Prep Baseball Report

2023 Minnesota High School Preview: Rogers Royals


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

 

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2023 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.

Team: Rogers
Nickname: Royals
Class: AAAA
League: Northwest Suburban
Head Coach: Brian Harapat
Years as Head Coach at School: 12th year (120-116)
2022 Overall Record: 19-7
2022 League Record: 10-2
2022 League Finish: T-1st
2022 Post-Season Finish: Section runner-up

# of Returning Starters:
 2
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 4

# of Starters Lost:
 5
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Noah Gordon, IF, 2023 (North Dakota State University commit)
Max Robinson, C, 2024
Nathan Garding, OF, 2023
Riane Ritter, 3B/RHP, 2023 (University of St. Thomas commit)
Cavan Banks, OF/RHP, 2023 (DCTC commit)
Joey Koch, RHP, 2023
Jack Berry, RHP, 2023 (DCTC commit)

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Jake Clauson - University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Austin Shingledecker - University of Upper Iowa
Zac Evenson - Century College (MN)
Garrett McLaughlin - Weatherford College (TX)
Brandon Welch - University of Northwestern (MN)


2023 OUTLOOK:
"The Royals graduated a talented and tight group of 9 seniors last year, who over the past two seasons, had posted a 37-15 record to go along with two NW Suburban Conference titles, a Section Championship in 2021 and a Section Runner-Up in 2022. In 2023, the Royals should have the pitching and catching to allow them to compete at a high level. It will be interesting to see what happens at the other 7 defensive positions, as there are a number of talented upperclassmen who could see playing time on any given day."
Brian Harapat, Rogers Head Coach