Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honoree
• Sun Belt Conference Championship all-tournament team
• Started 43 of her 44 games played in right field
• Led the team in doubles (12), home runs (23), RBI (34), total bases (90), slugging percentage (.750) and one-base percentage (.415)
• Ranked second on the club with a .317 batting average, 28 runs scored and 38 hits
• 26 of her 38 hits went for extra bases
• Led the team with 10 multi-RBI games and her nine multi-hit games were ninth-most on the Jaguar roster
• Had a .520 (39-for-75) success rate in advancing runners
• 11 of her 34 runs batted in came with two outs
• Ranked third in the conference in slugging percentage, fourth in on-base + slugging percentage [OPS] (1.165), fifth in home runs and was tied for seventh in doubles
• Batted .339, had 15 extra-base hits - five doubles, two triples and eight home runs - for 54 total bases, and posted an amazing .871 slugging percentage against Sun Belt foes
• Her 25 RBI in conference play led the club
• Recorded two home runs versus Dartmouth (3/6) in South’s final game of the Tennessee Invitational
• Her first home run put the Jags on the board and the second then sealed the victory
• Following the game versus Dartmouth, she batted .354 over South’s final 28 games, recorded all 12 of her home runs and drove in 31 runs over that stretch
• Twice during the season, homered in three straight games (4/8-15 and 5/7-12)
• Drove in five with a pair of home runs in the UTA series
• Had a streak of six-straight outings (4/1-4/15) in which she drove in at least one run, accumulating eight RBI during that span
• Was 2-for-2 with a home run and a double, while driving in a career-best five runs versus Georgia Southern (4/29)
• Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a triple and a home run, while driving in four in the regular-season finale at Troy (5/7)
• Batted .545 during the final month of the season as seven of her 12 hits went for extra bases for a 1.182 slugging percentage
• Had a 13-game reached base safely streak and ended the season with a four-game hit streak and a seven-game reached base safely streak
• Was 6-for-10 in the postseason with three runs scored, a double, two home runs and four RBI, and a 1.300 slugging percentage
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll selection
• Played in 38 games, making 37 starts in right field
• Batted .277 and recorded 31 hits, 10 of which went for extra bases
• Finished the spring with five doubles, one triple and four home runs
• Scored 11 runs and drove in 19
• Had eight multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
• Batted .305 with three doubles, a home run and seven RBI against league foes
• Was 6-for-9 with runners on third and less than two outs
• Blasted a three-run home run versus Murray State (2/19) in her first game back after missing the 2020 season due to injury
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI versus Butler (2/20)
• Recorded two hits in both games of a doubleheader with Northern Iowa (3/5) at the Easton T-Town Showdown, driving in three to go along with a home run and a triple
• Was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, two runs scored and three RBI versus Nicholls (4/6)
• The three-hit performance versus the Colonels ignited a seven-game hit streak in which she recorded nine hits and drove in six
• Capped off the streak with a 2-for-3 showing in game two of the series versus UTA (4/18)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a RBI in game two of a doubleheader versus UL Monroe (4/25)
• Had a two-hit performance versus Baylor (5/21) at the Gainesville Regional
• Played in the Florida Gulf Coast League over the summer for the SUA Pioneers where she earned all-star honors after batting .403 with a .667 slugging percentage
• Tied for third in the league in doubles (7) also recording four home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored
• Recorded at least one hit in 20 of her 23 games played
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020) – COVID 19 SEASON
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Missed the season due to a knee injury
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
• First-team all-Sun Belt Conference
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Started 36 of the 46 games in which she played with all of those starts coming in right field
• Earned first-team all-conference accolades, becoming just the fourth freshman in program history to do so, joining Haley Fagan (2013), Chloe Rathburn (2014) and Kalen McGill (2015)
• Batted .357 – second-best on the club – as she was 46-for-129 at the plate
• Tied for the Sun Belt Conference lead in doubles (17), which also co-set a program single season and established a new freshman record at South Alabama
• Recorded six home runs, 24 RBI, 25 runs scored and 81 total bases
• Three of her six home runs led off an inning
• Also walked 10 times and was hit by pitch three times
• Her .628 slugging percentage was second-best in the Sun Belt and set a new single-season mark at South Alabama
• Was even better in Sun Belt play as her .383 batting average against league foes led the club
• Of her 17 doubles, 12 came against league competition and all but one of her home runs came in those outings
• Her 14 multi-hit outings were second-most by a Jag, while she also chipped in with five multi-RBI games
• Her 11 multi-hit games during conference play were two more than any other player on the roster
• Recorded 12 games with two hits, two three-hit games and one four-hit outing
• Was perfect defensively in the field as she registered 23 putouts and an assist without committing an error
• First hit as a Jag was a one-out, seventh-inning, pinch-hit home run against Stephen F. Austin (2/23) that ignited a three-run rally
• After coming off the bench in six of her first eight appearances as a Jag, she moved into the starting lineup for good vs. Purdue (3/1) at the Diamond 9 Citrus II Classic held in Kissimmee, Fla.
• Went 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in that outing versus the Boilermakers
• Twice recorded a season high three RBI – vs. Louisiana (3/22) and at Georgia State (4/12)
• Had two doubles and drove in a run in the series opener versus Coastal Carolina (4/6)
• Set a new career high in hits and runs with three as she was 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk and a home run against Georgia State in the series finale
• Her homer led off the third inning and ignited a four-run frame for the Jags to break a 2-2 tie and give South the lead for good
• Was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI as her two home runs marked the 17th time in program history that a Jaguar has recorded multiple home runs in the same game
• Ended the season with a 10-game hit streak and had at least one hit 17 of her final 19 game with nine of those being multi-hit efforts
AT BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered six years in softball at Baker High School in Mobile, Ala.
• Was a three-time all-state and all-region selection during her prep career
• Accumulated 57 home runs and 309 RBI during her prep career at Baker, both program records
• Hit .515 for the Honeybees during the 2018 season with 16 homers and 78 RBI
• Also had 26 doubles and was 15 of 17 in stolen base attempts
• Second-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American, as well as a first-team all-region selection by the organization as a senior
• Earned multiple in-state postseason honors following her final prep season as she was a first-team AL.com Coastal Alabama All-Region selection, as well as being named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 10 All-State Softball team
• ASWA 7A first-team all-state selection, first-team AL.com Coastal All-Region selection and was named to the AL.com Super All-State Softball Team as a senior
• Named to the 2018 AL.com High School Prep 100 List, and was ranked 88th on the list
• Finished seventh in the 2018 Miss Softball voting
• Belted 17 home runs with 79 RBI, 86 hits, while posting a .437 batting average and a .498 on-base percentage as a junior
• Added 23 doubles and seven triples, and her 85 runs scored were tied for most in the region
• Selected to compete on the South team in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) North/South All-Star Game the summer following her junior year
• Registered a .543 batting average and a .638 on-base percentage in 175 at-bats as a sophomore
• Had 20 home runs, 20 doubles, 98 RBI – sixth most in a single season according to the AHSAA web site – and scored 85 runs, while walking 48 times and stealing 22 bases
• The 20 home runs hit during that season also set a single-season mark for the Hornets
• Named AL.com’s 7A Coastal Alabama Softball Player of the Year as a sophomore as well as being named to both the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Super All-State and 7A first-team all-state squads
• Played five years of travel ball for the West Mobile Express organization
PERSONAL
• Full name is Victoria Elizabeth Ortiz
• Born in Mobile, Ala.
• Daughter of Jose and Carol Ortiz
• Has one older brother and two younger brothers
• Wants to attend either medical school or PA school
• Majoring in exercise sciences
