Chris Rodriguez joins the UCF coaching staff after finishing his first season of coaching with Wright State University. The South Florida native will serve as the Coordinator of Player Development for the Knights this season. He will handle video, analytics, and assist in technologies used to enhance player development and performance.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as the Volunteer Assistant for the Raiders last fall before taking on the Director of Player Development role in the spring under coach Alex Sogard. Rodriguez also has a background in international coaching, serving as an assistant this past summer for the Lithuanian National Team for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He helped lead the team to a Pool B Championship in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB), where they defeated Ukraine in the championship game. Their run came to end, losing to Team Israel for a spot in the Pool A tournament. Rodriguez handled the pitchers, scouting, and conditioning programs for Team Lithuania during his time.
His playing career started at Spring Hill College back in 2012 before transferring to Volunteer State in 2013. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 where he recovered in his home town of Pembroke Pines, FL, and returned to play for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season for coach Josh Pethoud. During his time there, he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship and was named to the Junior College All-Region IV team where he went 8-2 with 97 K’s in 74 innings. He finished his career at Wright State as part of the 2018 Horizon League Champions and Stanford Regional team for coach Jeff Mercer.
Rodriguez received his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State and is the son of Ozzie and Christine Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, an alum of Wright State, served as the Volunteer Assistant for the Raiders last fall before taking on the Director of Player Development role in the spring under coach Alex Sogard. Rodriguez also has a background in international coaching, serving as an assistant this past summer for the Lithuanian National Team for a bid to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He helped lead the team to a Pool B Championship in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB), where they defeated Ukraine in the championship game. Their run came to end, losing to Team Israel for a spot in the Pool A tournament. Rodriguez handled the pitchers, scouting, and conditioning programs for Team Lithuania during his time.
His playing career started at Spring Hill College back in 2012 before transferring to Volunteer State in 2013. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 where he recovered in his home town of Pembroke Pines, FL, and returned to play for Kishwaukee College during the 2016 season for coach Josh Pethoud. During his time there, he led the Kougars to an Arrowhead Conference championship and was named to the Junior College All-Region IV team where he went 8-2 with 97 K’s in 74 innings. He finished his career at Wright State as part of the 2018 Horizon League Champions and Stanford Regional team for coach Jeff Mercer.
Rodriguez received his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Wright State and is the son of Ozzie and Christine Rodriguez.