2022: Rogers started the season as a pitcher before settling into the outfield the back half of the season.  She hit .247 for the year with 44 appearances and 41 starts.  Of Rogers 22 hits, 15 were for extra bases - eight doubles, a triple and six home runs.  She drove in 20 runs.  In the circle, Rogers was 9-6 with a 4.31 ERA.  While prone to walk batters - she had 92 free passes on the year - opponents just hit .208 off her, the second lowest batting average against for a single season in school history.  Rogers was named SAC Pitcher of the Week on March 22.  Rogers is Carson-Newman's first Pitcher of the Week honoree this season, and the program's first since Allison Rager was recognized on April 8, 2019 after firing a no-hitter against Newberry. Rogers is the first freshman pitcher to receive the award since Lacie Rinus was recognized three times during her freshman year in 2017. The Graysville, Tenn.-native went 2-0 on the week with a 7-1 win over Limestone and a 12-0, five-inning, complete-game shutout of Catawba, her second complete-game shutout of the season. The freshman only surrendered four hits on the week while striking out 15. She touted a 0.58 ERA and opponents hit a paltry .093 off her last week. In the two games, Limestone and Catawba were a combined 0-for-22 with runners on base against Rogers. The run the Saints scored was the result of a wild pitch.

HONORS

• SAC Pitcher of the Week (3/22) 

HIGH SCHOOL: Rogers struck out 272 batters in her senior year pitching for Normal Nelson at East Hamilton High School.  At the plate, she hit .426 with 12 home runs.   She also swiped 21 stolen bases en route to helping East Hamilton to a district title. 

PERSONAL: The daughter of Heath and Carol Rogers, she plans to study exercise science at Carson-Newman.  She comes from a softball family, her sister Sydnie plays at Shorter, while another sister Syvana plays at Cleveland State.