Cal State East Bay University Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2025): All-CCAA Honorable Mention ... Started 54 games ... Had the second highest batting average on the team (.333) ... 47 hits ... 14 RBIs ... Hit a home run on March 5 vs. Dominican ... Had three RBIs in season opener vs. Western Washington... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.

AS A JUNIOR (2024): Appeared in 53 games, started 52 ... .205 batting average ... 25 hits ... 14 runs ... 11 RBIs ... Had two hits in season opener against MSU Billings and three other games, most notably in the CCAA Tournament against CSUDH ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... CCAA All-Academic Team ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023): Started 54 games ... 33 hits ... Three doubles ... Three triples ... 13 RBIs ... 119 putouts ... 138 assists ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... CCAA All-Academic Award.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 47 games, started 43 … 25 hits … Two doubles … Seven stolen bases … Had two hits against SFSU on April 18 … 51 putouts, 95 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Torrance High School in 2021… Played Varsity Softball for 4 years and Varsity Basketball for 3 years… Pioneer League First team Softball 2019… Pioneer League First team Softball 2021… All Area First team Softball 2021… Batting Average .468 2021… Academic Honors include Academic Excellence (3.5 or higher GPA) 2018 & 2019 Softball.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Speech Pathology and Audiology… Parents are Wally and Victoria Garcia Cortez… Siblings are Michael, Daniel, Johnny, and Joey… Interests and Hobbies include painting and being at the beach… Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Mookie Betts… Favorite foods are Pasta and Hawaiian food… Favorite movies and TV shows are The Office, Hocus Pocus, and Marvel Movies… Favorite Musical Artists are J. Cole, Luke Combs, and Common Kings… Chose Cal State East Bay because I love the campus and the diversity of the school and the family-like environment on the team.