#18 Nolan Rogers Season 2014-15

Career Game Highs
Hits: *2, last 4/3/15 at Georgia
Runs: *2, last 4/25/14 vs. Georgia
RBI: *2, last 4/30 vs. Georgia
Walks: *2, last 4/5/15 at Georgia
HRs:
Strikeouts: 3, 3/3/15 vs. Evansville
Stolen Bases: 2, 3/1/15 vs. Illinois State

COACH CORBIN QUOTE: Nolan has been a very versatile contributor in our program. Because of his athleticism, he been asked to play numerous positions on the field and he has done it very well. He possesses very good speed and a throwing arm that is strong and accurate. Consistency is certainly part of Nolan’s personal makeup as he excels academically as well.

2016 – Started in left field for the second time this season vs. Auburn G1 5/19 going 0-for-3 with a walk… Picked up his first start of the season at Texas A&M 5/7 going 0-for-2… Doubled and scored in lone at-bat in win at Texas A&M 5/6… Sacrifice bunt late in win vs. Western Kentucky 5/3 set up three-run inning… Matched a career-best with two RBI in win over Georgia 4/30… Singled in his lone at-bat off the bench vs. Austin Peay 4/26 to snap 0-for-10 slide… Knocked in a run in win at Tennessee 4/22 with hit by pitch… Drove in a run in loss at LSU 4/7… Knocked in his second run of the year with a sacrifice fly vs. Mississippi State 3/20… Went 0-for-3 vs. Mississippi State 3/18, coming off the bench to play LF… Came off the bench to single in win at Stanford 3/6… Drove in his first run of the season with his first hit in win over UIC 2/28… Struck out twice in season debut off the bench vs. San Diego 2/21.

2015 – Came off the bench to go 0-for-1 in NCAA Regional championship game vs. Radford 6/1… Scored the tying run in win over Missouri 5/20 at SEC Tournament… Walked and struck out off the bench in win at Alabama 5/15… Drew the start at second base in win at Louisville 5/12 going 0-for-2… Came off the bench to pick up his fifth pinch hit of the season vs. Florida 5/9… Singled to drive in a run and scored in loss at Kentucky 5/2 in lone at-bat off the bench… Struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning at South Carolina 4/18… Came off the bench to score a run and play left field in win at South Carolina 4/16… Singled in loss to Belmont 4/14 starting his sixth straight game in left field… Went 0-for-3 in loss to Ole Miss 4/11… Singled and scored in loss to Ole Miss 4/10… Scored a run despite going 0-for-3 in win over Ole Miss 4/9… Singled against Lipscomb 4/7 to extend hitting streak to seven games… Drove in the tying run in game-winning rally at Georgia 4/5 going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks… Recorded his first two-hit game of the season with a pair of singles in win at Georgia 4/3… Started in left field vs. Wofford 3/31 going 1-for-4… Came off the bench to double in a run vs. Tennessee 3/29 to improve to 3-for-3 in his last three pinch hit at-bats… Doubled off the left field wall as a pinch hitter vs. Tennessee 3/28… Came off the bench to single in a run with a clutch two-out pinch hit single in loss at Auburn 3/20… Hit by a pitch in his lone at-bat vs. Quinnipiac 3/10… Struck out as a pinch hitter vs. TCU 3/8 in Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic… Doubled and scored in win at UCLA 3/6… Started in CF for first time this season going 0-for-5 with a career-high three strikeouts vs. Evansville 3/3… Stole a career-high two bases and matched his career-best with two RBI in comeback win over Illinois State 3/1… Came off the bench to go 1-for-2 in win against Western Kentucky 2/25… Walked and scored off the bench vs. UT-Martin 2/24… Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in loss to Indiana State 2/21… Walked twice in win over Indiana State 2/20 in Port Charlotte, Fla…. Singled and reached base twice in second game of double dip vs. Santa Clara 2/14… Went 1-for-3 vs. Santa Clara 2/14 G1… Singled in opening day victory over Santa Clara 2/13.

