Emma Rodgers

6 Emma Rodgers
Emma Rodgers
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Mechanicsburg, Ohio
  • Position:
    P/OF
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Mechanicsburg
  • app
    14
  • gs
    3
  • w
    1
  • l
    3
  • sv
    1
  • ip
    32.0
  • era
    7.00
  • whip
    2.50
  • k
    8
Bio

Junior (2026)

  • Pitched in 14 contests and 15 overall 
  • Secured her first career save with a pair of shutout innings to start the Florida trip on Mar. 8 vs. Hastings
  • Tossed 5 innings and allowed just one unearned run on Mar. 9 vs. Kent State Tuscarawas, earning the win in the circle with a career-best 3 strikeouts
  • Also tripled home a pair of runs in the same game for her first college RBIs
  • Allowed 2 earned runs or less in 7 of 14 outings
  • Named Academic All-WHAC and Champion of Character for the second straight season

Sophomore (2025) 

  • Played in 34 games with 21 starts all around the field -- mostly as pitcher, right field or second base
  • Pitched in 15 contests this season, including five starts, and hosted a 1-5 record
  • On the mound, struck out eight batters, allowed 69 hits and 46 earned runs in 36 innings
  • Pitched three scoreless games
  • Earned first career winning decision with four scoreless innings vs. Fitchburg State on March 13, starting a 5-4 DC win
  • Connected on first college base hit during first game in the lineup on Feb. 25 vs. Huntington
  • In 40 at-bats, notched four runs with six hits and a .209 on-base percentage
  • WHAC Academic All-Conference and Champion of Character

Freshman (2024)

  • Played in 18 games, mainly as a pitcher or pinch runner but also recorded two plate appearances during the season that included a strikeout and walk
  • Made collegiate debut at The Spring Games in the season opener against Concordia Chicago on 3/3 and pitched 0.1 innings
  • Earned the only two saves of the year for the team and logged the first one against Heidelberg in the home opener on 3/21 to help DC salvage a split in the doubleheader and closed the game out by pitching the final 1.1 innings
  • Pitched the final 1.2 innings on senior day against MSJ to earn save number two
  • Logged a total of 13.1 innings on the mound and made first career start against Wheaton (Ill.) on 3/4 during the spring break trip
  • Named to the HCAC Sportsmanship Team

