Wayne State College

2024:  Appeared in five games as a relief pitcher with 0-0 record and 6.75 ERA...pitched 5.1 innings and allowed two hits and five runs (four earned) with six walks and two strikeouts...threw season-high 2 1/3 innings and allowed one hit and two runs with one strikeout and one walk...worked one inning of hitless relief vs. Minnesota Crookston (2/23/24), at Missouri S&T (3/1/24) and vs. #22 Grand Valley State (3/10/24).

2023:  Made 10 relief appearances going 0-0 with 8.38 earned run average...pitched 9.2 innings and allowed 15 hits and 13 runs (nine earned) with six strikeouts and nine walks...pitched scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts at William Jewell (2/26/23)...worked one inning of hitless relief with one strikeout at Missouri S&T (2/20/23)...threw season-high two innings of relief vs. Southwest Minnesota State (3/24/23).

Before Wayne State:  Spent three years at Northeast Community College...appeared in 21 games on mound (2nd on team) with seven starts going 1-4 with one save and 12.42 ERA...worked 33.1 innings and fanned 27 batters helping team to school record 39-win season (39-19)...in 2021 had 3-1 record in 18 appearances with 5.54 ERA, allowing 24 earned runs with 37 strikeouts in 39 innings of work...named Academic All-Region Second Team in COVID shortened 2020 season.

High School:  Graduate of Norfolk High School...was a four year starter and letterwinner in baseball...named All Heartland Conference senior season for the Panthers and was Academic All-State twice...also played American Legion ball in the summer.

Personal:  Son of Benton and Cindy Rodgers...born February 20, 2001...majoring in criminal justice.