Texas A&M International University Athletics

Ruben Rodriguez enters his second season as head coach of the Dustdevils. He previously served as assistant baseball coach joining the program in January 2022. He brings with him nearly a decade of coaching experience. Rodriguez previously served as assistant coach at Tarleton State from 2018-2021. In the summer of 2019, Rodriguez was an assistant coach for the Swift Current 57's, a summer collegiate league team. While with the 57's he coached third base and was selected to coach in the 2019 WCBL All-Star Game. From 2014-18, Rodriguez was with D-Bat Baseball Facilities as an assistant coach for multiple select teams within the organization, as well as a private instructor for hitting and infield position play.

As a player, Rodriguez began his collegiate career at Paris Junior College (2014-16) where he was Second Team Region 14 in the 2016 season. He moved on to Southwestern Oklahoma State (2016-17), before finishing his career at Tarleton State where he ws Second Team All-LSC second baseman in 2018. Rodriguez ended the season with a 95.7% fielding percentage in 164 opportunities and hit .325 on the season. Rodriguez also played for both the Melville Millionaires (2015) and Swift Current 57's (2017-18) in the WCBL Canadian Summer League, as well as with the Victoria Generals of the Texas Collegiate League in 2017.

A native of El Paso, Texas, Rodriguez earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a minor in Spanish and History and a Masters of Science in Kinesiology from Tarleton State.

Rodriguez and his wife Zoey, have one son Ruben IV.