Jake Rogers

Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Canyon, Texas
High School:
Canyon

2016 NCAA Oxford All-Regional Team
2016 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 American Athletic Conference All-First Team
2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
2016 American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (3/7)
2015 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
2014 Baseball America Preseason Conference USA Freshman of the Year

Career: The finest defensive catcher in all of college baseball during his three-year collegiate career at Tulane…a career .233 hitter in 169 games with 159 starts…scored 84 runs with 19 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 57 RBI and 18 stolen bases…hit one of the biggest home runs in Tulane history with a one-out, two-run, go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth in an elimination game against Ole Miss at the 2016 NCAA Oxford Regional to knock out the Rebels…gunned down 83 potential base stealers in 146 chances (.568) in addition to picking off nine runners over his career…finished his career first in school history in most runners caught stealing (83), third in fielding percentage (.991), tied for fifth in most runners picked off (9), sixth in most chances (1,332), sixth in most putouts (1,092) and tied for 14^th in most sacrifice hits (17)…was a third-round draft pick (97th overall) of the Houston Astros in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2016 (Junior): A 2016 All-American Athletic Conference First Team selection…an American Athletic Conference All-Tournament team selection…an NCAA Oxford All-Regional Team Selection…appeared in 61 games with 57 starts (53 at catcher, 1 at first base and 1 at designated hitter)…batted .261 with 46 runs, 55 hits, 9 doubles, 7 home runs, 28 RBI, 35 walks and 13 stolen bases…notched a slugging percentage of .403 while posting an on-base percentage of .384…recorded 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games...fielded .992 while throwing out 27-of-43 base stealers…also recorded five pickoffs…27 runners thrown out rank second in single-season Tulane history…five runners picked off rank tied for fifth in single-season Tulane history…led the team in walks, on-base percentage, pickoffs (5) defensive chances (498) and defensive putouts (405), tied for the lead in runs scored, second in stolen bases and hit by pitch (8), third in multi-RBI games, tied for third in sacrifice bunts (3), fourth in slugging percentage and games played, tied for fourth in total bases (85) and fifth in home runs and games started...led The American Athletic Conference in runners caught stealing, second in chances, third in runners picked off, fifth in putouts (405), sixth in walks, tied for sixth in runs scored, eighth in on-base percentage, ninth in fielding percentage and tied for ninth in home runs…posted a stolen base during a 1-for-1 day at the dish vs. Alabama A&M (2/24)...posted his first-career home run vs. Arizona (2/26) while going 3-for-5 with two runs...was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs vs. Pepperdine (3/4)...posted a double and an RBI along with two runs vs. Pepperdine (3/5)...posted three RBI with one home run and one run scored vs. Furman (3/11)...doubled and homered vs. Furman (3/12), collecting two RBI...singled and scored during the opening game of the series at Texas (3/19)...went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run during game two at Texas (3/19)...was 2-for-4 with two runs – including the go-ahead run - during the series-clinching victory at Texas (3/20)...went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI vs. Southern Miss (3/22)...was 2-for-4 with a double and a run against Illinois State (3/25)...posted a team-high two RBI with one run and a walk at LSU (3/29)...doubled and scored two runs at UConn (4/2)...was 1-for-5 with a run vs. Southeastern Louisiana (4/5)...notched a solo home run against East Carolina (4/10)...was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run at UCF (4/23)...scored twice, walked once and posted two singles at UCF (4/24)...was 1-for-2 with a run scored and two walks vs. LSU (4/26)...singled twice and stole a base against Houston (4/29)...scored three runs vs. Houston (4/30)...doubled and scored a run vs. New Orleans (5/10)...went 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI vs. Memphis (5/15)...was 3-for-5 with a three-run home run during the second game of a doubleheader at Houston (5/20)...went 2-for-3 with a double vs. Houston at The American Baseball Championships (5/28)...singled and scored a run vs. Boston College during the opening game of the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/3)…hit a two-run, game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning vs. Ole Miss in addition to singling and driving in another run during the second game of the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/4)…singled and walked vs. Boston College during the season finale at the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/5).

