2020 Softball Roster
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Rodriguez, Julie
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Jersey Number 5
Julie Rodriguez
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/L
- High School:
- Northern Valley Old Tappan HS
- Hometown:
- Norwood, N.J.
Bio
2020
Rodriguez had nine hits in 27 at-bats (.333), adding a home run, four runs batted in, six runs scored and four walks ... had two hits, including a two-run homer, against Liberty on Feb. 15 ... posted RBI singles with a run scored versus Auburn (Feb. 23) and St. John's (March 3) ... singled and scored twice against Pittsburgh on Feb. 9 ... recorded singles versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6), USF (Feb. 16), UCF (March 6) and Cal Poly (March 8) ...ย made her official collegiate pitching debut on March 1 against San Diego, tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings ... her unofficial pitching debut came against the USA Olympic Team on Feb. 23, retiring Valerie Arioto on a foul out in her only batter faced ... added a single off Monica Abbott later in the game ... was named to the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Appeared in 25 games, making eight starts, producing seven hits in 34 at-bats (.206), six runs batted in, six runs scored and two doubles ... posted a two-run, pinch-hit double on June 3 in Game 1 of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma ... singled, scored and was hit by a pitch on April 7 at No. 19 Arizona State ... had a sacrifice fly versus Colorado State (Feb. 24) ... produced a great offensive day on Feb. 23, posting an RBI double and a single against Nebraska and a two-run single versus No. 16 Kentucky ... had singles against Saint Mary's (Feb. 9) and UC Riverside (Feb. 17) ...ย scored runs versus Fresno State (Feb. 7) and Boston U. (March 10), and drew a walk against Robert Morris (March 8).
2018
Played in 26 games, making 10 starts, hitting .167 (6-for-36) with one home run, 10 runs batted in, seven runs scored and seven walks ... had a sacrifice fly at the Women's College World Series against No. 6 Florida State on May 31 ... posted an RBI groundout against South Dakota (April 27) ...ย hit a triple, walked and scored a run at Utah (March 31) ... drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run at No. 21 Long Beach State on March 11 ... had an RBI single versus Boston U. (March 10) ... had an RBI double and scored a runย against Michigan State (March 9) ... hit her first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, at San Diego on March 3, adding an RBI single ... drove in a pair on a pinch-hit single against No. 7 LSU on Feb. 24 ... walked twice against both Syracuse (Feb. 18) and Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9), scoring twice versus MTSU and once against Syracuse.
NORTHERN VALLEY OLD TAPPAN HIGH SCHOOL
Rodriguez played pitcher and outfield for four years at Northern Valley Old Tappanย High School in Old Tappan, N.J., where she holds all hitting and pitching records ...ย was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, as well as NFCA First Team, PGF, USA Today First Team and FloSoftball First Team All-American ...ย also earned NJ.com and Big North Conference Player of the Year honors in 2017, while being one of 10 players selected to the Louisville Slugger Hit Club ...ย hit .644 as a senior with a .750 on base percentage, a school-record seven home runs and 32 walks, including 28 intentionally ...ย was the #7 recruit in the nation as ranked by FloSoftballย ...ย was also a FloSoftballย First Team All-American as a sophomore and junior, three-time First Team All-Big North selection and All-State and All-County honoree ...ย team captain as a senior ... coached by Melissa Landeck ... played travel ball with NJ Intensity KOD Premier under coach Kevin O'Donnell ... team was ninth at the 2017 PGF National Championship ... was on the 14U ASA National Championship team with SoCal Athletics ... started on the winning East Team at the PGF All-American Game, recording the game-winning RBI.
PERSONAL
Born Juliana Sofia Rodriguez in Norwood, N.J. ... parents are Barbara and Joseph Rodriguez ... has an older sister, Alexandra, and an older brother, Nikolas ...ย chose to attend UCLA because of the academic and athletic opportunities that the school gives its students, in addition to living in a beautiful climate and location and knowing she'd be constantly challenged ... things she likes the most about playing softball are the friends she has made from all across the country and being given the opportunity to move cross country to continue playing ... favorites include musical duo Louis the Child, actress Amy Schumerย and the movie "Wedding Crashers" ... biggest athletic thrill was dog-piling after winning the National Championship ... hobbies include shopping and cooking ... majoring in communications with the career objective of working in the television industry ... also minoring in Spanish.
