Mike Rodriguez Class: Junior Hometown: Cooper City, FL High School: Cooper City Height / Weight: 5-10 / 182 Position: CF

At Miami
Enters the season as the top veteran outfielder on the squad...has started the last two seasons in the UM outfield...slated to start in centerfield in 2001...the Hurricanes lead-off batter in 2000...named to the Coral Gables Regional All-Tournament Team last season...was a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and Baseball America following the 1999 season...was also a Coral Gables All-Regional team pick in 1999 as well...speedy player with excellent instincts... put on extra muscle during the off-season...smart base runner...drafted in the 17th round out of high school by Tampa Bay Devil Rays...played during the off-season in the Cape Cod League with the Bourne Braves.

As a Sophomore in 2000
Started in 56-of-58 games he appeared in, including 43 in centerfield...led the team with 56 runs scored...fourth with 68 hits and 34 walks...has a team-best four triples...third with 19 stolen bases...set a new school-record with nine at bats at Florida State during the regular season...had four-game winning hits, including a walk-off single in the ninth of a 3-2 win over Georgia Tech...had a season-long 11-game hitting streak (3/3-17)...had 16 multiple hit games, including three three-hit games... had seven multiple RBI games, including two three RBI games against Florida and Wagner...had three home runs on the season, four for his career...went 2-3 from the plate against Florida with one run scored and three RBI...went 3-9 with two stolen bases in game #1 at Florida State...went 2-4 with two RBI in game #3 at Florida State, including a game-tying RBI single in the top of the ninth...had hits in all three at Florida State games...went 2-2 with four runs scored, two walks and a solo home run to right field at the Durham (NC) Bulls Athletic Park in game #1 at N.C...went 2-3 with two runs scored in game #1 against Long Beach State... had three runs scored in game #2 against Long Beach State... lone hit in game #2 against Georgia Tech was a walk-off single in the ninth. At the 2000 Coral Regional: Started all three games...went 1-4 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, two walks and two strikeouts vs. FIU in the regional championship game... went 2-4 vs. FAU with one run scored, one RBI and two stolen bases..went 2-4 vs. Wagner with a run scored, three RBI and a stolen base. At the 2000 Tallahassee Super Regional: Started all three games...recorded a hit in each of the Super Regional games at Tallahassee, including a 3-4 effort with two runs scored in game #1.

As a Freshman in 1999
Started 41-of-51 games, primarily at left field...also saw time in centerfield...placed third with a .371 batting average... had 62 hits, including 11 doubles, three triples, one home run, in 167 at bats...scored 39 runs and had 34 RBI...totaled 53 put-outs and four assists with .966 fielding percentage...was successful 18-of-26 stolen base attempts...a clutch-hitter who batted .421 with runners on base...and .400 with bases loaded...his three triples tied for the team-high...had a total of 19 multiple-hit games, including six three-hit games... totaled eight multiple-RBI games...had a season-long nine-game hit streak...had a hit in his first collegiate at bat, also an RBI against Stetson...had two hits in two at bats, including a double at Florida...in two games against Florida in Coral Gables, totaled six hits, three RBI and two runs scored... in six regular season games against Florida State, had 13 hits in 24 at bats, including four doubles...in the three FSU games at Coral Gables, had five hits in 11 at bats with five runs scored, two double, two RBI and drew three walks...batted .333, had 13 put-outs and one assist in the postseason...was also 4-of-6 in stolen base attempts during the NCAA Tournament. At the 1999 Coral Gables Regional: Started all three games in left field...led the team with a .545 batting average...named to the All-Regional Team...batted .545 with six hits in 11 at bats...had a 1.000 fielding percentage...went 3-of-5 with one double and two runs scored against Bethune-Cookman...went 3-of-4 with one double and two RBI against FIU. At the 1999 Coral Gables Super Regional: Started both games against Wake Forest in left field...had a 1.000 fielding percentage with two put-outs and one assist...had an RBI in game No. 1. At the 1999 College World Series: Started all four games in left field...batted .308 with four hits in 13 at bats...totaled four RBI and drew three walks...had an .889 fielding percentage with eight put-outs and one error...hit the game-tying single in the fifth inning against Rice to even the score at 4-4, UM won 8-4...had the eventual game winning RBI in the sixth inning in game No. 1 against Alabama...in game No. 2 against UA, had a game-tying RBI in the fourth inning to tie the score at 2-2, UM went on to win 5-2...totaled three hits, three RBI and drew one walk in seven at bats against Bama...in the championship game against FSU, caught a deep Marshall McDougle fly to the left field warning track that ended the Seminoles late inning offense.

Cooper City High School
Coached by Charles Cardinale...three-year letterman...earned varsity football letter as a freshman wide receiver. Senior Year, 1998: Named second-team All-County by the Sun Sentinel despite playing in only ten games...sat out majority of the year with a pulled hamstring...hit .390 for team that was ranked as high as fifth in the nation by Baseball America...team started the year 23-0 snapping county's win streak record...team finished with a 26-4 record losing in the sub-regional...team was runner up of the Arco Tournament in Anaheim, California in April, 1998. Junior Year, 1997: First-team All-State and first-team All-County by the Sun Sentinel ...batted .465...had 40 stolen bases...team won districts. Sophomore Year, 1996: Second-team Sun Sentinel All-County... broke Broward County single-season stolen base record with 52.

Personal
Enrolled in School of Business, with a major in Management...born October 15, 1980...nicknamed M-Rod... son of John and Mary Rodriguez.

Rodriguez - Totals At Miami