MAJOR: Management 2014-15 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award2014-15 MVC Honor RollAS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...MVC Honor Roll...Appeared in 16 games, making seven starts…Finished 4-1 with a 4.14 ERA…Ranked fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference in sac flies allowed (four)…Began the season as the Saturday starter for the Purple Aces…Struck out a season-best and career-high seven hitters vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 22)…Moved to the bullpen where he threw a season-best 3.1 innings in relief vs. Dallas Baptist (Mar. 21)…Threw five straight scoreless appearances (Mar. 25 – Apr. 11)…Re-entered the rotation at Indiana, allowing just one run on six hits, in a 2-1, 14 inning win over the Hoosiers (Apr. 15)…After two more appearances where he struck out four batters in 2.1 innings, he regained the Saturday spot in the rotation vs. Southern Illinois (May 2)…Fired a scoreless inning in relief vs. Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament (May 21).
AS A JUNIOR (2014): Two-way player that appeared in 19 games on the mound, making 10 starts as Evansville’s primary mid-week starter…Logged 11 at bats without a hit, but drew three walks and scored three runs…Posted a 3-1 record with a 4.70 ERA and ranked third on the team with 43 strikeouts in 46.0 innings of work…Earned the win vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt (Feb. 26) by tossing 2.0 perfect innings with three strikeouts…Earned his lone save of the season in his next outing by allowing just two hits in 2.0 scoreless frames vs. Western Illinois (Mar. 1)…Worked a season-high 5.2 innings in a start and victory vs. UT Martin (Mar. 18)…Struck out a season-high five batters on three occasions vs. North Dakota State (Mar. 14), at Austin Peay (Mar. 26) and at Charlotte (Apr. 6)…Appeared in seven Missouri Valley Conference games, with six coming in relief…Recorded a 6.75 ERA in league games without factoring into a decision.
AS A FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE AT LINCOLN TRAIL COLLEGE (2012-13): Played under head coach Kevin Bowers...Posted a .333 average with 14 doubles, eight home runs, 43 runs scored and 43 RBI...Posted a 2-3 record on the mound in five appearances, including two starts...Tallied 14 strikeouts in 15.2 innings.
RODGERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT UE
Overall Season Statistics
YEAR | AVG. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
2014 | .000 | 6-2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
2015 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
CAREER | .000 | 6-2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 4.70 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 46 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 43 |
2015 | 4.14 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 38 |
CAREER | 4.41 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96.0 | 101 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 81 |
MVC Regular-Season Statistics
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
2015 | 6.05 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
CAREER | 6.28 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 19 |
MVC Tournament Statistics
YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
2014 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RODGERS’ CAREER HIGHS AT UE (as of 6/1/15)
Innings (Starter): 7.0, vs. Western Illinois (3/6/15)
Innings (Reliever): 3.1, vs. Dallas Baptist (3/21/15)
Strikeouts: 7, vs. Western Kentucky (2/22/15)
Hits Allowed: 8, vs. Dallas Baptist (3/21/15)
Runs: 6, vs. Dallas Baptist (3/21/15)
Earned Runs: 6, vs. Dallas Baptist (3/21/15)
Walks: 4, 2x, last at Indiana (4/15/15)
