4 minute read

Ohnoutka, Parikh, Rodgers

Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2020 Right-Handed Pitcher 6-1 • 200 • Jr.-2L • R/R Natchitoches, La. • St. Mary’s HS 26 Donovan OHNOUTKA

Infielder 6-2 • 190 • So.-TR • R/R Bossier City, La. • Airline HS (McLennan CC) 31 Cameron PARIKH

Advertisement

2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Summer 2019: • Pitched for the Shelter Island Bucks of the Hamptons League, going 1-1 with a save in six appearances. 2019 Season: • Made three appearances out of the Demons’ bullpen. • worked a career-long three scoreless innings, striking out a career-high five in an 11-0 win against Mississippi Valley State on April 2, 2019. 2018 Season: • Appeared in 14 games out of the Demons’ bullpen. • had seven scoreless outings, including a 1 2-3 inning stint in a 15-3 win at Lamar on April 10. • strung together three straight scoreless outings from April 10-25. • collected his first career win March 3 at Little Rock, working a scoreless inning with a strikeout in NSU’s 7-3, 13-inning win. • struck out the side in his Northwestern State debut, firing a perfect ninth inning in a 9-1 win against Binghamton on Feb. 17. 2017 Season: • Redshirted. High School: • Four-year letterman in both baseball and football at St. Mary’s. • helped pitch coach Austin Alexander’s Tigers to four state playoff berths, including a championship game appearance as a senior and the state semifinals as a junior. • named all-state, all-district and all-city as a senior and was named All-CENLA Pitcher of the Year by The (Alexandria) Town Talk. • posted a 5-3 record with a save and 64 strikeouts as a senior, pitching to a 1.42 ERA. • all-district selection as a sophomore and junior. • three-time all-district wide receiver for coach Corwyn Aldredge. • two-year letterman in track and cross country. • graduated with a 3.5 GPA. • member of the Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and 4-H. Personal: • Born Dec. 30, 1997. • son of Sheila Murphy and Brian Ohnoutka. • father was a second-round draft pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1985 from TCU and pitched six seasons in the minor leagues. • majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance (3.6 GPA) and plans to find a career in the financial field. • life’s ambition is “to be successful in all my endeavors.”

YR. ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP HP BK 2018 5.74 1-0 14 0 0 0/1 0 15.2 14 12 10 8 6 1 0 1 5 3 0 2019 7.20 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 5.0 5 7 4 8 7 1 0 1 2 1 0 TOT. 6.10 1-0 17 0 0 0/2 0 20.2 19 19 14 16 13 2 0 2 7 4 0

Game Highs: Innings Pitched: 3.0, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 2, 2019 Strikeouts: 5, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 2, 2019

15 Payne RODGERS Prior to NSU: • Attended McLennan Community College and Louisiana Tech. • redshirted his one season at Louisiana Tech. High School: • Three-year letterman for coach Toby Todd’s Vikings. • named The Shreveport Times’ All-City Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. • two-time district Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior. • two-time honorable mention all-state selection. • member of the National Honor Society graduated with a 3.9 grade point average. • teammate of current Demons Peyton Davis and Cameron Taylor. Personal: • Born Oct. 20, 1998. • son of Crissy and Roger Parikh. • pre-dentistry major. • plans to attend dental school and become and endodontist.

Shortstop/Second Base 6-0 • 190 • Fr.-RS • R/R Arlington, Texas • Mansfield Summit HS

2019 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll Summer 2019: • Was named an all-star while playing for the South Florida Sailfish in the Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches. 2019 Season: •Redshirted. High School: • Three-year letterman for coach Chris Peacock’s Jaguars. • named district Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was a first-team Academic All-State selection. • second-team all-district shortstop as a junior. • first-team all-district at second base as a sophomore and was the team’s offensive MVP as the Jaguars went 21-10, won the District 14-5 A championship and reached the second round of the state playoffs. • was part of the Mansfield ISD Athletic Leadership Council, the National Honor Society, Student Council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • graduated with a 3.8 grade-point average. Personal: • Born July 17, 1999. • son of June and Bill Rodgers. • two sisters, Madeline King and Caroline Rodgers, and one brother, Blake. • majoring in business administration and has a 3.8 grade point average. • wants to become a pilot. • life’s ambition is to “glorify God in everything I do.”