Mika Rodriguez, who was a 5-year Division II collegiate athlete and 2-year NAIA Assistant Coach at Ottawa University- AZ took over as the AMDG Softball Director in 2023.

Coach Mika earned her Bachelor’s Degree in International Business at the University of Minnesota-Crookston and her MBA with a concentration in Innovations of Marketing at the University of Sioux Falls.

Coach Mika is determined to share the knowledge and life lessons she has gained through her softball journey to help inspire and motivate the next generation of young athletes on and off the field.  She is excited for the opportunity to carry on her passion for the game all while continuing to learn and develop as a coach.

 “Every coach has had a coach at one point in their lifetime pour into them. It is a blessing that I now have a great opportunity to pour into the next generation of not just athletes, but young people, the way my coaches once poured into me.”

Career: Totaled 18 home runs with 90 RBI

2020-2021 - In her first season with USF, hit .267 in 47 starts in 47 appearances...had 21 runs on 31 hits in 116 at-bats...totaled four doubles, five home runs, 23 RBI, and 50 total bases...averaged a .431 slugging percentage and a .361 on-base percentage...was hit by a pitch once stole two bases on two attempts...fielded .942 with 64 putouts, 66 assists, and eight errors...had a season-high three hits on May 13 against Minot State...had a season-high three runs scored at Northern State on April April 17...batted in a season-high five runs on April 18 at MSU Moorhead...had a season-high six assists on May 8 at Concordia St. Paul...had a season-high four putouts at Northern State on April 17...had seven multi-hit games (three three-hit games and four two-hit games)...had six multi-RBI games (one five-RBI game, one three-RBI game, and four two-RBI games)...longest hit streak was four games.

2019-20 - Before the 2020 softball season ended due to COVID-19, had a home run, triple and .229 average in 16 games for the Golden Eagles.

2018-19 - As a junior, hit .269 with 33 runs, six stolen bases, and a program-record nine home runs along with 25 RBI...had a .524 slugging mark and .361 on-base percentage, led UMC with 111 assists.

2017-18 - As a sophomore transfer at Minnesota-Crookston, hit .301 with three home runs, 24 RBI and 20 runs scored.

2016-17 - Played her freshman season collegiately at Briar Cliff University (NAIA, Sioux City, Iowa)...hit .286, scored 11 runs, collected seven doubles and had 12 RBI's while posting a .357 slugging percentage...had a .940 fielding percentage with 75 putouts and 83 assists.

High School - Standout at Betty H. Fairfax High School in Laveen, Ariz...had six career home runs, 18 doubles, and hit at least .386 in her final two seasons...batted .418 as a junior with 27 runs, four home runs, 11 doubles and three triples...hit .386 with 10 runs, seven doubles, a triple and two home runs.

Personal - Coach Mika works in marketing remotely for a non-profit called Science of Sport which utilizes her marketing degree in community outreach.