Ryan Rodriguez

Photo by: Will Becque

Photo by: Cassie Buchholz

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Cathedral City, Calif.
High School:
Rancho Mirage HS
Prev School:
College of the Desert / Wabash Valley College
Major:
University Studies

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Games/starts: 57/57 (3B) ... BA: .322 ... HR: 6 ... RBI: 41 ... MVC-only: Games/starts: 27/27 ... BA: .290 ... H: 0 ... RBI: 12 ... Led MVC in doubles (20) ... 2nd on the team in hits (77) ... Tied for team lead (Pier-Olivier Boucher) in multi-hit games (26) ... Fielding %: .953.
CAREER: Games/starts: 111/104 ... BA: .316 ... HR: 10 ... RBI: 79 ... Fielding %: .963.

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

2022 All Missouri Valley Conference Second Team 3B ... 2022 All Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Team ... Played in 54 games; started 47... Was the team's 3B at the beginning of the season, then moved to 1B, before returning to 3B for the final 20 games of the season ... Batted .308 with 4 HR and 38 RBIs ... Won 4 games with late game hits: Hit a 10th inning walk-off HR to beat Illinois (Mar. 20) ... Was credited with a walk-off RBI in the Bradley win (Apr. 4) as he reached base on a 9th inning error ... Won the Apr. 26 game at DBU with an 8th inning RBI double ... Broke a 2-2 tie in the MVC Tournament game vs. DBU (May 28) with a 3 run single to lead SIU to a 7-5 win ... Was the team's 3rd best hitter in MVC games-only (.310) ... Fielded .971 at 3B ... Was 1 for 3 as a pinch hitter.

WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE (2021)

2021: GP: 40 ... BA: .305 ... HR: 2 ... OBP: .402 ... AB: 82 ... K: 7 ... Team was 53-5, 29-2 (Great Rivers Athletic Conference Champion) ... Was teammates with current Saluki pitcher Scott Harper.

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (2019 & 2020)

2020: DNP ... 2019: Pacific Coast Athletic Conference first team ... 28 games (26 at SS, 1 at 2B, 1 PR) ... BA: .353 ... OBP: .452.

HIGH SCHOOL

Four year varsity starter ... 2018 (Senior): De Anza League All-Conference ... BA: .395 ... 2017 (Junior): De Anza League All-Conference and league's Defensive Player of the Year ... E: 3 ... BA: .392 ... Team was 19-4, 15-0 (De Anza League Champion).

PERSONAL

Born Aug. 24, 2000 in Rancho Mirage, Ca. ... Parents are Carlos and Angela Franz Rodriguez ... Has two older siblings, Carlos and Alyssa ... Committed to Sacramento St. out of high school.