Matt Rogelstad [SEP] occupation
Matt Rogelstad
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
, Giorvis Duvergel and Frederich Cepeda were chosen.
In the 2007 CPBL campaign, the outfielder batted .343/.389/.582 in 21 games for Sinon, his playing time limited by left elbow surgery early in the year. He was back in action for the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship, going 2 for 11. He was one of the top hitters in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, batting .480/.581/.640 to help Taiwan earn a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He tied Tom Brice and Matt Rogelstad for third in the event with 9 runs