A familiar face to Bats fans after a successful stint with the team in 2021 that saw him strike out 24 batters in 20 innings (including the postseason), Rodriguez returns to Keene in 2023 - this time a member of Pasco Hernando State College after he began his career at FloridaSouthWestern State College. The Florida product has pitched a solid 31.1 innings for the Tigers and former Bats head coach Lyndon Coleman, whiffing 41 and pitching to a 2.59 ERA and a 3-1 record with two saves this spring. Rodriguez struck out a season-best eight in four one-hitinnings against Lake-Sumter State on April 22. In his first stint with the Bats in the Northern Division-winning year of 2021, he made 10 appearances and was 3-0.