Hall of Fame
The first three-time NAIA All-American in program history, catcher Stephen Vogt put together arguably the finest four-year career in Azusa Pacific baseball history. He bookended first team honors in 2005 and 2007 around a second-team selection in 2006. In addition, he was the first four-time All-Golden State Athletic Conference honoree in conference history and was a two-time GSAC Player of the Year (2005 & 2007). Vogt set nine school records in his 187-game career, including the highest career batting average at .451. He established the APU career record for hits (294), doubles (74), RBIs (199) and walks (158), and set the season record for most hits (108) and doubles (26). As a 2007 senior, Vogt batted .476 with 14 home runs, 70 RBIs, 26 doubles and 8 stolen bases, while leading the Cougars to the best record in program history at 51-10 and their first NAIA World Series appearance in 23 years. As a catcher on defense, he threw out 23-of-39 would-be base stealers in 2007. As a 2004 freshman, he closed the season with a -30-game hit streak (4 shy of the school record) which was part of a bigger streak in which he reached base in impressive 84 consecutive games between his freshman and sophomore campaigns. He was a 12th-round draft choice of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007 and made his Major League debut with the Rays on April 6, 2012. His first big league hit was a home run for the Oakland A’s in 2013. In Game 2 of the 2013 American League Division Series vs. the Detroit Tigers, he had a walk-off, game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning. He was named to the 2015 and 2016 MLB All-Star games as a member of the A’s. His professional career continues to this day with the San Francisco Giants.
Stephen Vogt at Azusa Pacific (2003-07)
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2004 .431 44-40 160 41 69 20 2 6 49 111 .694 27 5 16 .521 2 0 2-5 193 17 3 .986
2005 .465 42-42 144 20 67 14 2 5 41 100 .694 41 1 15 .583 1 0 2-2 311 30 8 .977
2006 .413 40-38 121 24 50 14 0 6 39 82 .678 33 8 9 .552 3 0 1-1 236 32 4 .985
2007 .476 61-61 227 41 108 26 1 14 70 178 .784 57 1 17 .578 2 1 8-8 339 59 3 .993
Career .451 187-181 652 126 294 74 5 31 199 471 .722 158 15 57 .566 8 1 13-16 1079 138 18 .985
