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Wally Rose coached The Rock baseball team for 29 seasons. He led SRU to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships in 1978 and 1982 as well as one trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs, three appearances in the NAIA District 18 tournament, capped off by a championship effort in 1975, and one appearance in the NAIA Area 8 championship playoffs.
Rose led 22 of his 29 Rock teams to winning records, highlighted by the 1978 season, when the Green and White won 28 games en route to the PSAC championship, and the 1982 season, when SRU compiled a 29-9-1 record, won the PSAC title and earned SRU's first-ever berth in the NCAA playoffs.
The recipient of nine Coach of the Year honors during his career, Rose was The Rock's all-time leader in career wins when he retired at the conclusion of the 1985 season.
The University recognized Rose's efforts as head baseball coach by renaming Hilltop Field, the former home field for Rock games, as Wally A. Rose Baseball Park in 1989.
In addition to his baseball coaching duties, Rose also spent time as the head coach of the swimming and gymnastics teams and was an assistant coach for the football team.
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