs in the team’s series win over Valparaiso (3/14-16) … drove in a pair and had a double in the series opener at Northwestern (3/21) … had two hits and scored two runs as he helped the team to a series sweep against Maryland (4/5) … had a pinch hit double in the team’s victory over Ohio State (5/16).
 
2024 (at Madison)
Was a two-way player as a member of the Madison College WolfPack in Madison, Wisconsin … played in 39 games with starts in 35 for the WolfPack in the field … had 23 hits on the year with a home run and 24 RBIs … picked up two doubles and scored 23 runs as he walked 36 tines for a .551 on-base percentage … ended the season with a .288 batting average … made 10 pitching apperances on the year with five starts … recorded three wins and two saves on the year … threw 31 innings and struck out 37 batters on the season … ended the season with a 5.81 ERA … began his year with two RBIs and two runs scored at Lake County (2/27) … had a hit and a walk against Williston State (3/9) … made his season pitching debut and struck out a pair over four innings at Glendale CC (3/12) … pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout at Carl Sandburg (3/24) … earned the save with a hitless inning and two strikeouts at Sauk Valley (3/29) … had a walk, a single and drove in a pair in the opening game of a doubleheader at Joliet (4/6) … recorded eight strikeouts and earned the win in a victory over Bryant & Stratton (4/9) … struck out five batters over five innings of work in a win over Triton (4/20) … had a double and drove in a run in the team’s win over Lake County (4/21) … had a multi-RBI effort in a win over Kankakee (4/27) … drove in two runs in his next appearance at McHenry (5/1) … tossed a hitless inning with two strikeouts in the team’s win over Morton (5/10) … notched a season-best three hits and four RBIs the following afternoon in a win over Morton (5/11) … had a hit and drove in two at home versus Rock Valley (5/17) … recorded a season-best nine strikeouts as he pitched five hitless innings to earn the win over Kankakee (5/18) … picked up two hits and drew three walks while scoring three runs at East Central CC (5/27).
 
2023 (at Madison)
Attended Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin and was a two-way player for the WolfPack … made seven pitching appearances and appeared in 46 games as a hitter … ended the year hitting .367 with 11 doubles and 34 RBIs while scoring 45 runs … drew 25 walks and had a .489 on-base percentage … stole 13 bases … made seven pitching appearances on the year and earned two wins and four saves … struck out 10 batters over 6 2/3 innings … collected his first collegiate hit and drew a walk against Chandler Gilbert (3/9) … also made his collegiate pitching debut and struck out two batters without allowing a hit over 1 1/3 innings at Chandler-Gilbert (3/9) … had two hits in the team’s win over Western Nebraska (3/12) … retired the only batter he faced against Paradise Valley (3/17) … had a multi-RBI game in reserve against Morton (3/24) … picked up three hits including a double and drove in three runs against Lake County (3/29) … had another hitless inning with two strikeouts against Highland CC-Illinois (3/30) … had two hits and drove in a pair of runs at Elgin (4/2) … added two more RBIs with another multi-hit game at Rock Valley (4/6) … connected on two more hits and drove in two more runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee Area Technical College (4/8) … had a hit and drove in a pair while scoring three runs in the opening game of a doubleheader against Sauk Valley (4/13) … had four RBIs over a doubleheader at Kankakee (4/15) … retired the final two batters of the game as he earned the saves against Carl Sandburg (4/21) … collected three RBIs on two hits including a double at Harper (4/24) … notched a three-hit game with an RBI versus McHenry (4/27) … struck out a season-high four batters over 1 2/3 innings at home against Joliet (4/29) … tallied three hits including a pair of doubles in the opening game of a doubleheader against Black Hawk-Moline (5/1) … did not allow a hit or a walk during the team’s win as he retired the only two batters he faced against South Suburban (5/6) … drove in a pair on three hits in a game against Elgin (5/12) … pitched a scoreless frame and struck out a pair to earn the save against Kankakee (5/18) … had two hits against McHenry (5/20) … added another two hits with a double versus St. Johns River State in the NJCAA Division II World Series (5/27).
 
2022 (at Valparaiso)
Attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana as a freshman … did not appear in a game for the team and maintained a season of eligibility.
 
High School
Graduated from Pewaukee High School in Pewaukee, Wisconsin in 2021 … played four seasons of varsity baseball for the Pirates … was a part of the conference, regional, and sectional championship team in high school as a senior … earned All-State accolades as a senior after a .468 batting average at the plate and 2.3 strikeouts per nine innings on the mound … was also a First Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore and junior … was named the team’s Most Valuable Player … a part of the National Honor Society in high school and was also a member of the key club and volunteered for the Ice Age Trail … played travel baseball for STiKS Academy.
 
Personal
Son of Amy and Steve Ross … has one sibling, Mitchell … plans to major in data science while studying at Milwaukee.