Rogers Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week

July 21, 2014 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Suns right-handed starting pitcher Jay Rogers has been named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 14-20, announced by Minor League Baseball on Monday.

The Suns swept the weekly Southern League honors for the week, as infielder and catcher Austin Barnes was also named the league's Player of the Week for his hitting efforts.

Rogers turned in one of his most dominant outings in his professional career in game one of last Thursday's doubleheader with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on July 17. Rogers pitched a seven-inning complete game shutout victory where he only allowed a base hit. Rogers only walked one batter and struck out nine, and the lone hit wasn't hit out of the infield. Rogers also retired the last 14 batters he faced in order, and no Pensacola baserunner reached second base.

Rogers this season with Jacksonville is 5-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 10 starts. Over his last four starts Rogers is 3-0 with two wins over the Wahoos and one against Tennessee. In his last four starts, Rogers has a 1.85 ERA with 16 strikeouts compared to four walks in 24 and a third innings pitched.

Rogers, who began the season with Triple-A New Orleans, was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 36th round of the 2010 draft out of Rice University.

Rogers becomes the sixth Sun to earn Southern League weekly honors on the 2014 season, joining Brady Shoemaker (April 3 - 13), Andrew Heaney (April 14 - 20) and J.T. Realmuto (April 14 - 20), and Justin Nicolino (June 16 - 23), and Barnes, this week's Player of the Week.

The Suns will welcome the Birmingham Barons to town on Monday for six games in five days, with the first pitch of Monday's series-opening ballgame set for 7:05 p.m. ET. The Suns are yet to announce their starter while the Barons will throw out left-hander Scott Snodgress (5-7, 4.14).

Suns fans can listen to Monday's game on the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS-FM or through www.jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com or the Suns iPhone or Android app, beginning at 6:50 p.m. ET with the Memorial Hospital Suns Pregame Show.

The 2014 season of Suns baseball is presented by EverBank, the official banking partner of the Jacksonville Suns. Sponsorships, group outings, and season / individual game tickets are currently available by calling the Suns front office at (904) 358-2846.

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