Zack Ortiz Class: Freshman Hometown: Garden Grove, Calif. High School: Cypress Height / Weight: 6-0 / 220 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R

High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Cypress High School under head coach John Weber ... two-year varsity football letterwinner at Cypress under head coach Ray Fenton and one-year varsity basketball letterwinner under head coach Jeff Russell...went 7-2 with a 1.69 ERA, 84 strikeouts and five complete games in 70.1 innings as a senior (2011)...named Cypress High School's team MVP as a senior...finished his career as Cypress' all-time leader in pitching appearances (43)...logged a career 2.38 ERA with 19 wins, 10 complete games and 207 strikeouts at Cypress...earned honorable mention All-America honors from Louisville Slugger as a senior...captured All-Empire League Pitcher of the Year honors as a junior...secured first-team All-Empire League honors as a sophomore...as a junior, earned first-team All-Empire League honors at quarterback for Cypress.

Personal
Full name: Zackery Austin Ortiz...born March 24, 1993 in Los Alamitos, Calif...Zack is the youngest of Steve and Brandy Ortiz's three sons...has two older brothers, Steven and Tyler...intends to major in history.