Air Force coach Mike Kazlausky must have had this game planned out at the beginning of the season:
- Get to the final game of the season tied for the final conference tournament spot
- Spend most of the season searching for the third spot in the starting rotation
- Pick a freshman with no wins entering the final game for the start
- Tell him to throw 8 shutout innings
Joking aside, Rogers has been flashing this potential regularly over the last half of his freshman season. Kazlausky first turned to him as a starter in a mid-week game against #10 Texas, and Rogers delivered giving up only one run in three innings of work as the Falcons won 14-2.