UM Baseball: Around the Horn with Rony Rodriguez

Nov. 10, 2010

Coral Gables, Fla. – University of Miami baseball student-athlete Rony Rodriguez sat down with HurricaneSports.com to discuss his summer workouts, as well as the fall preseason so far for the Hurricanes. During the fall, Rodriguez has led the ‘Canes in batting, while just finishing up as part of the Orange & Green Fall World Series.

Around the Horn with Rony Rodriguez…
Hometown… Miami, Fla.
High School… Sunset HS
Junior College… Miami Dade College
Major at UM… Sports Administration
Nickname… Goon
Favorite class at UM… Leadership
Favorite professional baseball player… Albert Pujols
Favorite athlete in another sport… Lebron James
Favorite professional sports team… Boston Red Sox
Favorite food when I was little… Pizza
Favorite movie… A Night at the Roxbury
Farthest place I’ve been from Miami… Las Vegas, Nev.
Favorite memory playing baseball… Hitting my first homerun as a Hurricane last year against Manhattan (Feb. 27, 2010)
Favorite television show growing up… Tom & Jerry
When I was little, I always wanted to be… A professional baseball player
If I could play any other sport at the “U”, it would be… Football
My favorite thing about being part of the “U” family is… The Tradition and Pride
If I could live off one food for the rest of my life, it would be… Italian food of any kind
Most influential person in my life… My brother, Roman Rodriguez
My favorite midnight snack is… Oreos
The weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten is… Rabbit
A song no one would believe I have on my iPod is… California Girls by Katy Perry
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be… Tennessee
If you walked into my bedroom, the first thing you would notice is… My Entourage poster