SENIOR (2018): Played in 25 games with 17 starts...Led the team with a .357 caught stealing percentage (5-for-14)...Allowed just five stolen bases in 25 games...Hit .059 with eight walks, two RBIs, and six runs scored...Went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored against Chicago State on April 7...Had 97 putouts and 12 assists with just one error for a .991 fielding percentage.
JUNIOR (2017): Played in 30 games with 22 starts...Started 16 of the last 17 games of the season, including all WAC Tournament and NCAA Regional games...Led the team with nine runners caught stealing and a .321 caught-stealing percentage...Allowed only 19 stolen bases in his 30 games played...Hit .130 with 5 RBIs and 6 runs scored...Had two doubles and three sacrifice bunts...Had two multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games...Was 2-for-5 with two RBIs at Chicago State and 2-for-3 with two RBIs at San Diego...Drew four walks...Had two hits, two runs, and an RBI in the WAC Tournament...Had 115 putouts and 23 assists with just two errors for a .986 fielding percentage.
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE: Played two seasons for coach Reed Peters at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton...Helped team win the Big 8 Conference championship in 2015...Team went 41-7 in 2015 and 31-13 in 2016...Played in 26 games as a sophomore and had four RBIs and five runs scored while throwing out four base runners...Saw action in 10 games as a freshman and threw out the only attempted base stealer against...Played with Hornet teammate Alex Dentoni
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Mike Denecochea at McClatchy HS in Sacramento...First team all-Metro league as a senior...In 13 games played hit .514 with 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored...Had four doubles and two triples with a .543 on-base percentage and .729 slugging percentage...Threw out the only two stolen base attempts against...Helped team go 13-1 in league play and win the conference title
PERSONAL: Parents are Santos Ortiz and Mayra Medina...Brother Francisco Ortiz was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round of the 2006 MLB draft and pitched three seasons in the Pirates organization...Is bilingual...Majoring in communications