2014 – Fanned as a pinch hitter vs. Virginia 6/23 in CWS Finals… Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in win over Texas 6/21 to advance to CWS Finals… Went 0-for-3 in loss to Texas 6/20 at College World Series… Flew out as a pinch hitter vs. Stanford 6/8 in Super Regional win… Singled and scored for the second straight game in win vs. Oregon 6/1 in NCAA Championship game… Singled and scored in win over Oregon 5/31… Scored a run and went 0-for-2 vs. Xavier 5/30 in NCAA Regional… Went 0-for-2 vs. Ole Miss 5/22 at SEC Tournament… Struck out twice in three at-bats vs. South Carolina 5/17… Came off the bench to single and score in win at Florida 5/10… Struck out as a pinch hitter at Florida 5/9… Went 0-for-3 at Florida 5/8… Singled in loss to Louisville 5/6… Struck out once and went 0-for-4 at Missouri 5/4… Went 0-for-4 at Missouri 5/3… Singled twice and drove in a run in win at Missouri 5/2… Went 0-for-4 in win over Georgia 4/27… Scored a run in win over Georgia 4/26… Doubled and scored two runs vs. Georgia 4/25… Singled twice in win over Memphis 4/22… Went 0-for-4 at Arkansas 4/20… Singled twice and reached base three times in win at Arkansas 4/19… Singled in loss at Arkansas 4/18… Scored two runs and drove a run in vs. MTSU 4/15… Singled twice and scored a run vs. Texas A&M 4/13… Struck out twice against Texas A&M 4/12… Started his first career game in left field 4/11 going 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in loss to Texas A&M… Went 0-for-3 with a run scored against Indiana State 4/8… Started his first career game at second base going 0-for-2 with two walks at Tennessee 4/6… Doubled and drove in two runs at Tennessee 4/5… Earned his first start at DH going 0-for-4 in win at Tennessee 4/4… Struck out and was hit by a pitch in loss to Kentucky 3/28… Singled in win over Belmont 3/25 starting in center field… Started in center field at Mississippi State 3/23 and went 0-for-2… Singled in his only at-bat at Mississippi State 3/22… Earned his first SEC start, getting the nod in center field at Mississippi State 3/21 going 1-for-3… Hit a pinch-hit, RBI-double in win at Belmont 3/18… Walked twice and scored a run in win over Eastern Illinois 3/11… Went 0-for-3 with one RBI in win over Winthrop 3/8… Singled as a pinch hitter vs. Winthrop 3/7 coming around to score a run for the second straight game… Singled and scored in win at MTSU 3/5… Knocked in two runs in win over Tennessee Tech 3/4 marking the fourth time in five games with at least one RBI… Went 0-for-3 in win vs. Stanford 3/2… Drove in a run with a pair of hits in victory over Stanford 3/1… Singled and scored in win over Stanford 2/28… Doubled in two runs in loss to Evansville 2/26… Bunted into a double play in his only at-bat against WKU 2/25… Walked in his only plate appearance against UIC 2/23… Struck out in his only at-bat against UIC 2/22… Collected a pair of singles for a career-best two hits in win over UIC 2/21… Hit by a pitch twice and scored a run in win over Lipscomb 2/19… Scored a run and drove in a run for the second straight game in win at Long Beach State 2/16 going 1-for-3… Knocked in a run while going 1-for-4 with his first career hit in win at Long Beach State 2/15… Earned the Opening Day start in CF going 0-for-3 with a run scored at Long Beach State 2/14.

HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered four years in baseball and three years in football at Bloomington South HS… Played for 14U Team USA… Two-time All-State selection in 2012-13… Three-time All-Conference pick 2011-13… Team won Conference, Sectional and Regional championship in 2010… Holds school records for single-season triples, all-time hits and runs… Played high school and summer ball with several Division I players including Joe Dudek (North Carolina), Zac Ryan (Georgia Tech) and Adam Bleday (Virginia).

ACADEMICS – Rogers was named to the 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll and also the 2013-2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. Rogers is majoring in sociology.

PERSONAL – Nolan Russell Rogers… Born 7/22/94 in Bloomington, Ind…. Son of Kerry and Tammy… Has one brother, Gage… Favorites include Dustin Pedroia (baseball player), Boston Red Sox (baseball team), Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (video game), Semi-Pro, The Town (movies), Duck Dynasty, The League (TV shows), Will Ferrell (actor), chicken and mashed potatoes (meal), Twizzlers (late night snack), Florida (vacation spot), Says he would be lost if not an athlete… Uses dedicated as the one word to describe himself… Chose Vanderbilt for “the coaching staff, the academics and Nashville.”