Utah Tech University Athletics

At Cerritos College 2026 (SOPHOMORE): Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American - South Region First Team for a second straight season ... 2026 All-South Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year ... helped the Falcons to a 32-11 overall record & opening round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs ... made 43 appearances & 19 starts in the circle ... went 27-8 in the circle posting a 2.38 ERA ... tossed 196.2 innings with nine complete games ... struck out 238 ... allowed 79 walks ... threw seven or more innings in 10 contests with a season-high 7.1 innings at El Camino (March 12) ... struck out 10 or more in six games with a season-best 13 in a 12-4 win at Rio Hondo (March 31) ... struck out 12 in a 2-1 win at home against East Los Angeles (March 24) & 11 in an 11-1 win at Compton (April 2) ... allowed two or fewer earned runs in 32 appearances while allowing zero earned runs in 17 outings (five starts) ... allowed three hits or fewer in 24 appearances (six starts) ... earned wins in 14 straight appearances from March 19 through April 10 ... hit .330 from the plate ... one of six Falcons with 100 or more at-bats collecting 33 hits, scored 31 runs, drove in 30 RBI, drew 29 walks ... added six doubles, two home runs & stole a base while notching a .450 slugging percentage & a .489 on-base percentage.

At Cerritos College 2025 (FRESHMAN): Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American - South Region First Team, All-State and 1st Team All-South Coast Conference … pitched in 41 games, which tied for the seventh most in a season in school history ... made 38 starts which are also the seventh most in a season … went 23-12 on the year with one save and struck out 225 batters in 236 innings … her strikeouts were third in the state and the third most in a season in school history while she tossed the seventh-most innings in school history and tied for the third most in the state on the year … tossed 27 complete games … had a streak where she won five consecutive starts during the year … tossed a five-inning no-hitter against Rio Hondo College & struck out 14 of the 15 batters she faced … also had 12 strikeouts against Los Angeles Mission College and 11 strikeouts in two other games … at the plate, she went 2-for-7 with a double, home run and two RBI … hit her home run against Bakersfield College.

High School: 2024 graduate of LaSerna High School ... voted her team’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and their Rookie of the Year her freshman season … while on the water polo team, she was voted the team’s MVP her senior season and Most Improved Player as a junior … was a member of the softball and water polo teams for four seasons.

Personal: Most memorable moment was recording 89 strikeouts her freshman year … aspires to be an athletic trainer… has two siblings, Santiago & Isaac … daughter of Frank & Susan Cortez … born on September 7, 2006 ... favorite athlete is Kike Hernandez ... favorite food is ceviche ... favorite book is "It Ends with Us" ... favorite movie is The Notebook ... favorite TV show is Brooklyn 99.