Jérôme Rousseau

Jérôme Denis Rousseau

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 1.86m/6' 1", Weight 82.0kg/181 lbs.
• Born January 14, 1980 in Drancy France

Biographical Information

Jérôme Rousseau is an outfielder who played for the Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge in Division Elite and has also played for the French national team. He was 0 for 2 with a walk in the 2001 Baseball World Cup. In the 2002 World University Championship, he was 1 for 17 with a double and 10 strikeouts as the French right fielder. He went 0 for 2 with a strikeout in the 2003 European Championship and he coached for France in the 2003 Baseball World Cup. He hit .148/.148/.222 in the 2005 European Championship, fielding .875. In the 2007 Division Elite, he hit .395/.459/.583 with 27 runs and 26 RBI in 28 games, playing mostly right field and some first base. He went 3 for 15 with 3 walks, 6 strikeouts and a homer in the 2007 European Championship. In Division Elite in 2008, he batted .316/.373/.507 with 31 runs in 34 games and 14 steals in 18 tries, again playing right field for Savigny.

After slumping to .239/.280/.261 in 2009 and losing his starting job with Savigny, Rousseau moved to Germany's HSV Stealers for 2010. He debuted as their #3 hitter and right fielder on Opening Day, going 2 for 5 with 3 RBI in a 7-5 loss to the Dortmund Wanderers to open the season.

Sources

• 2007 French national team
• 2007 European Championship
• 2003 European Championship
• 2008 Division Elite stats
• 2007 Division Elite stats
• 2008 Lions roster page
• German Baseball and Softball Federation
• Defunct IBAF site