Noah Rooney

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 170
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Perham, Minn.
High School:
Perham

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (202-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023-24, 2024-25)
CSC Academic All-District (2022-23, 2024-25)
Paul Fortin Scholarship-Athlete Award (2023)

HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Highlights

2025 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR made 22 appearances including one start · had a 4-1 record, with a 2.94 ERA, 49.0 innings and 36 strikeouts · Game Highlights: recorded five strikeouts at Oregon (3/16), threw a season high five innings versus Kansas (3/11).

2024 | JUNIOR Medically redshirted due to an elbow injury.

2023 | SUMMER Rooney trained and lifted on campus at Minnesota to prepare for 2024.

2023 | SOPHOMORE Made 18 appearances in 2023, posting a 3-0 record with a stellar 3.29 ERA · struck out 26 and allowed just 14 earned runs with 16 walks in 38.1 innings pitched · opponents hit just .240 off Rooney · in 10 of his appearances, he shutout the opposition · from March 8 to April 7, he went 15.2 innings of work, allowing just one earned run and striking out 11 · suffered a labrum injury against Michigan that ended his season (May 5). Game Highlights: Went 1.2 shutout innings with one strikeout, picking up a win vs. South Dakota St. (March 8) · posted a career-long 4.0 inning outing vs. Gonzaga, striking out three and allowing no earned runs (March 14) · tallied 2.0 no-hit, shutout innings vs. Houston (March 17) · went 2.0 innings with two strikeouts, two hits and no earned runs at Illinois State (March 21) · struck out two, pitching 2.0 shutout innings while picking up the win at Ohio State (March 31) · tossed three shutout innings, allowing one hit against Purdue (April 7) · punched out out two in 3.0 innings, helping his team defeat NDSU (April 14) · threw 2.0 shutout innings at Illinois (April 21) · went 3.1 innings, striking out two and allowing one earned run at Illinois (April 23) · struck out three in 2.2 innings of work, allowing one hit and no earned runs in his team's win over Michigan (May 5).

2022 | SUMMER Played for the Rochester Honkers, posting a 6.15 ERA in nine appearances (nine starts) · pitched in 41.0 innings, striking out 29 and walking just 11 · tallied a 2-2 record on the summer · his best outing came on June 20 vs. the Duluth Huskies when he went 6.0 innings, striking out three with no earned runs and just three hits allowed.

2022 | FRESHMAN Appeared in 16 games, posting a 6.33 ERA in 21.1 innings pitched as a true freshman in 2022 · struck out 18, walked 11 and allowed 15 earned runs. Game Highlights: Pitched a scoreless frame against NDSU (March 8) · struck out three and allowed just one hit and an earned run in 2.0 innings against No. 23 Maryland (April 8) · tallied three K's in 2.0 scoreless innings vs. UST (April 19) · tossed a career-best 3.1 scoreless innings, striking out two in a win against Nebraska (May 7) · allowed two hits in 2.0 scoreless frames vs. Omaha (May 17).

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2021 graduate of Perham High School · held a 3.99 GPA in high school and was a two-time Academic All-State selection · Rooney was a 10-time varsity letterwinner due to his status as a three-sport athlete at Perham High School · in addition to four baseball letters, he held three letters each in both football and wrestling · dating back to the 2017 season, Rooney excelled as a two-way player on the diamond for head coach James Mulcahy · although there was no spring season in 2020, the southpaw pitched 14 1/3 summer innings for the Minnesota Starters under coaches Neal Kunik and Lincoln Hochmuth, finishing with a 0.78 ERA and 26 strikeouts · en route to being named the 2019 Section 8AA Pitcher of the Year, Rooney enjoyed an elite sophomore campaign in 2019 · he tossed 48 innings, went 6-2 and allowed just nine earned runs on the season to achieve a 1.31 ERA, earning him All-Conference honors for the second consecutive season · those numbers came with a 0.85 WHIP and a school-record 94 strikeouts, translating to a 17.6 K/9 · at the plate, he batted .365 accompanied by a .529 OBP, 23 hits, 25 runs and 23 RBI · during the 2018 season, Rooney posted a 5-2 record on the hill with a 2.73 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 51 strikeouts over 33 1/3 innings pitched · in Legion action, he fired another 29 innings of work and concluded with a 3-1 record, 2.17 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 35 strikeouts · as a result of his career performance, Perfect Game ranked him as the No. 3 left-handed pitcher in Minnesota and the No. 20 overall player in the state while handing him recognition as the No. 179 left-handed pitcher nationally · he owns the Perham school record for most strikeouts in a game (16) and led his football team to a trio of Class AAA State appearances · he also made the Class AA State Wrestling Tournament multiple times · he also considered Michigan, Pittsburgh, Bradley, Charleston Southern, Indiana State, Xavier, North Dakota State and South Dakota State in the recruiting process.

PERSONAL Native of Perham, Minnesota · the son of Courtney and Nathan Rooney · the oldest of five, he has a younger brother, Ty, and three younger sisters Natalie, Josie, and Paisley · intends to major in health science.

WHY MINNESOTA: “I chose the University of Minnesota because it was the best place for me to develop not only as an athlete, but also academically and as a person. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the coaching staff and the history that comes with putting on a Minnesota baseball jersey. Having the opportunity to play for the home state team is something that I’ve dreamed about since I was a little kid and I couldn’t be more excited to become a Gopher."