Kimberli Rodas

#5 Kimberli Rodas

Pos. IF
B/T R/R
Ht. 5-4
Yr. So.
Hometown San Bernardino, Calif.
High School (Prev. School) Cajon

2023: Started all 48 games she appeared in as a rookie ... made 38 starts at third base, nine at shortstop and one at second base ... hit .234 (29-for-124) with eight runs scored and 10 RBIs ... ranked third on the team in RBIs, tied for second in walks (14) and tied for third in doubles (7) ... third in batting average and on-base percentage (.312) as well ... posted six multi-hit games ... debuted with a base hit at DePaul Feb. 9 ... posted six-game hitting streak Feb. 24-March 5, hitting .438 (7-for-16) over that stretch ... hitting streak was tied for team’s longest of the season ... picked up hit in lone at-bat and scored a run to open hitting streak versus FIU Feb. 24 ... connected on RBI double and drew a walk Feb. 26 versus Oakland ... went 2-for-4 in win at Bellarmine March 4 ... recorded an RBI double against Eastern Illinois March 4 and drove in two with a double the next day against the Panthers ... put together torrid offensive stretch over first two MVC weekends of her career ... went 3-for-4 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base in three games at Southern Illinois March 17-19 ... followed the next weekend against Illinois State by going 2-for-5 with four walks, a double and a run scored March 24-26 ... drew three walks in middle game of series against the Redbirds, tied for third-most in a single game in program history ... connected on first career home run as part of 2-for-5, 3-RBI game at Purdue Fort Wayne March 29 ... connected on a pair of doubles, scoring two runs and driving in one, in home win over UIC April 19 ... posted first career three-hit game against Drake April 22, also recording an RBI ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Indiana State May 6.

Prep: Led Cowgirls to a 24-7 record as a senior ... drove in the game-winning run as Cajon won the CIF-SS Division 5 championship — the school’s first such title since 2006 ... four-year varsity starter ... earned All-League honors on multiple occasions ... played her travel ball for Corona Angels Howard.

International: Has international experience playing for Mexico ... earned a silver medal in 2021 at the Junior Pan American Games ... member of bronze medal-winning squad in the summer of 2023 at the Central American and Caribbean Games.