22  Brandon Rogers Class: Senior Hometown: El Cajon, CA High School: Grossmont Last College: UCLA Weight: 200 Position: Catcher Birthdate: 03/01/1978 Experience: 2V

San Diego State’s primary catcher the past two seasons, appearing in over 90 percent of SDSU’s games during that period behind the plate...Transferred to Montezuma Mesa from UCLA in 1997 and immediately became the Aztecs’ starting catcher... Possesses a strong throwing arm...Prior to his arrival at SDSU, had not played for two seasons after missing his senior season in high school due to injury and then redshirting in his first year of college...Competed last summer (1999) with Anchorage Bucs team (Alaska League) that placed fourth at the NBC World Series...Also played during the summer of 1998 for the Bucs, hitting .259 with 25 runs, 20 RBIs, 14 doubles and two home runs...Led the team in doubles and was second in home runs...Team won the Alaskan League title and advanced to the NBC World Series in Wichita.

College: Started 45 games at catcher as a sophomore in 1999...Suffered pre-season hand injury that limited his playing time in the early part of the season...Batted .287 with six doubles, five home runs and 24 RBIs...Put together a 12-game hitting streak late in the season during which he hit .400 (18-for-45) with 10 runs scored, eight RBIs, two doubles, a triple and three home runs...Hit .327 in conference play with a .549 slugging percentage...Fielding percentage of .988 in league games (.982 overall)...Named the Aztecs’ Top Defensive Player...Moved into the starting catching role as a freshman in 1998, starting 52 times at that position...His .311 batting average is fourth-best among SDSU’s returning regulars...Had 38 runs batted in, tying for second on the squad with teammate Robert Womack...His six home runs was second-most on the team...In the Aztecs’ exhibition game with the New York Yankees, singled off Mariano Rivera...Was voted onto the All-Western Athletic Conference Tournament Team after going 5-for-12 with two RBIs...Named the WAC Player-of-the-Week for the period of March 2-8 when he played in six games and hit .476 (10-for-21) with eight runs, 10 runs batted in, two home runs, a double and a triple...Had a mid-season hitting streak of seven games (March 21 to April 3) in which he went 11-for-27 (.407) with seven RBIs, two doubles, a triple and two home runs...Had 18 multiple-hit games including four-hit outings against Hawai‘i-Hilo and TCU...Played sparingly during his season at UCLA, seeing action in five games in 1997 before redshirting...Had two hits in six plate appearances, scoring one run and knocking in a run...Went two-for-two with a double and a run scored against Minnesota.

High School: Lettered in baseball three years at Grossmont High School...Did not play during his senior year due to injury...Batted .375 with five home runs and 36 RBI in his junior season...All-CIF as a sophomore and junior...All-state as a junior selection...Recruited by UCLA, University of Pacific, Miami (FL), Wyoming, SDSU and UC Santa Barbara.

Personal: Brandon Eugene Rogers was born March 1, 1978 in San Diego, CA... Son of Tim and Diana Rogers...Hobbies include fishing, golf and watching WWF... Majoring in criminal justice administration at SDSU...Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr.

SDSU Career Stats
Year   G-GS   AB   R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO  SB-A   AVG
1998  54-52  190  39   59   4   3   6   38   20   39   2-3  .311
1999  52-45  178  29   51   7   1   7   24   18   38   1-2  .287
Tot  106-97  368  68  110  11   4  13   62   38   77   3-5  .299