AWARDS
- College Sports Communicators All-District Team (2025)
- LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2025)
AS A JUNIOR (2025)
Started 48 games for the program ... hit .353 ... 61 hits and 36 runs ... finished with 48 RBI's ... held a .438 on-base percentage ... only struckout 22 times in 173 at-bats ... season-high six hits, including a double and homer, in win over Sul Ross State (3/23) ... seven RBI's and four runs in victory against Oklahoma Christian (3/30) ... 19 multihit games ... finished season with an eight-game hitting streak
BEFORE ENMU (Canada College)
Spent one season at Canada College where he played for coach Tony Lucca before coming to ENMU ... made 2nd Team All-Conference ... played 28 games for the Colts in the 2024 season ... recorded nine putouts and three assists with zero errors, earning a fielding percentage of 1.000 ... finished the season with four runs, three hits, and four RBIs ... recorded three doubles and one stolen base
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Thomas More High School and played for Matt Selway ... made varsity all four years of high school, made 1st Team three times, 1st Team All-Bay Area, and League MVP
PERSONAL
Parents are Joseph and Dorothy Cortese ... enjoys playing baseball, basketball, video games, and listening to music ... plans to major in university studies, specifically biology and would like to attend dental school to become a dentist after graduation
