The Citadel Athletics

A 1997 all-Southern Conference right-handed starting pitcher, Brian Rogers dominated the 1998 league tournament in Charleston and set records for most consecutive scoreless innings pitched (13.0) and lowest earned run average (0.00), and tied for fewest hits allowed (3) with a minimum of 9 innings pitched. Named a preseason all-American by Baseball America and the league's preseason player of the year by Collegiate Baseball in 1998, Rogers pitched 119.0 innings to establish a school record. His 322 career strikeouts (over 276.1 innings) ranked second in school history and eighth in league history when he signed after his junior year with the New York Yankees (5^th round) and immediately donated $10,000 to The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. He reached as high as AAA (Columbus) and returned to The Citadel to complete his degree.