University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
Gortarez, Jade
Jersey Number 24
Jade Gortarez
- Position:
- Shortstop/Second Base
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Hillcrest HS
- Prev School:
- Arizona State
Bio
Prior to Louisiana
Competed at Texas (2017) and Arizona State (2018-19) … was a two-time All-Pac 12 selection and chosen as the team's Defensive Player of the Year in her two seasons in Tempe … in her last season with the Sun Devils, finished with a .347 average and recorded a second straight 50-plus hits campaign … came on strong later in the season, ending the season on a 12-game hit streak, a stretch that included six multi-hit outings … was a spark for ASU in the 2019 Tuscaloosa Regional, tallying seven hits and seven RBI in four games played … posted a career-high 15 doubles in her junior campaign … was one of three players to start all 61 games for the Sun Devils in 2018 … in her 195 at bats during debut season with ASU, totaled 39 RBI including 42 runs scored which was second best on the team in both offensive categories ... appeared in 44 games for Texas, including 40 games in the starting lineup, during her collegiate rookie season … finished the year with a .967 fielding percentage.
High School
Lettered four years in varsity baseball along with cross country, basketball and track & field at Hillcrest (Calif.) High School … was an accomplished player with Team USA Baseball, most recently being selected to the 2018 Women's National Team roster … in previous years, helped lead the U.S. to a 6-1 overall record at the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea, a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, to a silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Cup of Baseball in Japan and to the title at the 2015 COPABE Pan American Games qualifier in the Dominican Republic … in addition to Texas, was recruited by UCLA and Alabama.
Personal
Born July 8, 1998 in West Covina, Calif. … daughter of Gilbert and Claudia Gortarez … has two sisters, Millie and Maya … valedictorian of her high school class … graduate student majoring in recreation & sport management … aspires to become a coach or sports psychologist.
Competed at Texas (2017) and Arizona State (2018-19) … was a two-time All-Pac 12 selection and chosen as the team's Defensive Player of the Year in her two seasons in Tempe … in her last season with the Sun Devils, finished with a .347 average and recorded a second straight 50-plus hits campaign … came on strong later in the season, ending the season on a 12-game hit streak, a stretch that included six multi-hit outings … was a spark for ASU in the 2019 Tuscaloosa Regional, tallying seven hits and seven RBI in four games played … posted a career-high 15 doubles in her junior campaign … was one of three players to start all 61 games for the Sun Devils in 2018 … in her 195 at bats during debut season with ASU, totaled 39 RBI including 42 runs scored which was second best on the team in both offensive categories ... appeared in 44 games for Texas, including 40 games in the starting lineup, during her collegiate rookie season … finished the year with a .967 fielding percentage.
High School
Lettered four years in varsity baseball along with cross country, basketball and track & field at Hillcrest (Calif.) High School … was an accomplished player with Team USA Baseball, most recently being selected to the 2018 Women's National Team roster … in previous years, helped lead the U.S. to a 6-1 overall record at the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea, a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, to a silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Cup of Baseball in Japan and to the title at the 2015 COPABE Pan American Games qualifier in the Dominican Republic … in addition to Texas, was recruited by UCLA and Alabama.
Personal
Born July 8, 1998 in West Covina, Calif. … daughter of Gilbert and Claudia Gortarez … has two sisters, Millie and Maya … valedictorian of her high school class … graduate student majoring in recreation & sport management … aspires to become a coach or sports psychologist.
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