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This summer, the best uncommitted Class of 2027 prospects will head to LakePoint Sports in Emerson, GA for the premier Prep Baseball Report Future Games. For the first time ever, the state of California will be bringing two teams: Team NorCal and Team SoCal. For the next three weeks leading up to the event we will be previewing each player that will be putting their talents on display in front of a plethora of college coaches from across the entire country.

Standing 5-foot-10, Evan Rodriguez is a star outfielder from Simi Valley High School. The seventh best ranked outfielder in all of California is also ranked as the fifty-fifth best outfielder in the entire country.

When not in the outfield, Rodriguez slides behind the dish with an impressive 2.00 second pop time.

Rodriguez impresses both in the batter’s box and on the base paths, having a 91.9 MPH exit velocity off the bat and running a 6.68 60-yd dash.

This season for Simi Valley, Rodriguez hit .421 with 40 hits and 28 RBIs.

Defensively, Rodriguez was perfect with a flawless fielding percentage while recording eight assists.

One of his best performances came on April 2nd against Camarillo, in which he went 4-5 at the plate with a double, driving in two runners in the process.

At the Future Games Tryout at Pepperdine University, all of Rodriguez’s talents were on display, earning him the rank as third best overall player of the event, and the best overall catcher of the event.

Rodriguez is a must watch talent at this year's Future Games in LakePoint. With his phenomenal hitting approach, positional versatility, and ability to run the bases, Rodriguez will be sure to turn heads at LakePoint later this month.

“Rodriguez made a big jump up the Prep Baseball California rankings after a dominant Soph. campaign at Simi Valley. The two-sport athlete cemented his status as one of the top talents not only in SoCal, but the state. A solidly built athlete Rodriguez checked in at 5 '9.5 156.5 lbs. with an athletic build that has room to fill even more as he continues to mature across broad shoulders and a strong lower half. His dynamic athletic ability was on display as he tied for the top spot in the 60 time by posting a 6.68 run time with a 1.58 10 yard split, 3.68 30 yard split and a 20.5 MPH max run speed (tied for the top spot). During the VALD jump testing his 2.22 RSI was third at the event (tops for the 2027's in attendance) while adding a 27.9" vertical (tops for the 2027's in attendance). Rodriguez demonstrated his defensive versatility by posting a 84 MPH OF arm velocity with carry and accuracy to his throws before strapping on the catching gear to show a 2.00 low pop time which translated into a strong day behind the plate receiving while making a pair of clean grabs in the OF on defense. Rodriguez topped at 91.9 MPH from a smooth compact RH swing which lives on the barrel (83% sweet spot rate) and in the air to the middle of the field (67% fly ball / line drive rate with 59% of those being line drives to the gaps).”- Steven Hardesty, Associate Director SoCal

Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Senior Future Games (Class of 2026)	NATIONAL	07/22	LakePoint Sports
Future Games (Class of 2027)	NATIONAL	07/23	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2029/30)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
2025 California State Games (Invite-Only)	CA	07/30	Fullerton College - Fullerton, CA & Fullerton High School
2025 West Coast Super Sophomore Games (Invite-Only)	CA	09/26	University of Oregon / Bushnell University