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 1^st 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 2^nd 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…..