number2custom1R/Rweight175position2BhighschoolAmherst County H.S.first_nameMarcusyearSeniorhometownMadison Heights, Va.height5-8last_nameRoseFurman: Veteran second baseman who ranks among the elite defensive middle infielders in the Southern Conference...returns for his fourth season of starting duty...labeled by head coach Ron Smith "the finest athlete I have ever coached"...will again team up with senior shortstop Connor Lind to give Furman one of the league's top middle infield tandems...sports outstanding range...strong pivot allows him to turn double plays in impressive fashion...good bunter...runs the bases well...tremendous work ethic...will again serve in a leadoff role....team leader with 126 career starts...appears poised to make a run into Furman's career stolen bases ledger. 2008 -- Fashioned a solid junior season serving as Furman's regular second baseman...registered playing time in 55 games and 52 starts -- all at second base....batting exclusively in the leadoff slot, hit .294 with three home runs and 28 RBI...batted .404 vs. lefthanders...stole 21 bases on 25 attempts to rank second on the squad...also ranked second in walks (30)... played a key role in Furman posting a school record 33 wins (33-24), third place (17-10) SoCon regular season finish, and school record 13 straight SoCon victories...fielded at a strong .967 clip, committing only nine errors in 275 chances...led off the ninth inning with a walk, stole second and third, and scored the game winning run in a 13-12 triumph over Appalachian State in SoCon Tournament action...collected four hits (4x6) and four RBI in 11-4 win over The Citadel...went 5-for-6 and swiped a pair of bases versus Presbyterian (9-7 win)...turned in a 2-for-3, 2-RBI performance and scored three runs in a 10-2 triumph over Georgia Southern...doubled and drove in four runs in a 9-5 victory over the College of Charleston, helping Furman complete a three-game series sweep of the Cougars...preserved a 5-5 tie in the top of the 10th inning against Wofford by superbly handling a sharply hit two-out grounder up the middle, stranding the go-ahead run at third base in an eventual 6-5 Paladin victory. 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...hit 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, tripled, walked three times, and drove in three runs in a 14-9 win over Gardner-Webb...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...batted .330 (36x109) over his final 33 contests...went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a series opening 19-2 win over Davidson...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.