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Jersey Number 21
Tatiana Cortez
- Position:
- Catcher/Third Base
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Westside High School
- Hometown:
- Houston, TX
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017)
Played in and started 52-of-53 games … All-ACC Second Team … earned the Inspiration Award at the Golden Eagles … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … led the team in home runs (13), RBI (49), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.639), total bases (94) and walks (26) … became BC’s all-time leader in career home runs (47), RBI (171) and total bases (353) … tied the program record for RBI in a single game with seven against Penn (3/4) … broke BC’s career RBI record against South Florida (3/4), previously held by Tory Speer with 142 … broke the program’s career home run record against Pittsburgh (3/25), previously held by Speer with 41 … hit two home runs, including the walk-off home run against NC State (4/30) … earned espnW player of the week (5/3) … won ACC Player of the week (3/14) after hitting three home runs and 14 RBI in the previous week … led BC with 12 multi-RBI games, including one seven-RBI game, two four-RBI games and two three-RBI games … went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, two walks and two runs in the season opener against Houston (2/11) … hit 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI against Penn (3/4) … batted 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against South Florida (3/4) … hit 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs against Virginia (3/11) … hit 2-for-3 with two RBI against Boston University (4/12) … hit 2-for-4 in the ACC quarterfinals against Notre Dame (5/11).
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Played in 52 games, making 49 starts … NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team … All-ACC First Team … named one of three team captains … set career highs in batting average (.380), hits (54), doubles (14) and home runs (13) … set the BC single-season record for slugging percentage (.768) while ranking second in doubles and total bases (109) … finished the season on a 16-game hitting streak … recorded 12 multi-hit games while leading the team with 10 multi-RBI games, including four three-RBI outings … hit .507 with six home runs, 18 RBIs and posted a .899 slugging percentage and .615 on-base percentage over the final 25 games … hit first home run of the season, going 1-of-1 at then-No. 3 Auburn (2/25) … hit a home run in five consecutive games from 2/28-3/5, going 7-of-14 with 10 RBIs over that span … went 2-of-4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs at Georgia Tech (3/11) … hit a walk-off, three-run home run at Georgia Tech (3/12) … went 3-of-4 with a double, home run, an RBI and three runs scored at Virginia Tech (3/19) … went 2-of-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Boston University (4/14) … went 4-of-4 with two RBIs at UMass Lowell (4/28).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Started in all 51 games… second on the team in batting average (.301), first on the team in home runs (10) and RBIs (39)… led the team in walks (33)… had nine multi-hit games… brought up her average from .244 to .301 over the span of a month… went 4-for-5 with three RBIs against Binghamton (2/15)… went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run against North Carolina (3/15)..went 2-for-3 in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals against Florida State (5/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 53 games, started 52 ... played third base and catcher ... batted .239 (33-for-138) with 16 runs and 49 runs batted in ... had 70 total bases, second most on the team ... on base percentage of .349 ... second on the team in slugging percentage (.507) and home runs (11) ... led the team in runs batted in (49) ... had eight multiple hit games and a team-high 14 multiple RBI games ... had three games of four RBIs and one with five ... hit her first career home run against No. 4 Michigan (2/16) ... hit three home runs in three games (vs. Michigan, 2/16; Idaho St., 2/21; vs. Drake, 2.21) ... hit two three-run home runs vs. Idaho St (2/21) & vs. Drake (2/21) ... had her first multiple hit game (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) vs. Seton Hall (2/23) ... had two home runs with six RBIs vs. Bryant (3/27) ... went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Syracuse (4/16) ...committed only three errors and was second on the team in assists (70).
BEFORE BC
Three-year varsity team captain in high school... three-year Westside Varsity Softball MVP... 2010 All-District 20-5A Freshman of the Year... 2011 & 2012 All-District 20-5A first-team (catcher)... 2013 All-District 20-5A MVP... 2012 & 2013 Texas Sportswriters All-State - catcher, first and second team... MaxPreps Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Born to Ronny and Sheri Cortez... two siblings: Joshua (24) and Evan (14)... enrolled in the Lynch School of Education.
