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Will make the move from first base to third base this season . . . has outstanding power potential . . . had a strong fall season. 2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in 51 games, including 49 starts . . . batted .255 with five home runs and 40 RBI . . . had 11 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games . . . went 2-for-2 with two RBI against Lipscomb . . . went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in game one of Saint Louis series . . . had four hits and drove in six runs in three games against Miami of Ohio . . . went 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI in game two of Tennessee-Martin series . . . went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI against Georgia State . . . went 2-for-4 against Troy . . . went 4-for-11 with three RBI in three games against Austin Peay . . . went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI at Auburn . . . drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance in game three against Eastern Illinois . . . went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in game three at Tennessee Tech. 2007 (Freshman): Saw action in 21 games, including 11 starts . . . had one double and drove in two runs . . . had one hit each against Arkansas State, Jackson State and Tennessee-Martin . . . drove in two runs in a one-for-one performance at Tennessee-Martin. High School: Named All-County, All-Region and All-Conference . . . earned the Academic Excellence Award at Barron Collier High School. . . selected among the Top 200 Prospects in the Class of 2006 . . . led his team to a 28-3 record, district championship, regional championship and state semifinals in 2006 . . . named to the 2006 Lee County Parks and Recreation Southwest Florida Senior High School All-Star team . . . his summer team, the Florida Bombers, won the 2005 World Wood Bat 18 and Under National Championship . . . also participated in football and basketball. Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1987 . . . son of Rafael and Anamaria Rodriguez . . . majoring in international relations.
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