Marcus Rose Class: Junior Hometown: Madison Heights, Va. High School: Amherst County H.S. Height / Weight: 5-8 / 160 Position: 2B B/T: R/R

Furman: Returning starting second baseman who gives Furman a quality glove in the middle infield...sports outstanding range...strong pivot allows him to turn double plays in impressive fashion...good bunter...runs the bases well...will again be in the mix for the role of leadoff hitter...owns starting experience at second base, shortstop, and third base...played with the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts of the Cal Ripken, Sr., Collegiate Baseball League this past summer. 2007 -- Saw action in 46 games and registered 42 starts, including 36 at second and base and six at third base...batted .269 with two home runs and 16 RBI...led the team with 27 walks and delivered 11 sacrifice bunts...missed the season's first six games due to injury...started slow after his return, hitting just .185 (5x27) over the first 10 games...batted .288 (34x118) the rest of the way...helped Furman overcome a 5-2 eighth inning deficit with what proved to be the game winning home run in a 6-5 win over Lafayette...doubled, homered, and drove in three runs in a 2-for-4 performance against Austin Peay (7-5 loss)...doubled, tripled, walked three times, and drove in three runs in a 14-9 win over Gardner-Webb...had a pair of RBI in wins over Elon (11-2) and Charleston Southern (9-7 win)...charged with only one error over his final 15 games. 2006 -- Fashioned a fine true freshman campaign, seeing action in 48 games and starting in 32 contests, including 27 at second base...also earned starts at third base and shortstop...hit a solid .320 (39x122), including .378 (14x37) versus left-handers...hit just .230 (3x13) over his first 14 games before reaching stride and batting .330 (36x109) over his final 33 contests...fielded at a .946 clip, committing only nine errors in 166 chances...went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a series opening 19-2 win over Davidson...went 3-for-4 in 16-4 triumph over the Wildcats to help Furman complete the three-game sweep...put together a 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 23-May 16.

High School: 2005 graduate of Amherst County (2A) High School..baseball coach was Mike Padgett...played shortstop and second base as a prep...three-time first team all-district selection, including twice as a shortstop...member of three district championship teams and was starting second baseman on Virginia 2A state championship team his sophomore year...also starred in basketball at Amherst County...led his league with 116 steals in 2005.

Personal: Full name is Marcus Larrell Rose...son of Larry and Angela Rose...born December 13, 1986, in Lynchburg, Virginia...has a sister, Kyla, and a brother, Corey...uncle, Mauri Anderson, ran track at the University of Virginia...health and exercise science major.