CAREER HIGHS
AVG: .380 (2016)
AB: 168 (2015)
H: 54 (2016)
R: 30 (2016)
HR: 13 (2016, 2017)
2B: 14 (2016)
RBI: 49 (2014, 2017)
BB: 33 (2015)
Played in and started 52-of-53 games … All-ACC Second Team … earned the Inspiration Award at the Golden Eagles … earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … led the team in home runs (13), RBI (49), on-base percentage (.420), slugging percentage (.639), total bases (94) and walks (26) … became BC’s all-time leader in career home runs (47), RBI (171) and total bases (353) … tied the program record for RBI in a single game with seven against Penn (3/4) … broke BC’s career RBI record against South Florida (3/4), previously held by Tory Speer with 142 … broke the program’s career home run record against Pittsburgh (3/25), previously held by Speer with 41 … hit two home runs, including the walk-off home run against NC State (4/30) … earned espnW player of the week (5/3) … won ACC Player of the week (3/14) after hitting three home runs and 14 RBI in the previous week … led BC with 12 multi-RBI games, including one seven-RBI game, two four-RBI games and two three-RBI games … went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, two walks and two runs in the season opener against Houston (2/11) … hit 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI against Penn (3/4) … batted 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against South Florida (3/4) … hit 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs against Virginia (3/11) … hit 2-for-3 with two RBI against Boston University (4/12) … hit 2-for-4 in the ACC quarterfinals against Notre Dame (5/11).
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Played in 52 games, making 49 starts … NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team … All-ACC First Team … named one of three team captains … set career highs in batting average (.380), hits (54), doubles (14) and home runs (13) … set the BC single-season record for slugging percentage (.768) while ranking second in doubles and total bases (109) … finished the season on a 16-game hitting streak … recorded 12 multi-hit games while leading the team with 10 multi-RBI games, including four three-RBI outings … hit .507 with six home runs, 18 RBIs and posted a .899 slugging percentage and .615 on-base percentage over the final 25 games … hit first home run of the season, going 1-of-1 at then-No. 3 Auburn (2/25) … hit a home run in five consecutive games from 2/28-3/5, going 7-of-14 with 10 RBIs over that span … went 2-of-4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs at Georgia Tech (3/11) … hit a walk-off, three-run home run at Georgia Tech (3/12) … went 3-of-4 with a double, home run, an RBI and three runs scored at Virginia Tech (3/19) … went 2-of-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Boston University (4/14) … went 4-of-4 with two RBIs at UMass Lowell (4/28).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Started in all 51 games… second on the team in batting average (.301), first on the team in home runs (10) and RBIs (39)… led the team in walks (33)… had nine multi-hit games… brought up her average from .244 to .301 over the span of a month… went 4-for-5 with three RBIs against Binghamton (2/15)… went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run against North Carolina (3/15)..went 2-for-3 in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals against Florida State (5/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Played in 53 games, started 52 ... played third base and catcher ... batted .239 (33-for-138) with 16 runs and 49 runs batted in ... had 70 total bases, second most on the team ... on base percentage of .349 ... second on the team in slugging percentage (.507) and home runs (11) ... led the team in runs batted in (49) ... had eight multiple hit games and a team-high 14 multiple RBI games ... had three games of four RBIs and one with five ... hit her first career home run against No. 4 Michigan (2/16) ... hit three home runs in three games (vs. Michigan, 2/16; Idaho St., 2/21; vs. Drake, 2.21) ... hit two three-run home runs vs. Idaho St (2/21) & vs. Drake (2/21) ... had her first multiple hit game (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) vs. Seton Hall (2/23) ... had two home runs with six RBIs vs. Bryant (3/27) ... went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Syracuse (4/16) ...committed only three errors and was second on the team in assists (70).
BEFORE BC
Three-year varsity team captain in high school... three-year Westside Varsity Softball MVP... 2010 All-District 20-5A Freshman of the Year... 2011 & 2012 All-District 20-5A first-team (catcher)... 2013 All-District 20-5A MVP... 2012 & 2013 Texas Sportswriters All-State - catcher, first and second team... MaxPreps Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
Born to Ronny and Sheri Cortez... two siblings: Joshua (24) and Evan (14)... enrolled in the Lynch School of Education.
CAREER HIGHS
AVG: .380 (2016)
AB: 168 (2015)
H: 54 (2016)
R: 30 (2016)
HR: 13 (2016, 2017)
2B: 14 (2016)
RBI: 49 (2014, 2017)
BB: 33 (2015)
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