Mauricio Rodriguez

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Revere, MA
High School:
Belmont Hill School

Prior to Richmond (at Rice):

Honors:
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, 2023
2024: Appeared in a career-high 14 games and finished fourth on the team with a career-best 46 strikeouts… Averaged 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings (46 in 35.2 IP)... Struck out a career-high six in four shutout innings vs. UAB on 4/13 and matched that with six in a start at Texas A&M... Earned the win vs. HCU on 5/17 (2.1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3)… Matched his career-high with four innings and five strikeouts vs. Hawai'i on 3/10… Closed the Prairie View game with two shutout innings... Fanned a career-high five vs. Notre Dame on 2/17 while matching his longest career outing (4 innings).

2023: Made 11 appearances (five starts) in 2023 … Worked 3.1 scoreless innings vs. Sam Houston on 2/22 in his first career start (3.1,3,0,0,0,3) … Struck out a season-high four in 3.2 innings in a start at #2 Stanford (3.2,5,2,2,3,4) … Worked a season-best four innings and allowed one run while scattering six hits (4,6,1,1,0,3).

Prior to Rice: Transfer from Calhoun Community College in Decatur, Alabama… 4-1 with five saves and a 4.42 ERA in 16 games (five starts) … Was 2-0 with five saves, 3.86 ERA and 16 strikeouts, and seven walks in 18.2 innings in relief, 2-1 with a 4.95 ERA, 21 strikeouts and 16 walks in his five starts… Opened the year in the rotation and struck out a season-high seven vs. Wallace CC on 2/6… Moved to the bullpen at the end of March… Tied for the Alabama Community College Conference lead with five saves… Six of his eight runs allowed in relief came vs. Shelton State on 3/26 and he did not allow a run on his final six appearances while converting five consecutive save opportunities from 4/11-5/5… Transferred to CCC after one season at Georgetown where he made a pair of relief appearances for the Hoyas as a freshman in 2021 (0-0, 4.50 ERA)… Prepped at Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts helping lead the Sextants to win the 2019 Independent School League title after finishing second the previous four seasons… Senior season was canceled by the pandemic… Three-year letterman and two-year starter for coach Mike Grant… Played football and wrestled as well in high school.