Senior (2015): Rother concluded her Aggie career by playing in 46 games her senior year, including starting in 31 of those contests. She finished the season with a .260 batting average with 20 hits, a double, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBIs. For her career, Rother hit .306, scored 44 runs, had 82 hits, 11 doubles, 15 home runs, 61 RBIs and had a career .522 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage.
Junior (2014): During her junior campaign, Rother started in 47 games alternating between designated hitter, catcher and outfield. Rother earned WAC Player of the Year honors after a successful season. She led the team in WAC play with a .462 batting average and four home runs. She had 18 hits in her 39 at bats and was walked 11 times. She set a new league and NM State record for most walks in a single game with four in the Aggies 17-2 win over Bakersfield (4/12).
On the season, Rother had 47 hits and eight homeruns for the Aggies and was named WAC Player of the Week two times. In 125 at bats, Rother gathered a .376 batting average, a .648 slugging percentage and a .512 on-base percentage. Rother had 12 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI games and reached base 18 times consecutively. She had two grand slams on the season. The first was a game-winning bomb in a rally over UTEP early in the season. The second was in the second inning versus Kansas City (4/4). Rother was named to the NFCA All-Region team.
Sophomore (2013): Rother made 23 starts and 37 appearances for the Aggies during the 2013 season. She had 15 hits in her 66 at bats with seven runs scored and four home runs. She finished the year with a .227 batting average and a .409 slugging percentage. Rother had four RBI against Penn State when she hit two home runs in her three at bats. She finished the year with four home runs. Rother earned her lone stolen baser of the season against Sienna College and had one hit in the game. She had 10 RBI on the year.
Prior to NM State: Rother completed her freshman season for the South Carolina Gamecocks. She started 10 games, nine as a designated hitter, and played in 31 contests. She hit .200 on the year, including going 6-for-19 (.316) when she was a starter. She belted her first career home run and went 2-for-3 with three RBI last season in a win over Maine with the Gamecocks. Rother also drew 10 walks to compile a .404 on-base percentage that ranked third overall on the squad. She earned a spot on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School: The Long Beach, Calif., native wrapped up her high school career at Lakewood High School for one season. Rother earned Most Valuable Player and first team honors from the Harry J. Moore League. She hit .430 at the plate, belted five homers and batted in 32 runs leading LHS to a league championship. Rother transferred from Wilson High School, another member of the Moore league. At WHS she was a two-time all-league selection. During her sophomore season, she reached base at a .443 clip, hit a .483 slugging percentage and drove in 23 runs en route to second team all-league honors. As a freshman, she hit .353 and drove in 15 runs to earn All-Moore League first team honors.
In the offseason Rother played travel ball with the Corona Angels. The Angels placed in the top five at nationals on three occasions during her time on the squad.
Personal: She is the daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth Rother and has two sisters, Linzy and Lexis. Tim played football at the University of Nebraska and in the NFL for the Los Angeles Raiders at defensive tackle. Older sister Linzy currently plays softball at Charleston Southern University.
