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2013 Softball Roster
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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
Bio
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.
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