Baseball Senior Charlie Rogers Signs Professional Contract
6/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Senior Charlie Rogers Signs Professional Contract
Rogers, who was a four-year starting pitcher for the Golden Eagles from 1999-2002, finished with a 5-2 record with a 5.77 ERA in 68.2 innings pitched as a senior. He made 14 appearances, 11 starts, and finished with one complete game shutout.
His top victories of the 2002 season were against NCAA World Series participant Nebraska, at Conference USA opponent TCU and against Conference USA opponent Cincinnati. Against Nebraska, he pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on three hits, walking six and struck out two, helping the Golden Eagles to a 6-5 win over No. 11 Nebraska in the final game of the McNeese State Invitational. He pitched seven innings at TCU, giving up three runs on six hits, walking four and striking out one, helping Southern Miss to an 8-3 win, giving the Golden Eagles the weekend series victory in the first conference series of the season. Against Cincinnati, he pitched a complete-game shutout victory, giving up seven hits, walking three and striking out five, helping Southern Miss to the 8-0 victory, giving them the weekend series sweep.
For his career, Rogers finished with a 16-14 record in 58 appearances. He collected 149 strikeouts, while finishing in Southern Miss' top 10 career categories for innings pitched and victories.