Personal

  • Majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology
  • 2023 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School
  • Ran cross country all four years and played softball all four years
  • Was a 2x Conference Honorable Mention in both cross country and softball
  • Daughter of Shawn and Miranda Rogers
  • Dad played football at Urbana University
  • Has two younger sisters
  • Favorite sports team is the Chicago Cubs
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 14 7
Games started 3 1
Wins 1 0
Losses 3 1
Saves 1 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 32.0 15.0
Hits 46 22
Runs 41 19
Earned Runs 32 14
Walks 34 19
Strikeouts 8 1
Strikeouts per Game 1.75 .47
Doubles Allowed 4 3
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 2.50 2.73
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 142 64
Batting Average Against .324 .344
Earned Run Average 7.00 6.53
Wild pitches 4 3
Hit Batters 4 1
Balks 0 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 1
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 4 4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 5-4
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 7-4
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 18-2
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 4-0
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 16-3
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 6-1
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 10-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Hastings W, 7-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 8 vs. Mount Marty L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Kent State Tuscarawas W, 10-1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 - - 3
Mar 9 vs. Clarke (IA) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bloomfield W, 8-4 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1
Mar 10 vs. #RV Avila L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Nelson University-Arizona L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 12 vs. Trinity Christian (IL) W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0
Mar 13 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 14-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. St. Francis (IL) L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 14 vs. Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 16-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 14-12 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio L, 7-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 7-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 18-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 16-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 12-3 - - - - -
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 10-2 1 0 0 - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 6-4 - - - - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 8-0 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Hastings W, 7-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 8 vs. Mount Marty L, 5-2 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Kent State Tuscarawas W, 10-1 1 0 3 0 0
Mar 9 vs. Clarke (IA) L, 5-3 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bloomfield W, 8-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 10 vs. #RV Avila L, 10-2 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Nelson University-Arizona L, 6-0 1 0 0 - -
Mar 12 vs. Trinity Christian (IL) W, 4-2 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 13 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 14-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Francis (IL) L, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 14 vs. Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 2-0 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) W, 10-7 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) L, 6-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 2-1 - - - - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 7-5 - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 16-2 - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 7-6 - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 13-5 - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 14-12 1 0 0 - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 7-0 - - - - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech W, 5-2 - - - - -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio L, 7-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio W, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-0 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 7-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 18-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 4-0 - - - - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 16-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 6-1 - - - - -
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp w l ip h r er era k k/7 hr whip
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 10-2 1 0 0 0.1 2 4 3 63.00 0 .00 - 12.00
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Hastings W, 7-3 1 0 0 2.0 2 - - 0.00 1 3.50 - 2.00
Mar 8 vs. Mount Marty L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Kent State Tuscarawas W, 10-1 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 0 0.00 3 4.20 0 1.40
Mar 9 vs. Clarke (IA) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bloomfield W, 8-4 1 0 0 1.1 1 - - 0.00 1 5.25 - .75
Mar 10 vs. #RV Avila L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Nelson University-Arizona L, 6-0 1 0 1 6.0 7 6 4 4.67 2 2.33 - 1.50
Mar 12 vs. Trinity Christian (IL) W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 0 .00 - -
Mar 13 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 14-1 1 0 0 2.1 8 8 8 24.00 0 .00 1 4.29
Mar 14 vs. St. Francis (IL) L, 8-5 1 0 1 0.0 1 3 3 INF 0 .00 - -
Mar 14 vs. Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) L, 6-5 1 0 1 0.2 3 2 - 0.00 0 .00 - 6.00
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 16-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 14-12 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 3.50 0 .00 - 1.50
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio L, 7-3 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 3.50 0 .00 - 1.75
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-5 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 2.33 0 .00 - 1.67
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 7-4 1 0 0 2.0 4 4 1 3.50 0 .00 - 3.00
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 18-2 1 0 0 2.0 5 6 6 21.00 1 3.50 - 4.50
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 16-3 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 15.75 0 .00 - 5.25
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 vs. #24 Rio Grande L, 10-2 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 vs. WVU Tech (WV) W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Hastings W, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Mount Marty L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Kent State Tuscarawas W, 10-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 .000 0
Mar 9 vs. Clarke (IA) L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Bloomfield W, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. #RV Avila L, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Nelson University-Arizona L, 6-0 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Mar 12 vs. Trinity Christian (IL) W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Florida National (FL) L, 6-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0
Mar 13 vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) L, 14-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. St. Francis (IL) L, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Indiana South Bend (IN) L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Cleary (MI) L, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Lourdes W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 16-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 14-12 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at #RV Indiana Tech W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio L, 7-3 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 2 1 .333 -
Apr 8 Northwestern Ohio W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-5 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 2 - - -
Apr 10 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Aquinas (MI) L, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 18-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 #3 Madonna L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 16-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Apr 18 Lawrence Tech L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2023-24 18 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - 1 - 3
2024-25 34 40 6 0 3 - - - 0 16 .150 .209 .150 - - 3 1 14 7 2.00 46
2025-26 15 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .200 .600 0 0 0 - 1 - - 5
Total 67 47 7 2 4 0 1 0 1 18 .149 .216 .191 0 0 3 1 15 8 1.88 54
Career Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
2023-24 18 0 0 - -
2024-25 34 4 6 1 1
2025-26 15 0 3 0 0
Total 67 4 9 1 1
Career Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
2023-24 12.07 0 3 12 2 2 13.1 30 26 23 12 7 3.68 1 3.15 87 3 4
2024-25 8.94 1 5 15 5 0 36.0 69 53 46 38 8 1.56 1 2.97 218 6 4
2025-26 7.00 1 3 14 3 1 32.0 46 41 32 34 8 1.75 1 2.50 171 4 4
Total 8.69 2 11 41 10 3 81.1 145 120 101 84 23 1.98 3 2.82 476 13 12
Career Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2023-24 18 5 0 3 2 - .600 - 6 1 .143 -
2024-25 34 51 19 29 3 - .941 1 21 3 .125 -
2025-26 15 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0 11 1 .083 0
Total 67 63 20 37 6 0 .905 1 38 5 .116 0
Split Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 15 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .200 .600 0 0 0 - 1 - - 5
Conference 7 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Neutral 8 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .250 .750 0 0 0 - 0 - - 4
Result
Wins 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .250 .750 0 0 0 - 0 - - 4
Losses 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Month
February 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
March 8 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .250 .750 0 0 0 - 0 - - 4
April 6 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Split Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 15 0 3 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 3 0 0 - -
Away 4 0 0 - -
Neutral 8 0 3 0 0
Result
Wins 3 0 3 0 0
Losses 12 0 0 0 0
Month
February 1 0 0 - -
March 8 0 3 0 0
April 6 0 0 - -
Split Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 7.00 1 3 14 3 1 32.0 46 41 32 34 8 1.75 1 2.50 171 4 4
Conference 6.53 0 1 7 1 0 15.0 22 19 14 19 1 .47 - 2.73 89 3 1
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 10.50 0 0 3 0 0 7.1 13 11 11 10 1 .95 - 3.14 45 2 1
Away 2.74 0 1 4 1 0 7.2 9 8 3 9 0 .00 - 2.35 44 1 -
Neutral 7.41 1 2 7 2 1 17.0 24 22 18 15 7 2.88 1 2.29 82 1 3
Result
Wins 0.00 1 0 3 1 1 8.1 6 1 0 6 5 4.20 0 1.44 37 0 0
Losses 9.46 0 3 11 2 0 23.2 40 40 32 28 3 .89 1 2.87 134 4 4
Month
February 63.00 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 2 4 3 2 0 .00 - 12.00 6 - -
March 6.06 1 3 7 2 1 17.1 25 20 15 14 7 2.83 1 2.25 83 1 3
April 6.84 0 0 6 1 0 14.1 19 17 14 18 1 .49 - 2.58 82 3 1
Split Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 15 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0 11 1 .083 0
Conference 7 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - 9 1 .100 -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 3 1 .250 -
Away 4 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 6 - - -
Neutral 8 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0 2 0 .000 0
Result
Wins 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 .000 0
Losses 12 7 1 5 1 0 .857 0 10 1 .091 0
Month
February 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
March 8 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0 2 0 .000 0
April 6 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - 9 1 .100 -
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