Cholowsky embraces his status as projected No. 1 MLB draft pick and undisputed leader of UCLA

He’s been called the best shortstop to come through college baseball in at least two decades. He’s the centerpiece of a loaded UCLA team that has all the makings of a team capable of winning the national championship. He’s long been projected to be the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft in July. Roch Cholowsky embraces all of it. “I enjoy expectations. I enjoy trying to go after something,” Cholowsky said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The main goal obviously is what we’re doing with the guys here at school.” Cholowsky, named 2025 national player of the year by multiple outlets, begins his third season with the Bruins on...