Arianna Rodi

position Infielder
height 5-8
class Senior
B/T R/R
Hometown Cranston, R.I.
High school La Salle Academy
Previous School Charlotte

position Infielder
height 5-8
class Senior
B/T R/R
Hometown Cranston, R.I.
High school La Salle Academy
Previous School Charlotte

Awards:

2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, presented by the NFCA (First Base)
2025 NFCA Second Team All-Region
SEC Player of the Week (3/3/25)
CSC Academic All-District First Team (2024, 2025)
2024 Softball America First Team All-American
2024 NFCA First Team All-Region
2024 First Team All-American Athletic Conference
2024 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
2023 Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal Honoree
2023 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll Selection

2025:

Became the first Gamecock to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, presented by the NFCA … Named to the NFCA All-Region Second Team … Selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® team … Named the SEC Player of the Week on March 3 … Set a pair of program records with 49 walks and 17 home runs … Her .718 slugging percentage and 55 RBIs both rank third all-time in a single season … She hit a home run in five straight games, which is tied for the 14th longest streak in NCAA Division I history … She had a 37 game on-base streak, which was the fourth longest streak in Division I this season and second longest in program history … In 58 games at first, Rodi had a .995 fielding percentage … She was a part of 23 doubles plays, second most in program history … Her .995 fielding percentage at first base ranks tied for fifth in program history during the SEC era (1997-present) … Had 11 multi-hit games on the season … Had 14 multi-RBI games, including three four-RBI games … Had a multi-home run game against No. 20 Alabama (5/7) in the SEC Tournament, the second broke the single-season home run record … She finished that game 3-for-4 with four RBIs … Had a 12-game hitting streak, second longest on the team.

Prior to SC:

2024 (Charlotte, Sophomore)

Had a breakout sophomore campaign that saw her start all 57 games at first base with a .353 batting average, 22 homers, and 55 RBI … Became the second player in program history to hit 20 homers in a season … Ranked fifth nationally in homers, 27th in slugging (.788) and 23rd total bases (134) … Also led the team with 37 walks and totaled 60 hits, 36 runs, and eight doubles … Paced the Niners with 16 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games … Posted a 29-game on-base streak from Feb. 11-March 28 … Opened the season with a 2-for-4 day and a homer at #4 Florida State (Feb. 8) … Had two hits and a homer vs. Canisius (Feb. 16) … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of taters and four RBI against #9 Clemson (Feb. 21) … Hit a walk-off three-run homer to lift CLT over #14 Kentucky to earn AAC Player of the Week honors (March 2) … Compiled a 12-game hitting streak from March 9-28 … Named the top first baseman in the country in Softball America positional rankings for February (March 5) … Also recognized as the #4 first baseman by D1Softball.com … Homered in back-to-back games against #12 Virginia Tech and Memphis (March 13-15) … Had another multi-homer game with four RBI at Longwood (April 2) … Had back-to-back multi-hit games against UTSA (April 12-13) … Posted a 2-for-4 day with two RBI at UAB (April 28) … Hit a game-tying homer in the sixth inning on senior day against North Texas as Charlotte won on a walk-off (May 5) … Went 2-for-3 with a career-high five RBI, including a grand slam, in the Niners’ 10-1 win over Wichita State in the American Conference Championship game (May 11) … Named to the AAC All-Tournament team … Had three RBI and a two-run homer in the NCAA Regionals against UNC Wilmington (May 18) … Named First Team All-AAC and First Team NFCA All-Region.

2023 (Charlotte, Freshman)

Played in 36 games and started 20 … Finished the season with a .250 batting average (16-for-64) with five home runs, a double, and 13 RBI … Went 2-for-2 and drove in a run against South Carolina (Feb. 9) … Went 1-for-2 and hit the first home run of her career against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 10) … Went 2-for-4 with a double against St. John’s (Feb. 18) … Hit a solo home run against Georgia (Feb. 19) … Came on as a pinch hitter against UTEP and hit a three-run home run (Mar. 24) … Came on as a pinch hitter against Western Kentucky and hit a two-run home run (Apr. 1) … 2023 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal honoree and named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Member of the 2019 state championship team at La Salle Academy … Named State Championship MVP in her freshman season … First Team All-State in 2021 & 2022 … Picked First Team All-Division in 2022 … Voted as team captain at La Salle in senior season … Also played ice hockey where she was a three-time state champion.

PERSONAL:

Born July 7, 2004 … Parents are Anthony and Barbara Rodi … Has two siblings, Anthony and Alexandria … Sister, Alexandria, played college softball at Nichols College (Mass.).