Rodric Black

Rodric Black HR celebration vs. HCU (3-27-26)

Photo by: Jordan Segelken

Photo by: Elysa Ripley

Photo by: Elysa Ripley

Class:
Senior
Position:
INF
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
L.D. Bell HS
Last College:
West Texas A&M

2025 (West Texas A&M): Played and started 43 games for the Buffs... Hit .345 with 49 hits... Delivered 16 extra base hits with ten doubles, two triples and four home runs... Recorded 35 RBI and 34 runs scored... Totaled 75 bases... Drew 11 walks and a hit-by-pitch...Stole nine bags... Slashed .345/.389/.528... Registered 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games...Owned streaks of 15 games reaching safely and eight games with a hit...

2024 (West Texas A&M): Saw time in 56 games with 55 starts on the infield for the Buffaloes in 2024 under current SFA head coach Matt Vanderburg... Hit .284 on the season with seven doubles, two triples and four homeruns to drive in 41 RBI for a slugging percentage of .394... Drew 19 walks with three hit-by-pitch for an on-base percentage of .349... Also stole 17 bases on 21 attempts... Registered 72 putouts and 101 assists with 14 errors for a fielding percentage of .925... Season-high two hits against Arkansas-Fort Smith (5/5)... Drove in a season-best five RBI against Oklahoma Christian (4/4)...

At McLennan Community College:
Came to Canyon from McLennan College (Texas) where he played on the infield for the Knights under head coach Tyler Johnson...

At L.D. Bell High School:
Graduated from Lawrence D. Bell High School (Texas) in 2021... Played all over the infield for the Knights under head coach Paul Gipson... Named an All-American at shortstop during his senior campaign, earning District Most Valuable Player accolades while earning All-State honors...

Personal:
Born June 25, 2003... Son of Rodney and Cara Black and he has one sibling, Taddarious...