Will Rogers

Class:
Junior
Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 215
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Shoreview, Minn.
High School:
Mounds View

Senior (2025)
• Made 36 total appearances with 14 starts at the plate and one on the mound
• Led Michigan with 23 appearances on the mound, totaling 58.1 innings and 44 strikeouts
• Recorded eight saves along with a 5-3 record
• Was third on the team in ERA with a 4.32 and second on the team in WHIP with a 1.32, among qualified pitchers
• Tallied 14 hits over 53 at-bats with seven extra base hits
• Scored 13 runs and brought home five on 26 total bases
• Picked up a three-inning save, allowing one run on one hit and striking out four over Indiana (May 17)
• Struck out three and did not allow an earned run across three innings to earn win in 3-1 contest against Nebraska (May 11)
• Pitched scoreless relief inning against Ohio State with two strikeouts (May 4)
• Earned win on mound with 5.2 innings pitched and allowed two run against Bowling Green (Apr. 22)
• Scored twice with two RBIs on two hits in 10-0 win over Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 11)
• Pitched 5.0 innings and struck out five batters while on the mound and added two hits and one run while batting in a win against Penn State (Mar. 29)
• Picked up fifth save of season with 3.2 innings pitched in series finale win over Purdue (Mar. 22)
• Homered as part of two-hit day in 13-3 win over Purdue (Mar, 21)
• Earned one-inning save with one strikeout in 6-4 win over Toledo (Mar. 11)
• Recorded four runs, two singles, and one triple in a win against Illinois (Mar. 7)
• Tallied three hits and one run in a win against Long Beach State (Mar. 2)
• Pitched 4.0 innings and struck out three batters earning a save against Stetson (Feb. 17)

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in 55 games with 40 starts at catcher while also making 16 appearances on the mound
• Made three starts on the mound pitching 49.1 innings
• Recorded 40 hits with six doubles, one triple and eight home runs
• Scored 32 runs over the course of the season
• Tallied a 2-4 record on the mound with 40 strikeouts
• Pitched 8.2 innings with nine strikeouts allowing just five baserunners in 4-2 win over Illinois in Big Ten Tournament (May 24)
• Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run (May 23)
• Recorded a two-run double and added another hit in 3-2 win over Indiana (May 16)
• Homered in 8-6 win over Purdue (May 12)
• Doubled and tripled in 7-6 win over Purdue (May 11)
• Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings on the mound with one strikeout in win over Central Michigan (May 9)
• Went 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter including a two-run home run against Michigan State (May 4)
• Homered to centerfield in 7-5 win over Ohio State (Apr. 21)
• Scored twice on two hits in 4-0 win over Ohio State (Apr. 19)
• Tallied two hits and two RBIs in a 6-4 win over Toledo (Apr. 16)
• Scored twice on two hits with an RBI in 10-3 win over Minnesota (Apr. 14)
• Made his career start on mound in 10-6 win over Iowa (Apr. 6)
• Earned second save on season with 2.2 scoreless innings in 4-3 win over Iowa (Apr. 6)
• Hit pinch-hit three run home run against Maryland (Mar. 29)
• Pitched three innings with two strikeouts and recorded two hits against Penn State (Mar. 23)
• Recorded two hits, one run, and one walk against San Diego (Mar. 15).
• Homered with two runs, two hits, and one RBI against No. 18 Coastal Carolina (Mar. 10).
• Had six strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched against No. 18 Coastal Carolina (Mar. 8).
• Hit a grand slam in a 8-5 victory against USC (Feb. 27).
• Recorded six strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched, along with one hit and one run against No. 2 Arkansas (Feb. 25).
• Had one hit, one RBIs, one run, and one base on balls against Western Michigan (Feb. 17)
• Made his Michigan debut as a catcher and a relief pitcher against Western Michigan (Feb. 16)

Prior to Michigan
• Spent two years at Arizona State

Sophomore (2023)
• Made seven relief appearances in the 2023 season, pitching 4.2 innings with five strikeouts
• Started 24 games with three home runs
• Had three multi-hit games
• Went 3-for-5 in season opener with two runs and two RBI (Feb. 17)

Freshman (2022)
• Made 2 relief appearances during the 2022 season, not allowing a run and striking out two in a scoreless frame at UCLA
• Recorded a key relief out in a Sun Devil victory against Utah on 5/8/2022
• Hit .299 with 50 hits in 167 at-bats, totaling nine homers in with 17 doubles and 25 RBI
• Went 2-4 with two runs scored in to stay alive in the Pac-12 tournament against Oregon (May 26)
• Went 2-2 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in an ASU win at Santa Clara (March 11)
• Had season-high three hits and two home runs with four runs and six RBI in a win against Dixie State (Feb. 20)

Prep
• Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 17th Round of the 2021 MLB Draft with the 507th overall pick
• Top-rated player out of Minnesota and 15th-ranked catcher nationally according to Perfect Game
•2020 Area Code Games selection
• Member of the 2019 USA Baseball 16U National Team Development Program
• Participated in the 2020 WWBA World Championship
• 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-America Team
• All-Central Region First Team
• Competed for Team USA on the 2019 16U National Team Development Program

Personal
• William Nash Rogers
• Born February 19, 2003
• Son of Nancy and Travis Rogers
• Has one brother, Drew
• Father was a catcher at New Mexico State
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and Arts, majoring in General Studies