Matt Rogelstad

Matt Rogelstad
Edmonton Capitals — No. 9
Born: September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) (age 29)
Bats: Left	Throws: Right

Matt Rogelstad (born September 13, 1982, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian baseball player currently playing with the Edmonton Capitals of the North American League.

High school and college career

While in high school, Rogelstad played multiple seasons for the Coquitlam Reds of the B.C. Premier Baseball League. He played for the Canadian National Junior Team at the 1999 and 2000 World Junior Baseball Championships.

Rogelstad went on to play one year of college baseball, where he hit .279 for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions. After the 2002 season, he transferred to Arkansas State University, where he batted .341 in 2003. His five strikeouts in only 208 at-bats was the lowest rate in NCAA Division I, and earned him the NCAA Statistics Service "Toughest to Strike Out" award.

Professional career

Rogelstad signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Mariners on June 17, 2003.^{[citation needed]}

2005

Rogelstad played for Team Canada at the 2005 Baseball World Cup in the Netherlands.

2006

Rogelstad played for Team Canada at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He only appearance of the tournament came during the 9th inning of an 11-8 victory against South Africa, where he pinch-ran for Pierre-Luc Laforest.^{[citation needed]}

2007

On March 26, 2007, the Mariners sold his contract to the Washington Nationals. He played the 2007 season for the Class A Advanced Potomac Nationals, where his .302 batting average ranked him third among all Carolina League hitters. After Potomac's season was complete, Rogelstad would go on to represent Canada at the 2007 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan. He was named the Canadian Team MVP after hitting .485 with seven RBI in seven games.^[1]

2008

Rogelstad was part of Canada's qualification for a berth at the 2008 Olympics. He hit .360 with 9 runs and 8 RBIs in 7 games while serving as Canada's primary third baseman during the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament. His success during Olympic qualifying did not carry over to the Olympic tournament, where he went 2 for 25 with 8 strikeouts.

Rogelstad had a moderately successful 2008 season for the Potomac Nationals, where he hit .272 and had 39 runs batted in. His performance earned him a promotion to the Class AA Harrisburg Senators in early July 2008.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ CBC: "Matt Rogelstad". CBC News. 2008-08-05. http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/07/14/f-olympics-bio-baseball-rogelstad.html. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 

External links

• Baseball Reference (minors)

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