(RV) Rio Grande outfielder Rodriguez picked as RSC Baseball Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- (RV) University of Rio Grande outfielder David Rodriguez homered and hit .500 in the weekend series to pick up River States Conference Baseball Player of the Week for March 11-17.
A senior from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he was 7 for 14 in a three-game, RSC sweep at Cincinnati Christian. He hit in every game, scored six runs, doubled, homered and walked once on the weekend.
The biggest game was 4 for 6 with a double, homer and five RBIs in the series opener, a 26-3 win. He was also 1 for 3 with a walk and RBI in the second game and then 2 for 5 with a run and an RBI in the finale.
Rio Grande (19-10, 6-3 RSC) will host Ohio Chillicothe on March 19 for its next contests.