Redshirted during the 2003 season at The University of Texas-Pan American.........Batted .305 with five runs batted in at HOWARD JUNIOR COLLEGE...........Earned second team All-District 26-5A honors at WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL…..Batted .333 as a senior with one home run, five doubles and 11 runs batted in…..Earned Academic All-District honors as a junior and as a senior in both baseball and football……Played in the 2001 Valley Hi-Optimist All-Star Baseball Game in San Antonio……Played on a team that won the Connie Mack World Series......Second team All-District as a punter for the football team.

Born June 1, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas…Son of Magdaline and Hector Rodriguez… Has one brother, Hector.... Majoring in Business Management at UTPA..