2017 Softball Roster
Maxine Rodriguez
- Position:
- Pitcher/First Base
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Saint Joseph HS
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
2016 Academic All-Southern Conference Team
SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016 at MERCER: One of four Bears to start all 58 games while splitting time as Mercer's No. 1 pitching option and starting first baseman... Went 7-8 in 92.0 inning pitched over 22 appearances and started a team-high 16 of them... Led Mercer and ranked 10th in the SoCon with a 3.80 ERA... Tossed seven complete games, including a four-hit shutout against Iowa State (March 5)... Led the Bears with a .269 opponent batting average and struck out 39 batters... Struck out a career-high six batters against Furman in the SoCon Tournament semifinals... Batted .190 with 10 extra-base hits and 26 RBIs in 137 at-bats... Hit the first home run of her career at Alabama State (March 30)... Set a career-high of four RBIs in a 2-for-4 performance at Chattanooga (April 23)... Led the team with 244 putouts and posted a .976 fielding percentage.
2015 at DEPAUL: Appeared in 26 games as a sophomore with 18 in the circle and eight in the field ... Made five starts on the year ... Tossed three complete games ... Finished with a 3-2 record and a 5.46 ERA ... Struck out 19 batters ... Tallied one hit and one walk at the plate ... Made her first career start in the circle in the season opener against No. 4 Oklahoma, limiting the Sooners to just one hit in five innings.
2014 at DEPAUL: Played in 18 games including four in the circle ... Finished with a .273 batting average ... Drove in one run ... Tallied three hits and scored one run ... Recorded 26 putouts ... Tossed five innings as a pitcher ... Struck out four batters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Saint Joseph High School ... Named Most Valuable Player in 2010 ... All-League First Team selection in 2010 and 2011 ... Pitcher of the Year in 2011 ... All-League Second Team selection in 2012 and 2013 ... Inducted into Lake Hall of Fame ... Pitched club for So Cal Jets Gold and San Gabriel Valley Velocity... Was ASA Nationals runner-up.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Maximino and Rosa Rodriguez ... Has two brothers, Maximillian and Ryan, and a sister, Rosella ... Born November 6, 1995 in Anaheim, Ca. ... Grandfather, Jose Manuel Guerrero, played professional soccer in the Mexican Soccer League.
