# @downinnadesert on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DavFKyuG8jt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67986906-downinnadesert-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-13T14:00:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

From Hamilton High in Chandler to the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. ⚾️🌵

The Chicago White Sox selected 21-year-old shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first pick of the 2026 MLB Draft on July 11.

Before becoming the top pick in baseball, Cholowsky was a two-sport star at Hamilton High, playing shortstop for the Huskies and quarterback on the football team.

As a senior, he hit .466 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs, helped Hamilton win a state championship and was named Arizona’s Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.

He continued his rise at UCLA, becoming a two-time Big Ten Player of the Year and one of the best shortstops in college baseball. During his junior season, he recorded 21 home runs, 60 RBIs and a 1.088 OPS.

Now, a player developed right here in Chandler is officially the first name called in baseball.

How proud should Arizona be of this one?

Via MLB / UCLA Athletics / Hamilton High School 

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