Wichita State Athletics

2024 Redshirt Junior
Delivered the best season of his career as Wichita State's regular second baseman...played in 60 games with 57 starts (52 at second base, four in right field, one in center field)...hit .296 with 12 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 41 RBI...tied for third in the American Athletic Conference in triples...led the team with 56 runs scored...drew 22 walks and ranked third in the American Athletic Conference with 21 hit by pitches...racked up 20 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games...had an 18-game hitting streak from April 20-May 21, the longest by any Shocker in 2024...set a career high with five runs scored in the season opener at Little Rock on February 16, recording two hits, two hit by pitches, and a walk...hit a late three-run homer in Wichita State's win over nationally ranked Iowa on February 25...put together the best game of his career against Gonzaga on March 15, finishing 4-for-4 with a hit by pitch and five RBI, highlighted by his first career grand slam...went 4-for-4 with a hit by pitch in a road win over UAB on March 23...recorded three hits and scored the game-winning run in WSU's walk-off win against Kansas on April 3...homered three times in a four-game stretch against Oklahoma and Tulane from April 23-28...had his first multi-homer game with a pair of two-run shots against Memphis on May 16...had multi-hit games in the AAC tournament opening round against UAB on May 21 and in the championship game against Tulane on May 26...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2023 Redshirt Sophomore
Played in 34 games, making 10 starts...regularly entered as a defensive replacement in left field, did not commit an error all season and turned in several highlight reel catches...hit .102 with five hits in 49 at-bats...went 2-for-4 in a win at Utah Tech on February 25...delivered a critical RBI triple in a win over Cincinnati on April 1...also stole two bases in the game, including a swipe of home...doubled and scored the eventual winning run in a road victory at Tulane on April 16...named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2022 Redshirt Freshman
Played in 42 games, making 34 starts...hit .307 with nine doubles, one home run and 21 RBI...Took over as the team's everyday left fielder down the stretch, making 22 starts in left, five in center and seven at first base...first two collegiate hits were doubles...keyed the game-winning rally against Kansas with an infield single in the bottom of the tenth...had a season-high three hits and two doubles vs. Cincinnati on April 14...launched his first career home run the following day against the Bearcats...also notched three hits at Memphis (4/30) and vs. Houston (5/7)...drove in a career-high three runs on back-to-back days vs. Tulane (5/15) and Oklahoma (5/16)...named to the AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2021 Freshman
Redshirted

High School
Four-year letterwinner and starter for Robinson High School…Was a second-team all-state selection in 2018…three-time first-team all-district honoree…2018-19 All-District MVP… 2016-17 All-State tournament team selection…In 12 games in 2020, hit .367 with four doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 15 runs, nine stolen bases, seven walks and a .633 on-base percentage…In his career, hit .365…Helped his team to a state finals appearance in 2017…Also played football and basketball.
 
Personal
Son of James Rogers and Marty McCaig…Has one sister, Jocelynn Rogers, and five brothers, Alex Rogers, Jonathan Rogers, Jaxson McCaig-Paulsen, Kasen McLaurin, and Wyatt McLaurin…Majoring in Sport Management.