WINGATE, N.C. --- Tusculum University third baseman Christian Ortega has been named to the NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Baseball second team as selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Ortega, a senior from Miami, Florida, garnered All-South Atlantic Conference second team accolades this past spring as he led the Pioneers with his .385 batting average (5th SAC) and 67 hits (8th in SAC) including his 20 doubles which were second-most in the league and 27th in the nation. His doubles tally is the fifth-most in a Tusculum single-season.
He led the team with his 20 multiple-hit games including a pair of four-hit performances against Shorter and Anderson. He also finished the season with a 19-game on-base streak. He tied for the team-lead with his eight home runs while his 44 RBI were tops on the team.
Tusculum finished the year with a 25-24 record and qualified for the SAC Tournament in 22 of the last 23 seasons.
NCBWA All-Southeast Region Baseball Team
First Team
C - John Michael Faile, North Greenville
1B - Dale Francis, Erskine
2B - Ashby Smith, Erskine
3B - Seaver King, Wingate
SS - Braylin Marine, Newberry
OF - Marek Chlup, North Greenville
OF - Blake Bean, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF - Pat Monteith, North Greenville
OF - Derek Wylie, Columbus State
DH - Christian Rivera, Erskine
UT - David Lewis, North Greenville
SP - Mitch Farris, Wingate
SP - Tanner Halvorson, Barton
SP - Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern
SP - Reece Fields, North Greenville
RP - Dylan Wilhelm, USC Aiken
RP - Johnny Hummel, Erskine
Second Team
C - Garrett Browder, Belmont Abbey
1B - Jeremy Begora, Young Harris
2B - Ethan Underwood, Young Harris
3B - Christian Ortega, Tusculum
SS - Jalen Vasquez, North Greenville
OF - Donovan Ford, Newberry
OF - Christian Jayne, UNC Pembroke
OF - Wayne Mize, Emory & Henry
OF - Dylan Jeffries, Mount Olive
DH - Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne
UT - Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
SP - Rijnaldo Euson, Georgia Southwestern
SP - Drew Moore, King
SP - Bennett Roemer, Newberry
SP - Nate Lamb, Young Harris
RP - Michael Rodriguez, North Greenville
RP - Tyler Mayfield, Emmanuel
Region Player of the Year: Braylin Marine, Newberry
Region Pitcher of the Year: Mitch Farris, Wingate
Region Coach of the Year: Russell Triplett, Newberry
