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Mike Rojas Season 2017

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Mike Rojas Season 2017

PositionC
Weight209 lbs
Height6-2
ClassSophomore
HometownNaples, Fla.
Previous SchoolR/R

2018 – JUNIOR YEAR
Saw action in 17 games and made one start behind the plate … went 1-for-1 with a walk and run scored in a reserve role vs. BYU (Mar. 3) … made the start at catcher in a midweek contest vs. Memphis (Mar. 14) … came off the bench and went 1-for-1 with a run scored in a win vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt (May 6) … saw action behind the plate in postseason games vs. No. 4 Ole Miss (May 25), Northeastern (June 1) and Army (June 2).

2017 – SOPHOMORE
Saw action in 12 games and made four starts behind the plate … went 4-for-15 (.267) on the year … made his Auburn debut in game two of a doubleheader vs. George Washington (2/18) ... went 2-for-2 with a run scored vs. Holy Cross (2/26) ... went 1-for-3 with a run, three RBI and a double against Georgia Tech (4/4) … didn’t commit an error behind the plate and totaled 33 putouts and four assists.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played one season at Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. for Jeff Johnson … Played in 45 games as a freshman with a .339 batting average … hit four homers with 28 RBI … Scored 30 runs with 12 doubles

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Fla. under coach Pete Garcia … batted .361 as a senior with two homers and 27 RBI in 29 games … selected for state all-star game … Drafted in 40th round by the Seattle Mariners in 2015 … Florida Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game

PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Ginny Rojas … has two siblings Michelle and Jennifer …. Father is former Major League bullpen coach for Seattle (2014-15) … Previously spent time as a coach, minor league manager and player development official in Detroit Tigers organization … Also worked in Cincinnati, Houston and Chicago (AL) organizations … Grandfather, Cookie, played, managed and coached in the Major Leagues … Cookie was 5-time all-star … currently serves as television commentator for Florida Marlins … Cookie played in big leagues from 1962-1977 … uncle Tab Rojas also played in Baltimore minor league system … studying in the college of liberal arts