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Jersey Number 2
Jorel Ortega
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-0 / 194
- Hometown:
- Naranjito, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Spanish River HS (FL)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 4 // at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Hits: 5 // at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Doubles: 2 (3x) // last at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Triples: 1 (4x) // last vs. Bellarmine, 4/19/22
- Home Runs: 2 (2x) // last at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Total Bases: 13 // at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- RBI: 8 // at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Walks: 3 // vs. Eastern Kentucky, 3/23/21
- Stolen Bases: 2 // vs. UNC Asheville, 2/23/22
- At-Bats: 7 (2x) // last at Mississippi State, 5/19/22
- Sac Bunts: N/A
- Sac Flies: 1 // vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2/23/21
- Putouts: 9 // vs. Butler, 3/22/22
- Assists: 6 // vs. Georgia Tech, 6/5/22
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 Perfect Game All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region -- 1st Team
- 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First Team
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- D1Baseball Golden Spikes Performance of the Week Award -- May 24, 2022
- SEC Player of the Week -- April 18, 2022
- VOLeaders Academy Class of 2020-21
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
PRO BALL
- Selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 174th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB Draft
2022 - JUNIOR
- Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Knoxville Regional, batting .500 during Tennessee's three Regional games, while racking up seven total hits and five RBIs
- Homered for the second straight game during the comeback win over Campbell (6/4) with a two-run shot in the fourth inning, also driving in a run with an RBI single in the fifth inning
- During UT's NCAA Tournament opener against Alabama State (6/3), doubled and hit a home run
- Had an RBI double in the fifth inning of Tennessee's SEC Tournament win over LSU (5/27)
- In the Vols' SEC Tournament opener against Vanderbilt (5/26), recorded an RBI double in the third inning to begin Tennessee's five-run third
- During Tennessee's three-game series sweep at Mississippi State (5/19-5/21), batted .400 with three home runs and 11 RBIs
- Hit a two-run home run in the series finale at Mississippi State (5/21) and recorded three total RBIs
- Had a career-best day during Tennessee's record-breaking offensive showing in the series opener at Mississippi State (5/19)—recording five hits and eight RBIs while doubling twice and hitting two home runs
- Blasted a two-run homer and recorded an RBI double in Tennessee's dominant win over Belmont (5/17)
- Recorded three hits in the series-clinching win over Georgia (5/13), driving in a run on each hit—an RBI double in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the fifth and sixth innings
- Had three hits and one run scored in the series opener at Kentucky (5/5)
- Posted the first multi-home run game of his career, hitting a grand slam and solo home run in the win over Auburn (4/29)
- In Tennessee's come-from-behind win at Florida in the series finale (4/24), hit a solo home run in the ninth inning that kickstarted the Vols' late rally
- Went 4-for-5 with a triple, home run, an RBI, and three runs scored in win vs. Bellarmine (4/19)
- Went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run, four RBI, and two runs scored in the series-clinching win over Alabama (4/17)
- Notched his fifth home run of season in the win over Missouri (4/9)
- Had a RBI single in series finale win against Vanderbilt (4/3)
- Recorded seventh double of the season, along with one RBI and one run scored in win over Ole Miss (3/26)
- Had one home run, along with two RBI and two runs scored in win against Butler (3/22)
- Hit a double, along with two RBI and one run scored in win vs. South Carolina (3/19)
- Recorded third home run of the season and one RBI in win over South Carolina (3/18)
- Had a double and one run scored in win against Eastern Kentucky (3/15)
- Hit two doubles and had two RBIs in win vs. James Madison (3/8)
- Set a career high with two doubles, along with two RBI and a run scored in win over Baylor (3/5)
- Recorded second career triple in win over ETSU (3/1)
- Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in win over Iona (2/26)
- Had his first career triple against Georgia Southern (2/20)
- Recorded second home run of year in win over Georgia Southern (2/19)
- Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in season opener win against Georgia Southern (2/18)
2021 - SOPHOMORE
- Played in 13 games and made four starts
- Scored nine runs, had one home run and three RBI in limited action
- Singled and scored a run in midweek win over Belmont (5/18)
- Hit his first-career home run in midweek win over Tennessee Tech (5/11)
- Had an RBI single and scored a run in win over Eastern Kentucky (4/6)
- Scored two runs and set a career high with three walks in win over Eastern Kentucky (3/23)
- Scored two runs and had an RBI in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/23)
- Recorded his first-career hit with a double and also scored a run in series finale at Georgia Southern (2/21)
- Made his first-career start and scored his first-career run in win at Georgia Southern (2/20)
- Made his collegiate debut in season opener at Georgia Southern (2/19)
2020 - FRESHMAN
- Did not see action while rehabbing from offseason surgery
HIGH SCHOOL
- Standout shortstop at Spanish River High School in Lake Worth, Fla.
- Top 500 rated player by Perfect Game (No. 366) and No. 11 rated shortstop in the state of Florida
- Three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American (2017-19)
- Named to the 2018 Florida Prospect Showcase Top Prospect List and 2017 Florida Underclass Showcase Top Prospect List
- Played in the 2018 Florida All-State Games, which featured the top high school prospects from around the state
- Was a Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) All-State selection as a junior in 2018
- Three-time All-Palm Beach County selection (2017-19)
- Helped lead Spanish River to a Conference Championship and their second consecutive playoff appearance while garnering in 2019
- Earned Palm Beach County All-South Conference first-team honors as a senior in 2019
- Played for the East team in the 2019 FACA All-Star Classic
- Batted .377 as a senior in 2019 after posting a .420 batting average with four home runs and 32 RBI as a junior in 2018
- Played club baseball for SWFL Nation and was named to numerous All-Tournament teams by Perfect Game
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jorel Ivan Ortega
- Born on Jan. 22, 2001
- Majoring in Sociology
- Son of Monica Rolon
- Has three siblings: Norelia Rios, Norel Ortega and Jarel Ortega
- Recipient of the Ambrister Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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