Boston College Athletics
Cortez Wins HERO of the Week
March 17, 2017 | Softball
Cortez recognized for seven-RBI performance
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College senior Tatiana Cortez earned another accolade for her seven-RBI performance March 8 against Penn. Cortez earned D1 Softball HERO of the Week on Friday.
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Cortez received 54.02 percent of the vote and 625 total votes for the award, competing against four other hitters for the top single-game performance in the nation from last week.
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The Houston native received the nomination for her performance in the 8-1 win against Penn on March 8. She batted 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI.
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Cortez tied BC's all-time record for single-game RBI. In the process, she tied Tory Speer (class of 2014) for the team record in career RBI (142). Cortez later broke that record with a two-run home run March 8 against South Florida.
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The catcher/third baseman also earned ACC Player of the Week honors on Tuesday. Cortez hit .500 with three home runs, 14 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage in five games last week.
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Overall, Cortez has recorded seven home runs and 27 RBI – both second in the ACC. Cortez has hit .329 with a .414 on-base percentage and .712 slugging.
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Herosports.com is a college athletics news website. Fans could vote on the award once a day.
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Cortez received 54.02 percent of the vote and 625 total votes for the award, competing against four other hitters for the top single-game performance in the nation from last week.
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The Houston native received the nomination for her performance in the 8-1 win against Penn on March 8. She batted 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI.
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Cortez tied BC's all-time record for single-game RBI. In the process, she tied Tory Speer (class of 2014) for the team record in career RBI (142). Cortez later broke that record with a two-run home run March 8 against South Florida.
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The catcher/third baseman also earned ACC Player of the Week honors on Tuesday. Cortez hit .500 with three home runs, 14 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage in five games last week.
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Overall, Cortez has recorded seven home runs and 27 RBI – both second in the ACC. Cortez has hit .329 with a .414 on-base percentage and .712 slugging.
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Herosports.com is a college athletics news website. Fans could vote on the award once a day.
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