Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Rodriguez, Lani
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Jersey Number 23
Lani Rodriguez
- Position:
- Second Base
- Class:
- Junior
- Prev school:
- Charter Oak HS
- Hometown:
- Covina, Calif.
Bio
2022 (Senior)
- Played in 48 games and started 46
- Finished the season batting .248, with 28 hits, including three doubles, while knocking in nine RBI and scoring eight runs
- Led the team in sacrifice hits (9)
- Finished fourth on the team in batting average (.248), on-base plus slugging (.605), and on-base percentage (.331)
- Ranked sixth on the team in hits (28), RBIs (9), slugging percentage (.274)
- Posted seven multi-hit contests
- Tied a career-high three hits, going 3-for-4, while knocking in two RBIs and scoring a run against Georgia Southern (March 6)
2021 (Junior)
- Played in and started 45 of MT’s 48 games during the 2021 season, making 44 of her starts at second base and one start at third base
- Batted .217 with nine runs scored and 11 RBIs along with five doubles and a triple
- Defensively, her 104 putouts were the third-most on the team, and she broke into the D1Softball.com top plays of the week with a double play in the season opener vs. New Mexico State on February 12
- Had the first of her four multi-hit games on April 2 at Charlotte with a 2-for-3 performance that included two runs scored and two walks
- Was 2-for-5 vs. Marshall on April 9 with a run scored and a run batted in
- Posted a second multi-hit game in the series vs. Marshall, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the series finale on April 11
- Hit her second career triple on April 24 during a 2-for-4 day with an RBI and a run scored
- In addition to the two-RBI performance vs. Marshall on April 11, she also had two-RBI games vs. Toledo (March 5) and again vs. Marshall (April 10)
- Had the game-winning sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of game four vs. Western Kentucky (April 18)
- Notched six assists vs. FIU on May 7 for a new career high
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
*2020 (Sophomore)
- Was one of five Blue Raiders to start all 28 games of the shortened season
- Batted .219 with two doubles, three homers, 10 RBIs, and seven runs scored
- Defensively, she had the third-most putouts (59) and second-most assists (48) on the team with a .982 fielding percentage
- Slugged her first two career homers in the win against Nicholls State (Feb. 15), when she became the 12th Blue Raider to slug two homers in one game
- Finished that game against Nicholls State a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with four RBIs and three runs scored along with a walk and a stolen base
- Was 1-for-3 against Mercer (Feb. 16) and had a two-run homer, her third career round-tripper
- Went a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored against Sacred Heart (March 1)
- In the series finale at Western Kentucky (March 8), she went 2-for-3 at the plate
- Batted in one teammate and was 1-for-2 at the plate to go with a career-high six putouts against Tennessee State (March 11, game two)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Freshman)
- Appeared in 50 games and started in 47 primarily at second base
- Went 30-for-134 (.224) on the season with four doubles and one triple
- Scored 15 runs and collected 14 RBI in her freshmen season
- Had a .269 slugging percentage with a .320 on base percentage
- Was one of three Raiders with a team high seven-game hit streak
- Began the season with a seven-game hit streak (2/8-15)
- Went 7-for-13 (.538) through the five games of the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/8-10)
- Went 3-for-4 and scored a run against No. 13 South Carolina (3/3)
- Went 1-for-3 and scored the game winning run on a three-RBI double against FAU (4/13)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
High School
- A 2018 graduate of Charter Oak High School
- Four-year softball letter winner under Head Coach Mark Thornborge, Brittany Subia, Angie Sprege, and Scott Higuera
- Also played water polo
- Consistently batted over .333 all four seasons topping out at .481 as a junior
- First Team All-League in 2018
- Second Team All-League in 2017
- Team MVP in 2017
- Named to the Academic All-League Team
- Played travel ball for Firecrackers Brashear under Head Coach Sean Brashear
- Won a PGF National Championship and the Colorado Sparkler Tournament
Personal
- Born June 14, 2000 in Los Angeles, California
- Daughter of Joe and Diana Rodriguez
- Has one sister, Nina, and one brother, Noah
- Majoring in Criminal Justice
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