Julie Rodriguez's Game Highs
Rodriguez had nine hits in 27 at-bats (.333), adding a home run, four runs batted in, six runs scored and four walks ... had two hits, including a two-run homer, against Liberty on Feb. 15 ... posted RBI singles with a run scored versus Auburn (Feb. 23) and St. John's (March 3) ... singled and scored twice against Pittsburgh on Feb. 9 ... recorded singles versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6), USF (Feb. 16), UCF (March 6) and Cal Poly (March 8) ...ย made her official collegiate pitching debut on March 1 against San Diego, tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings ... her unofficial pitching debut came against the USA Olympic Team on Feb. 23, retiring Valerie Arioto on a foul out in her only batter faced ... added a single off Monica Abbott later in the game ... was named to the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Appeared in 25 games, making eight starts, producing seven hits in 34 at-bats (.206), six runs batted in, six runs scored and two doubles ... posted a two-run, pinch-hit double on June 3 in Game 1 of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma ... singled, scored and was hit by a pitch on April 7 at No. 19 Arizona State ... had a sacrifice fly versus Colorado State (Feb. 24) ... produced a great offensive day on Feb. 23, posting an RBI double and a single against Nebraska and a two-run single versus No. 16 Kentucky ... had singles against Saint Mary's (Feb. 9) and UC Riverside (Feb. 17) ...ย scored runs versus Fresno State (Feb. 7) and Boston U. (March 10), and drew a walk against Robert Morris (March 8).
2018
Played in 26 games, making 10 starts, hitting .167 (6-for-36) with one home run, 10 runs batted in, seven runs scored and seven walks ... had a sacrifice fly at the Women's College World Series against No. 6 Florida State on May 31 ... posted an RBI groundout against South Dakota (April 27) ...ย hit a triple, walked and scored a run at Utah (March 31) ... drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a run at No. 21 Long Beach State on March 11 ... had an RBI single versus Boston U. (March 10) ... had an RBI double and scored a runย against Michigan State (March 9) ... hit her first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, at San Diego on March 3, adding an RBI single ... drove in a pair on a pinch-hit single against No. 7 LSU on Feb. 24 ... walked twice against both Syracuse (Feb. 18) and Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9), scoring twice versus MTSU and once against Syracuse.
NORTHERN VALLEY OLD TAPPAN HIGH SCHOOL
Rodriguez played pitcher and outfield for four years at Northern Valley Old Tappanย High School in Old Tappan, N.J., where she holds all hitting and pitching records ...ย was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, as well as NFCA First Team, PGF, USA Today First Team and FloSoftball First Team All-American ...ย also earned NJ.com and Big North Conference Player of the Year honors in 2017, while being one of 10 players selected to the Louisville Slugger Hit Club ...ย hit .644 as a senior with a .750 on base percentage, a school-record seven home runs and 32 walks, including 28 intentionally ...ย was the #7 recruit in the nation as ranked by FloSoftballย ...ย was also a FloSoftballย First Team All-American as a sophomore and junior, three-time First Team All-Big North selection and All-State and All-County honoree ...ย team captain as a senior ... coached by Melissa Landeck ... played travel ball with NJ Intensity KOD Premier under coach Kevin O'Donnell ... team was ninth at the 2017 PGF National Championship ... was on the 14U ASA National Championship team with SoCal Athletics ... started on the winning East Team at the PGF All-American Game, recording the game-winning RBI.
PERSONAL
Born Juliana Sofia Rodriguez in Norwood, N.J. ... parents are Barbara and Joseph Rodriguez ... has an older sister, Alexandra, and an older brother, Nikolas ...ย chose to attend UCLA because of the academic and athletic opportunities that the school gives its students, in addition to living in a beautiful climate and location and knowing she'd be constantly challenged ... things she likes the most about playing softball are the friends she has made from all across the country and being given the opportunity to move cross country to continue playing ... favorites include musical duo Louis the Child, actress Amy Schumerย and the movie "Wedding Crashers" ... biggest athletic thrill was dog-piling after winning the National Championship ... hobbies include shopping and cooking ... majoring in communications with the career objective of working in the television industry ... also minoring in Spanish.
Julie Rodriguez's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 4, vs. Boston U. (3/10/18) 4, vs. USF (2/16/20) |
| RUNS SCORED | 2, Three Times (last vs. Pittsburgh, 2/9/20) |
| HITS | 2, Three Times (last vs. Liberty, 2/15/20) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 3, at San Diego (3/3/18) |
| DOUBLES | 1, Three Times (last vs. Oklahoma, 6/3/19) |
| TRIPLES | 1, at Utah (3/31/18) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, at San Diego (3/3/18) 1, vs. Liberty (2/15/20) |
| TOTAL BASES | 5, at San Diego (3/3/18) 5, vs. Liberty (2/15/20) |
| WALKS | 2, Three Times (last vs. Texas, 2/27/20) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, vs. Florida State (5/31/18) 1, vs. Colorado State (2/24/19) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 1, vs. Georgia State (2/9/19) 1, at Arizona State (4/7/19) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
