Augie Rodriguez is in his ninth year with the Rox organization and eighth overall as Field Manager.  He has posted a career record of 292-218 (.572) with the Rox which places him fourth all-time among the winningest managers in Northwoods League history.  Rodriguez has led the Rox to two Northwoods World Series appearances (2015 & 2017), including a NWL Championship in 2017.  Rodriguez was named Northwoods League Manager-of-the-Year in 2016.  In addition to his duties with the Rox, he also serves as an Associate Scout for the Cincinnati Reds and as a trainer at MASH Baseball in St. Cloud.  Augie played six years of professional baseball starting with the Seattle Mariners, who invited him to spring training in 2003. He spent two seasons playing in the Puerto Rican Major Winter League and one year in the European Association of Professional Baseball. From 2011-2013 he was the pitching coach at Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia.  Over 80 of his former Rox players have been drafted or signed as free agents by Major League Baseball teams, including Will Craig (2016) and Michael Busch (2017) who were selected in the first round of the Major League Draft.  Augie resides in St. Joseph, Minnesota with his wife Rachael and son AJ.