SUPERIOR, Wis. – Yellowjacket senior lefthanded pitcher Ryan Rodriguez (Chaska, Minn./Chaska) has been named All-Region by d3baseball.com, the web site announced in a release Monday morning.
 
Rodriguez was named one the starting pitchers on the d3baseball.com All-Region 9 Third Team, marking the first time he has received the honor from the web site.
 
The Chaska, Minnesota native was masterful on the mound for the Yellowjackets in 2023, posting a 6-2 record with an earned run average of 2.59. He allowed just 50 hits and 10 walks in 66 innings for a WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) of 0.91, and Rodriguez averaged more than a strikeout per inning, fanning 69 hitters in 2023. He was named UMAC Pitcher of the Week three times in 2023.
 
For his career, Rodriguez went 23-13 in 59 appearances, including 52 starts. He struck out 345 hitters in 319.1 innings.
 
Rodriguez finished the season by being named UMAC Pitcher of the Year, the first time a Yellowjacket has received the honor. He was also named All-UMAC First Team for the third time. He was also the 2023 recipient of the Mertz Mortorelli Award, given annually to the top male student-athlete at UW-Superior.
 
The Yellowjackets closed the 2023 season with a record of 21-15, marking the first time in program history the team won 20 games in a season. It was also the first time since 1975 a Yellowjacket baseball team finished a season with a record above .500.