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Cerritos (2007):
Named All-State after going 10-3 on the season
with a 2.58 ERA… Also voted the South Coast
Conference Pitcher of the Year and was a 1st
Team selection… Appeared in 17 games and started
16 times, while pitching in 101 1/3 innings with
86 strikeouts and had two complete games… Threw
a one-hitter against East Los Angeles College…
Team went 12-4 in his 16 starts… Had a
season-high 14 strikeouts in a seven-inning
performance against Compton, while he also
struck out 10 against Moorpark in eight innings
of work in the Southern California Regional
Playoffs… His other complete game was a 3-1 win
over Long Beach City in the final regular season
game of the year…
Downey HS:
Spent three seasons on the baseball team… As a
senior, he was named 2nd Team All-San
Gabriel Valley League… Was coached by former
Falcon Jesse Gonzalez…..
Personal:
Most memorable moment was when he pitched a
perfect game with 12 strikeouts against
Paramount High… Would like to transfer to either
Cal State Fullerton or Cal State Long Beach…
Nicknamed “Johnny O”… Has one sibling – Jael
(21)… Is the son of John and Pam Ortega… Born in
Bellflower, CA on October 9, 1988….. |