Texas' Adrian Rodriguez, the slugger with the fitting nickname 'A-Rod', made history in the Men's College World Series. In a 14-2 victory over Alabama, Rodriguez hit for the cycle, becoming the third player to achieve this feat in the series' history. This was no ordinary cycle, though. It came amidst an unusual sequence of events in the seventh inning, where Rodriguez clobbered a two-run home run to right field for his fourth hit of the day. But the real twist? The official scorer changed the ruling on his second-inning at-bat from a single and a two-base error to a triple, which, combined with his double in the first inning and single in the fifth, completed the cycle. Rodriguez's performance was even more impressive as he tacked on a fifth hit, a run-scoring double in the eighth inning, making it the first five-hit game of his collegiate career. After the game, he gifted the ball from his fifth hit to his brother, Lucas, who was in the stands with their parents. Rodriguez's day was a statistical marvel, finishing with 12 total bases and seven RBIs, the latter being the seventh player to achieve this in a single Men's College World Series game. His hot streak continued into the tournament, hitting .667 (18-for-27) through seven NCAA Tournament games, and he's poised to keep it going against either Georgia or Oklahoma in the next elimination game.
