{"id":34374,"date":"2023-04-18T21:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T01:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=34374"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:33:35","slug":"freshman-infielder-providing-spark-to-lady-sharks-softball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/freshman-infielder-providing-spark-to-lady-sharks-softball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Infielder Providing Spark To Lady Sharks Softball Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/sball\/2022-23\/bios\/ortega_alexis_z2oz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Alexis Ortega <\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was destined to be a star on the softball field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the only girl in a four sibling family, she started her career when she was three, playing baseball with her brothers\u2014Christian, Anthony and Ryan. Five years later, she joined the Lady Gators, a recreational squad in Palm Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSoftball means a lot to me because it\u2019s always been part of my life,\u201d Ortega said. \u201cIt makes me happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34373\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexis-Ortega4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-34373\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexis-Ortega4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexis-Ortega4.jpg 476w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Alexis-Ortega4-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ORTEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the sport still brings Ortega joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an 18-year-old freshman at Miami Dade College, the first baseman has been one of the few bright spots for the Lady Sharks offense. Ortega leads the team in home runs (three) while contributing 18 RBI and boasting a .274 batting average.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOffense has always been one of Alexis\u2019 strengths,\u201d said Lady Sharks head softball coach Gina\u00a0 De Ag\u00fcero, who has known Ortega since she was 14. \u201cI believe her experience from this year will place her in a more prominent role next season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ortega sharpened her skills in four years at Miami Palmetto Senior High School, pitching and playing the infield. During her tenure she won 11 games, posted a .438 batting average and added 80 RBI and seven home runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She earned All-Dade honors in 2019, 2021 and 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ortega\u2019s connection to MDC was a natural one. Her parents were students at the Kendall Campus 20 years ago and her brother Anthony is majoring in fire sciences at Homestead Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when De Ag\u00fcero offered Ortega a scholarship, she committed. It also helped that her best friend, Maya Wall, was also recruited to play for the Lady Sharks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The duo previously played together on two other teams, attended elementary school at Coral Reef Montessori Academy and their brothers\u2014Anthony and Tyler\u2014were high school teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That familiarity has helped Ortega get through a tough season at MDC. The Lady Sharks finished with a 14-26 record and 2-12 mark in Southern Conference play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the team\u2019s struggles, Ortega has maintained her routine. She spends hours at the softball field practicing and at the gym. She runs, does shoulder presses and abdominal and leg exercises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s just an amazing person on and off the field,\u201d said Wall, a center fielder. \u201cShe\u2019s very powerful, positive. She\u2019s also very talented. She\u2019s hitting all these home runs this season [because] she\u2019s consistent. She always has your back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:mdc.thereporter@gmail.com\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><i>mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Ortega was destined to be a star on the softball field. \u00a0As the only girl in a four sibling family, she started her career when she was three, playing baseball with her brothers\u2014Christian, Anthony and Ryan. 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