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Vincent Rottino played for the baseball team from 1999-2002, earning four letters. A 2002 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-America First Team selection, Rottino became the first player in school history to earn ABCA All-America accolades. Named the 2002 WIAC Position Player of the Year, Rottino was a 2001 and 2002 all-conference first team selection. He was also named to the 1999 All-WIAC honorable Mention Team.
Selected to the WIAC All-Time Team in 2012, Rottino was the WIAC Scholar-Athlete in 2002. He was also voted to the 2002 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American® First Team and to the 2001 CoSIDA Academic All-American® Second Team. Rottino holds UWL's single-season record for home runs with 15 in 2002 and currently ranks in the top-eight in six career offensive categories. He is third in career doubles (50), tied for third in home runs (23), sixth in hits (199), at-bats (587) and tied for sixth in runs (192) while ranking eighth in RBI (120). Rottino hit .339 in his career.
The starting catcher for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Rottino made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 after being signed as a undrafted free agent in 2003. He was also a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009) and Florida Marlins (2010, 2014), New York Mets (2011-12), and Cleveland Indians (2012) organizations before playing for the Orix Buffaloes (2012) of the Nippon Profession Baseball League in Japan and the Nexen Heroes (2013) of the Korea Baseball Organization. Rottino is currently a member of the Chicago White Sox organization, playing for the Charlotte Knights in Triple-A.
He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2002.
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