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Arica Rodriguez

Arica Rodriguez

    Former Lady Lion standout Arica Rodriguez is in her seventh season as a member of the Southeastern coaching staff. She is the team’s hitting coach and also works with the team’s infielders.

    During her time at Southeastern as a coach, Rodriguez has helped the Lady Lions to two Southland Conference Tournament appearances. As the primary infield coach, Rodriguez has worked with All-Southland Conference players Katie Duhe (2011), Megan McCollum (2012), Megan Moore (2013, 2014, 2015) and Sydney Booker (2015).

    Rodriguez, a Natalia, Texas native, entered the coaching ranks after a two-year Lady Lion career that saw her earn All-Southland Conference honors in both 2007 and 2008. During her time with Lady Lions, she started all 109 games she appeared in and recorded 87 hits, 27 doubles, 13 home runs and 59 runs batted in.

   As a junior, she hit .297 with 13 doubles, 47 hits, seven home runs and 39 RBI on the way to second team All-Southland and Louisiana Newcomer of the Year honors. In her senior season, she was a third team All-Southland pick and helped the Lady Lions reach the Southland Conference Tournament for the first time since 2002.

        Rodriguez came to Hammond after earning All-America and All-Region XIV honors at San Jacinto College South. As a sophomore, she was named the Region XIV Most Valuable Player after hitting .427 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI. During that year, she also posted a single-season school record .760 slugging percentage with 73 hits, 49 runs, 17 doubles  and five triples.

    Prior to her collegiate career, she was a two-time District MVP at Natalia High School. A 2008 graduate of Southeastern, Rodriguez resides in Hammond.