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At Miami
Eddy Rodriquez was one of the most improved Hurricanes on the offensive side of the ball in the 2005 season ... extremely hard worker who has made great strides with his hitting ... listed as the No. 3 prospect in the Virginia Valley League, where he played catcher and made the all-star team for the Luray Wranglers ... handles his pitchers very well ... considered by the coaching staff to be one of the top defensive catchers in the country ... hit .320 in 2005 after never having batted above .281 in high school ... played well in a backup role in 2004, earning five starts and playing in 23 games with a .241 batting average ... has a very strong throwing arm, good knowledge of the game and good receiving skills ... should continue develop at the plate with more experience ... was a top 100 prospect by Baseball America coming out of high school.
Sophomore (2005)
One of the most improved players on the team from 2004 ... started 52 of the 55 games he played in at catcher and the remaining three as the designated hitter ... hit .320 with 14 doubles, eight home runs and 33 RBI ... earned All-Regional honors at catcher ... named ACC Player of the Week after his performance in the Jacksonville series ... threw out 11-of-31 base stealers and recorded 37 assists from behind the plate ... hit a home run in three consecutive games (vs. Wake Forest 3/19-20; at FIU 3/23) ... had four game-winning hits. Coral Gables Regional (6/3-5): Earned All-Regional honors at catcher after going 5-for-12 with an extra-base hit in every game ... was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against Virginia Commonwealth ... scored a run and went 2-for-3 with a double against Mississippi State (6/4) ... hit a solo home run in the seventh inning of the Regional Championship against Miss. St. ACC Tournament (5/25-26): Went a combined 2-for-5 in two games, batting in both of Miami's runs in the tournament ... accounted for Miami's only run against Clemson with a solo home run to right field in the sixth inning. At Clemson (5/19-21): Went 0-for-7 in the series. At Virginia (5/13-15): Went 1-for-10 in the series with two runs and a double. Vs. Jacksonville (5/6-8): Posted his best series performance of the season to earn ACC Player of the Week honors ... was 10-for-12 in the series with five runs scored, four RBI and two home runs ... was 3-for-3 in the series opener with a home run ... went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI ... closed out the series going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Vs. Maryland (4/29-5/1): Hit safely in all three games, batting in three runs in the final game of the series and was 4-for-11 in the three games. Vs. Florida State (4/22-24): Tied the game with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to spark a five-run rally, and scored the eventual game-winning run. At North Carolina (4/15-17): Recorded a hit in all three games and totaled three runs in the series. At Virginia Tech (4/8-10): Went 1-for-3 in the final game of the series with a run scored. Vs. Oral Roberts (3/31-4/3): Three of his four hits in the series were doubles ... batted in three runs in a 17-6 win on April 1 ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the series' final game. Vs. Georgia Tech (3/25-3/27): Batted .600 (6-for-10) in the series, including a combined 6-for-7 effort in the final two games ... knocked in three runs in the second game of the series, including a solo home run in the fourth inning ... At FIU (3/23): Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored ... hit a home run for the third consecutive game. At Wake Forest (3/18-20): Hit .600 in the series with two doubles, two home runs, five runs and five RBIs ... hit a double and a home run in each of the final two games of the series ... went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the series finale ... Vs. Duke (3/11-13): Went 2-for-9 with two runs and an RBI in the series. Vs. N.C. State (3/4-6): Came off the bench in the first two games of the series ... started the final game and went 1-for-3. Vs. George Washington (2/25-27): Did not play in the series opener ... went 2-for-4 in the series finale. At Florida (2/18-20): Started the first two games of the series ... went 1-for-4 in the opener with double. Vs. South Florida (2/11-13): Returned from injury to start two games. Vs. High Point (2/4-6): Missed the series with a back injury sustained against FIU in the season opener. Vs. FIU (2/1): Started and went 0-for-1.
Freshman (2004)
Rodriguez provided depth at catcher last season and was solid at the plate in 2004 ... made five starts last season and appeared in 23 games ... hit .241 with two doubles, six RBI and six runs scored in 2004 ... picked off one runner at catcher ... had his first career hit vs. LaSalle ... went 1 for 2 with a double, three RBI, and two walks in the same game vs. LaSalle Feb. 28 ... had his best game in a 3 for 3 outing vs. Elon on March 6 where he scored three runs and had a double, walk, and a RBI ... started against Coastal Carolina on May 2 ... singled in a reserve role on May 8 against Jacksonville ... started the regular-season finale against Long Beach State on May 29. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Rodriguez saw action against North Carolina State on June 5, recording an at bat ... and again against Florida Atlantic on June 6 ... did not play in the Coral Gables Super Regional. 2004 College World Series: Rodriguez entered the South Carolina game on June 22 as a reserve ... collected a RBI single in two at bats and scored a run.
Coral Gables
Played for former Hurricane Laz Gutierrez at Coral Gables High School ... was a second-team all-Dade County selection as a senior and a team captain ... also won a Gold Glove Award for his play behind the plate ... also played for the Florida Bombers. Senior (2003): Rodriguez had an outstanding season defensively behind the plate ... hit .250 with six home runs and 25 RBI. Junior (2002): Earned honorable mention honors from the Miami Herald and won the Coral Gables High School Gold Glove Award ... hit .284 with 21 RBI and one home run. Sophomore (2001): Honorable mention all-Dade County selection by the Miami Herald ... hit .200 with 18 RBI and one home run.
Personal
Son of Edilio and Ylya Rodriguez ... has one sister, Yanisbet ... is majoring in sports administration.
Rodriguez's Career Statistics
Year BA G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLUG SB-SBA SO BB HBP SF SH OB% PO A E FLD 2004 .241 23-5 29 6 7 2 0 0 6 9 .310 0-0 10 7 1 1 0 .395 70 6 1 .987 2005 .320 55-52 172 35 55 14 0 8 33 93 .541 0-3 37 17 0 2 7 .377 313 37 6 .983 Total .308 78-57 201 41 62 16 0 8 39 102 .507 0-3 47 24 1 3 7 .380 383 43 7 .984
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