Stetson University Athletics

2007:  Gained valuable experience as the #2 catcher... Played in 25 games with seven starts behind the dish... had three hits in 27 at bats for a .111 batting average... Was 1-for-1 with a run scored against Jacksonville (4/22/07)... Was 1-for-3 with a hit by pitch against Lipscomb University (5/12/07).

2006:  Redshirted.

Lake Sumter CC:  Batted .281 with two home runs and 17 RBI his sophomore year... Helped to lead his team to a fourth place finish in the Suncoast Conference.

High School:  Batted .392 with two home runs and 21 RBI his senior year at Deltona High School... Helped lead his team to a 29-4 record, a district and regional championship and a third-place finish in the state tournament... Twice earned First-Team All-Area honors... Selected as his team’s Most Valuable Player... Batted .321 with one home run and 18 RBI as a junior... Member of the American Legion Post 6 Southeast Championship team... Also lettered in football and basketball.

Personal:  Mark Brian Rood was born February 15, 1985, in DeLand, Florida... Is the son of Mark and Debbie Rood... Majoring in Marketing at Stetson.