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Jersey Number 29
Caitlin Ortiz
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- IF
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
- Prev School:
- Gulf Coast CC
Second Team All-Sun Belt (First Baseman)
2013 (Senior)
Enjoyed career year during final season as a Trojan by breaking the single-season record for on-base percentage by posting a .488 mark en route to earning Second Team All-Sun Belt Honors …. Also finished fourth in the league in on-base percentage and tenth in batting average … Finished career by reaching base in 27 straight games, the longest streak by a Trojan in program history … Hit a career-high .338 with three home runs and 29 RBIs … Led the Trojans and the Sun Belt with 14 doubles … Recorded 14 hit-by-pitches and finished fourth in the Sun Belt … Was hit-by-pitch twice against Georgia State, Southern Miss and Auburn … Recorded nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … Finishes career in seventh in school history with a .455 on-base percentage and a .469 slugging percentage … Hit first career home run at Florida State in Troy’s 6-3 win over the 25th-ranked Seminoles … Followed up five games later by hitting her first career grand slam at Middle Tennessee … Recorded five multi-hit games in seven games spanning from Troy’s Sun Belt opener Middle Tennessee to playing UT-Arlington at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic.
2012 (Junior)
Played in 33 games and made 12 starts as the designated player … Hit .244 with two doubles and two RBIS … Led the team with seven pinch hits in 18 at-bats … Recorded doubles against Florida Atlantic and North Texas … Drove in runs at Florida A&M and South Alabama.
Prior to Troy
Played for two seasons at Gulf Coast Community College under head coach Susan Painter … Earned Third Team All-American honors, First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore … Hit .384 that season with nine home runs and 54 RBI … Helped lead the Commodores to a 43-19 record as a sophomore … As a freshman, hit .313 with six home runs and 26 RBI.
High School
Played for four seasons under head coach Doug Myers at Mater Dei High School … Primarily played third base for the Monarchs ... Led the Monarchs to a Trinity League Championship in 2009 as a senior ... Was also named a team captain and earned the Coaches' Award as a senior … As a junior, hit .368 with 21 runs scored and a 1.000 fielding percentage … For her career, hit .279 with 34 runs scored, nine home runs and 36 RBI … Helped lead the Monarchs to the state playoffs three times.
Personal
Full name is Caitlin Elizabeth Ortiz … Born on March 11, 1991 in Santa Ana, Calif. … Daughter of Silvia and Donnie Ortiz … Majoring in Human Services.
2013 (Senior)
Enjoyed career year during final season as a Trojan by breaking the single-season record for on-base percentage by posting a .488 mark en route to earning Second Team All-Sun Belt Honors …. Also finished fourth in the league in on-base percentage and tenth in batting average … Finished career by reaching base in 27 straight games, the longest streak by a Trojan in program history … Hit a career-high .338 with three home runs and 29 RBIs … Led the Trojans and the Sun Belt with 14 doubles … Recorded 14 hit-by-pitches and finished fourth in the Sun Belt … Was hit-by-pitch twice against Georgia State, Southern Miss and Auburn … Recorded nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … Finishes career in seventh in school history with a .455 on-base percentage and a .469 slugging percentage … Hit first career home run at Florida State in Troy’s 6-3 win over the 25th-ranked Seminoles … Followed up five games later by hitting her first career grand slam at Middle Tennessee … Recorded five multi-hit games in seven games spanning from Troy’s Sun Belt opener Middle Tennessee to playing UT-Arlington at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic.
2012 (Junior)
Played in 33 games and made 12 starts as the designated player … Hit .244 with two doubles and two RBIS … Led the team with seven pinch hits in 18 at-bats … Recorded doubles against Florida Atlantic and North Texas … Drove in runs at Florida A&M and South Alabama.
Prior to Troy
Played for two seasons at Gulf Coast Community College under head coach Susan Painter … Earned Third Team All-American honors, First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore … Hit .384 that season with nine home runs and 54 RBI … Helped lead the Commodores to a 43-19 record as a sophomore … As a freshman, hit .313 with six home runs and 26 RBI.
High School
Played for four seasons under head coach Doug Myers at Mater Dei High School … Primarily played third base for the Monarchs ... Led the Monarchs to a Trinity League Championship in 2009 as a senior ... Was also named a team captain and earned the Coaches' Award as a senior … As a junior, hit .368 with 21 runs scored and a 1.000 fielding percentage … For her career, hit .279 with 34 runs scored, nine home runs and 36 RBI … Helped lead the Monarchs to the state playoffs three times.
Personal
Full name is Caitlin Elizabeth Ortiz … Born on March 11, 1991 in Santa Ana, Calif. … Daughter of Silvia and Donnie Ortiz … Majoring in Human Services.
Eric Newell Postgame Press Conference (Coastal Carolina Games Two and Three)
Friday, May 01
Troy at Coastal Carolina Game One Highlights
Thursday, April 30
Eric Newell Postgame Press Conference (Coastal Carolina Game One)
Thursday, April 30
Player Postgame Press Conference (Ella Cunningham, Presley Ivey) - Coastal Carolina
Thursday, April 30
