15/Jan/2009
Watch for Zachary’s Zack Von Rosenberg: “Natural-Born Athlete” and Future Tiger
By Sean Griffin
Zack Von Rosenberg’s babysitter took him outside to play as a tot, tossing wiffle balls with him. She called Zack’s parents, Randall and Crystal, to let them know about the surprising athletic talent Zack was showed at such a young age.
Mr. and Mrs. Von Rosenberg knew their son was a natural-born athlete. They decided to sign Zack up for a little league team. The rest is history.
“I’ve been playing [baseball] since I could walk,” Zack said. His father added that his son was hitting balls at 16 months old.
The Zachary High School senior is a right-handed pitcher and played his freshman year at Barbe High School which won a state championship that year. Now Zack has helped his Zachary High achieve back-to-back state championships the past two years.
Von Rosenberg’s baseball career has led him to play against some talented players that have gone on to lead successful college careers. He mentioned LSU junior baseball player Jared Mitchell as one of the players he was glad to play against.
“Watching them play makes you want to be that much better, and it motivates you to get to their level,” Zack said.
But future players may already be saying the same thing of Zack, now that he has committed to play for LSU next year. The 6-foot-5 senior is anxious to start practicing with the Tigers as well, but must remind himself that he has one more season with Zachary High to play.
“Watching them in Omaha gave me the desire to want to [play with LSU], but the reality check was that I still have my senior season left,” he said.
Zachary High will begin the next season defending their state title and Zack said he expects his team to do great, even if they don’t start the season as well.
“Last year we were 10-12 midway through the season and it didn’t look like we would be able to overcome that,” he said. “And then we won the last 18 out of 20 games to win the state championship. Nobody really expected us to do that.”
Zack’s mom said her son’s talent and new commitment to play for LSU has been a “dream come true.” During an unofficial visit to LSU, the Tigers’ Head Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri pull Zack aside and told the then junior that he wanted him to don the purple and gold after high school. Zack made a verbal commitment before officially signing with the team this past November.
Mr. Von Rosenberg said for his son to have Coach Mainieri as his coach is a blessing for Zack.
“We love Coach Mainieri,” Mr. Von Rosenberg said. “Morals are important to him, and we just thought he was a complete package in a coach.”
Zack said he is looking forward to the many different things he will experience with the Tigers, but one thing in particular that excites him is a new tradition for rookie teammates.
“They started making the new players learn the Alma Mater so we could sing it to the returning guys,” he said. “I can’t wait to do that.”
By Sean Griffin
Zack Von Rosenberg’s babysitter took him outside to play as a tot, tossing wiffle balls with him. She called Zack’s parents, Randall and Crystal, to let them know about the surprising athletic talent Zack was showed at such a young age.Mr. and Mrs. Von Rosenberg knew their son was a natural-born athlete. They decided to sign Zack up for a little league team. The rest is history.
“I’ve been playing [baseball] since I could walk,” Zack said. His father added that his son was hitting balls at 16 months old.
The Zachary High School senior is a right-handed pitcher and played his freshman year at Barbe High School which won a state championship that year. Now Zack has helped his Zachary High achieve back-to-back state championships the past two years.
Von Rosenberg’s baseball career has led him to play against some talented players that have gone on to lead successful college careers. He mentioned LSU junior baseball player Jared Mitchell as one of the players he was glad to play against.
“Watching them play makes you want to be that much better, and it motivates you to get to their level,” Zack said.
But future players may already be saying the same thing of Zack, now that he has committed to play for LSU next year. The 6-foot-5 senior is anxious to start practicing with the Tigers as well, but must remind himself that he has one more season with Zachary High to play.
“Watching them in Omaha gave me the desire to want to [play with LSU], but the reality check was that I still have my senior season left,” he said.
Zachary High will begin the next season defending their state title and Zack said he expects his team to do great, even if they don’t start the season as well.
“Last year we were 10-12 midway through the season and it didn’t look like we would be able to overcome that,” he said. “And then we won the last 18 out of 20 games to win the state championship. Nobody really expected us to do that.”
Zack’s mom said her son’s talent and new commitment to play for LSU has been a “dream come true.” During an unofficial visit to LSU, the Tigers’ Head Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri pull Zack aside and told the then junior that he wanted him to don the purple and gold after high school. Zack made a verbal commitment before officially signing with the team this past November.
Mr. Von Rosenberg said for his son to have Coach Mainieri as his coach is a blessing for Zack.
“We love Coach Mainieri,” Mr. Von Rosenberg said. “Morals are important to him, and we just thought he was a complete package in a coach.”
Zack said he is looking forward to the many different things he will experience with the Tigers, but one thing in particular that excites him is a new tradition for rookie teammates.
“They started making the new players learn the Alma Mater so we could sing it to the returning guys,” he said. “I can’t wait to do that.”
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