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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Softball - Alaska

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SOFTBALL

Sela Rodriguez

Right-handed pitcher/third base
EAST ANCHORAGE HS
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.979

ERA

159

Strikeouts

78.2

Innings Pitched

.603

Batting Average
“Sela is a great athlete that’s a problem for opponents whether she is in the circle or in the batter’s box. She hits for high average and power. Any time she connects with the bat you hope it’s not a home run. In the circle, she keeps the batters guessing with her spin pitches and effective change-up.”
Brandon McCutcheon
Head Coach - Anchorage South
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-8 junior right-handed pitcher and third baseman had led the Thunderbirds to an 18-4 record this season and a berth in Alaska’s Division I state tournament. Rodriguez posted a 14-3 record in the circle through 22 games with a 0.979 ERA, striking out 159 batters across 78.2 innings. At the plate, Rodriguez entered the postseason batting .603 with 11 home runs, 49 RBI and 25 runs scored, compiling a .641 on-base percentage, a 1.466 slugging percentage and a 2.106 OPS. The returning Gatorade Alaska Softball Player of the Year, she was named the Cook Inlet Conference MVP and USA Softball Alaska All-Tournament MVP.

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Academic Achievement

Rodriguez has maintained a 3.69 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Rodriguez has volunteered locally as a youth softball instructor.