Friday Night Flight (inOtherWordz Magazine/By Jo'el Steven Rouse, April 2012)
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Career: His career ERA of 2.39 in 286 total innings puts him second on the school's career "Best Earned Run Average" list behind Floyd Bannister (74-76), who had a 1.88 ERA in 396.2 innings pitched...walked 36 batters in three seasons at ASU...a two-time Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention ('10-'11)...went 18-3 in three seasons at Packard Stadium, giving up 26 earned runs and 14 walks in 168.1 innings pitched.Awards and accolades:
- 2012 First Team Pac-12 All-Conference
- 2012 Golden Spikes Award Midseason & Preseason Watch List
- 2012 Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger All-America Second Team
- 2012 College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Watch List
- 2011 Pac-10 All-Conference Honorable Mention
- 2011 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2010 Collegiate Baseball First Team Freshman All-American
- 2010 Rivals.com First Team Freshman All-American
- 2010 NCBWA First Team Freshman All-American
- 2010 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection
- two-time conference player of the week
- National Player of the Week after pitching an eight-inning shutout against Arizona May 4
2012 (Junior): Was a First Team Pac-12 All-Conference selection...earned Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger All-America Second Team honors...named to College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Watch List...finished the year with a 10-3 record and a 2.27 ERA, fifth best in the Pac-12...led the team in innings pitched with a career-high 115, which was second best in the conference, and strikeouts with 79, seventh best in the Pac-12......walked 16 batters for 1.25 walks allowed per nine innings...made a team-high 15 starts...had three complete games and began the year with 23 consecutive scoreless innings, which is sixth best in school history...went the distance in back-to-back games after allowing one earned run in a win over Cal on March 23 and giving up one earned run in a loss to Oregon on March 31... also went nine innings in an extra-innings loss to UCLA...pitched eight or more innings in 10 of his 15 starts, including a 8 1/3 shutout frames at Arizona in his final collegiate start...named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for March 26...part of a pitching staff that finished in the top 10 in Div. I in both walks allowed per nine innings and WHIP...threw a season-high nine strikeouts twice (vs. UC Riverside Feb. 24 and vs. Utah May 4)...part of USA Baseball's 2012 Golden Spikes Award Midseason and Preseason Watch Lists...named to six preseason All-America teams.
2011 (Sophomore): Picked up right where he left off last season, turning in another great season...embraced the Friday Night Starter role, going 9-4 with a 2.75 ERA...threw 98.1 innings, striking out 87 batters while walking only nine...opponents hit .237 against him...started 15 games...allowed only one home run all season, tied for fewest in the Pac-10...recorded his first career complete game shutout at Washington...struck out a career high 10 against New Mexico in the opening game of the NCAA Tempe Regional...Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 pick...pitched for Team USA's Collegiate National Team over the summer, going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in three starts...led the squad with his 17.1 innings pitched.
2010 (Freshman): Registered an amazing freshman year, being named a First Team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Rivals.com and the NCBWA...was also an Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 pick...appeared in 22 games, making five starts...led the Pac-10 with his 2.11 ERA, lowest ever by a Sun Devil freshman hurler...went 4-3 with three saves in 72.2 innings of work... a strike-thrower, fanning 67 batters while walking only 11...was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week and National Player of the Week after his eight innings of shut out ball against Arizona on May 4.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas...a four-time All-District choice...earned All-State honors in junior and senior years...three-time Fort Bend Herald Pitcher of the Year...won 34 career games and struck out 376 batters in his high school career...struck out 16 batters in a no-hitter during his senior year...also fanned 10 in a perfect game.
MLB Draft: Selected in the 39th round (1,186th overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.
Personal: An exploratory major...son of Paul and Judy Rodgers of Richmond, Texas...has two sisters, Ashley and Lindsey...played in the 2003 Little League World Series...says Family Guy is his favorite TV show...is a Houston Astros fan...lists Greg Maddux as his favorite player...born September 17, 1990 in Houston, Texas...full name is Brady Paul Rodgers.
Career Pitching Stats at Arizona State:
| Year | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | Opp/Avg |
| 2010 | 2.11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 72.2 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 67 | .202 |
| 2011 | 2.75 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 98.1 | 88 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 87 | .237 |
| 2012 | 2.27 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 115.0 | 94 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 79 | .225 |
| Total | 2.39 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 286.0 | 235 | 97 | 76 | 36 | 233 | .223 |
Career Highs at Arizona State:
| Innings | 9.0 | Arizona, 5/4/10 |
| Ks | 10 | New Mexico, 6/3/11 |
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