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University of California, Santa Barbara

2021 Baseball

26 Zach Rodriguez

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Freshman
  • Hometown Murrieta, Calif.
  • High School Vista Murrieta HS
  • Position OF/INF

Biography

 UC SANTA BARBARA

2021 Big West All-Conference First Team
2021 Freshman All-America(Collegiate Baseball)

2022

  • Did not play during the 2022 season

2021

  • Played in 57 games for the Gauchos during the 2021 season, ending with a slash line of .348/.412/.511
  • Fourth in the Big West Conference for hits(77) and RBI(55), seventh in total bases(113)
  • Notched a team-best 24 multi-hit games, had 14 multi- RBI games, and at one point held a team best 18 game hit streak
  • In the regional-opener against No. 23 Oklahoma St. (Jun. 4), Rodriguez’s sac fly scored three runs for the Gauchos and he himself collected a run as well
  • In the elimination game against No. 23 Oklahoma St. (Jun. 6), Rodriguez went 2-for-4, scoring three runs and also had a stolen base and RBI to help UCSB to a 13-3 win

High School

  • Zach Rodriguez attended Vista Murrieta High School
  • Played three years on the varsity team for head coach George Jones
  • Played both outfield and infield
  • Broke the school record with 27 RBI his sophomore year
  • Hit .429 his junior year with a school record-tying 45 hits to go along with 20 RBI and 10 stolen bases
  • Was a two-year captain of the team
  • Was named First Team All-League, a CBCA HS All-Star, and to the CA All-State team his junior year
  • 2x Athlete of the Month
  • Holds the schools record with a .374 career batting average
  • Won the league championship in 2019
  • Also competed in football

Personal

  • Zachary Jacob Rodriguez was born on September 13, 2001
  • The son of Kathy and Shannon Rodriguez
  • Hopes to major in communication
  • Wants to pursue a career in professional baseball
  • Has a sister Dakota 
  • Nicknamed Zrod
  • Favorite teams are the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Chargers
  • Favorite movies are Wolf of Wall Street and We Are Your Friends
  • Likes fishing and DJ'ing
  • Favorite athlete is Mike Trout

Statistics

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