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 56 games with 53 starts (52 at catcher and one at third base)...batted .227 with 25 runs, 40 hits, five doubles, 22 RBI, 26 walks, six sacrifice flies, five sacrifice hits and four stolen bases...notched a slugging percentage of .256 and an on-base percentage of .330...posted eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...led the team and ranked fifth in The American in sacrifice flies...led the NCAA in runners caught stealing with 33 -- breaking the single-season school record he set as a freshman - while also leading the nation in caught stealing percentage (33-of-57, .579)...opened the season with a 3-for-4 performance with an RBI and a run at Pepperdine (2/13)...made his first-start at third base at Pepperdine (2/15), going 1-for-4 with a stolen base...scored the walk-off run on a wild pitch against San Francisco (2/21)...collected two RBI at New Orleans (2/24) before posting three the following night against the Privateers...swiped two bases against Gonzaga (3/7)...collected three RBI on three hits against Southeastern Louisiana (3/17)...posted back-to-back two-hit games against UConn (3/29) and at UNC Wilmington (3/31)...went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI at East Carolina (4/4)...had two hits at Houston (4/12) and against UCF (4/19)...collected a hit in each of Tulane's three games at The American Baseball Championships against UConn (5/20), East Carolina (5/21) and UConn (5/22)...notched a three-RBI double during a 2-for-4 performance against Lehigh (5/30) during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals.

2014 (Freshman): The Baseball America Preseason Conference USA Freshman of the Year...appeared in all 52 games, making 49 starts (all at catcher)...batted .202 with 13 runs, 33 hits, five doubles, one triple, seven RBI, 12 walks, one sacrifice fly, nine sacrifice hits and one stolen base...led the Green Wave in sacrifice hits (nine)...posted five multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game...broke the single-season school record for runners caught stealing by throwing out 23-of-46 baserunners while also leading Conference USA in the category...tied for 12th in the NCAA in runners caught stealing, while ranking first amongst all freshmen...had the best caught stealing percentage by a freshman in the NCAA with 18 or more runners thrown out (.500, 23-of-46) ...scored his first run while also walking and recording a stolen base in his collegiate debut on opening day against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/14)...went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/16)...doubled and scored the game-winning run at Nicholls State (2/25)...went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Sacred Heart (3/2)...knocked in a run and went 2-for-4 at California (3/7)...doubled and singled in four at-bats against Louisiana-Lafayette (3/12)...scored a run while walking twice against LSU (3/25)...walked twice at Marshall (3/28)...collected a hit in each game of the series against Rice (4/11-13) while also singling against McNeese State (4/15) for his longest hitting streak of the season...singled and recorded an RBI against Wichita State (4/26)...singled in each of the first two games against Southern Miss (4/25 and 4/26) before going 3-for-3 with a double in the final game of the series (4/27)...doubled against Southeastern Louisiana (5/6)...went 1-for-3 at UAB (5/11) and against FIU (5/15 and 5/16) on back-to-back days.

About Jake Rogers

Prep: A three-year letterwinner in baseball at Canyon High School in Canyon, Texas...played both catcher and shortstop...led his team to the regional semi-finals in the Texas State Playoffs during his senior season, while also helping his squad go 33-7 in 2013...batted .492 with 15 doubles, five triples, six home runs, 48 RBI, 44 runs and 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts during his senior campaign...named to the 2013 USA Today All-USA Texas Baseball Honorable Mention team...earned First Team All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2013...named the Amarillo Globe News Player of the Year in 2013...earned All-District 3-4A Defensive MVP in 2013 for his work at shortstop and catcher...was a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Texas Region All HS First Team member... also played summer ball for the DBat Mustangs in 2013...in the wooden bat league, he hit .307 with three doubles, four triples, one home run and 21 RBI...named to the 2013 Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament Team as a catcher...set the Connie Mack World Series record for most triples hit in the series with three...played in the 2012 Oakley All-American Game and earned All-Tournament MVP honors by batting .545 while throwing out seven of nine baserunners...also on the 2012 Texas MLB Scout Association All-Star Game and the 2011 New Balance All-American Game, where he was an All-Tournament Team selection at catcher...also played summer ball for the DBat Mustangs in 2013...in the wooden bat league, he hit .307 with three doubles, four triples, one home run and 21 RBI.

Personal:Born Jacob Ray Rogers on April 18, 1995...son of Susan and Dusty Rogers...has two brothers, Ben and Joe, and one sister, Brooke.