2023 Baseball Roster
Cortez, Chris
Jersey Number 10
Chris Cortez
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Silverado
Bio
- Drafted 45th overall by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 MLB Draft
- 2024 D1Baseball Third Team All-American
- NCBWA Dick Howser National Pitcher of the Week (4/16)
- SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week (4/15)
2024 (JUNIOR)
Made 25 appearances with three starts on the mound...Went 10-3 with a 2.78 ERA...Struck out a whopping 102 batters in 64.2 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .187 batting average...Recorded 19 multi-inning performances and 12 scoreless outings...Registered a 2-0 record and a 1.15 ERA in five relief outings during the Aggies historic postseason run...Punched out 29 batters in 15.2 innings during the run and held opponents to a .148 batting average...Struck out a career-high 10 batters in 5.2 scoreless frames against Oregon to help the Maroon & White punch their ticket to the College World Series.
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Made 19 appearances on the mound, six of those starts ... Posted a 3-1 record, a 7.34 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 41.1 innings pitched ... Was the Sunday starter for the Aggies for the first five weekends of the year ... Threw at least 5.0 innings in each of the first three weeks ... Struck out six hitters in Sunday start vs Portland (2/26) ... Struck out five hitters in 2.2 relief innings at Arkansas (4/29) .... Turned in longest relief outing of the year with 4.1 frames of work with three strikeouts vs Stanford (6/4) in the finale of the Stanford Regional ... Tossed 2.1 innings and got second win of the year in relief against Florida (5/6).
2022 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the SEC all-Freshman Team at season's end ... Appeared in 25 games with one start posting a 6-3 record, 32 strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched ... Tallied first career win opening night against Fordham (2/20) ... Had three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 2.0 innings pitched against Iowa at the Frisco Classic (3/5) … Tallied second career win with two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 1.2 innings pitched against Tarleton (3/9) ... Earned third career win opening night at LSU with two strikeouts ... Tallied fourth win in 2.1 innings pitched against Texas State (4/5) ... Struck out career-high six Wildcats in 4.2 innings pitched against Kentucky (4/8) ... Started first collegiate game on the mound at Georgia (4/15) ... Recorded a win against Mississippi State (5/14) in 5.0 innings of work with five strike outs.
AT SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner for Coach Brian Whitaker at Silverado High School in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Ranked No. 151 nationally and No. 2 in Nevada by Perfect Game following his senior season … Selected to the 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada Team ... Also selected All-Nevada Class 4A as both a pitcher and outfielder by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a senior ... In July 2021 was ranked No. 221 in the country and No. 5 in Nevada on the Baseball America MLB prospect list ... Posted a 3-1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 28.1 innings on the mound as a senior in 2021 ... Batted .491 with seven doubles, five triples, one home run and 21 RBI for the Class 4A runner-up ... Posted a 1.36 ERA in COVID-shortened 2020 campaign ... Selected an all-conference pitcher and All-Nevada Class 4A Second Team as a junior ... Registered a .410 batting average and 3.26 ERA as a sophomore in 2019 ... Posted a 1.89 ERA and .300 batting average as a freshman in 2018 ... Named 2020 Area Code Games participant with the Reds squad and participated in the 2019 Area Code Underclass Games with the Brewers squad.
PERSONAL
Christopher Diaz Cortez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Parents are Carlos and Tammy Cortez ... Majoring in sport management.
- 2024 D1Baseball Third Team All-American
- NCBWA Dick Howser National Pitcher of the Week (4/16)
- SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week (4/15)
2024 (JUNIOR)
Made 25 appearances with three starts on the mound...Went 10-3 with a 2.78 ERA...Struck out a whopping 102 batters in 64.2 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .187 batting average...Recorded 19 multi-inning performances and 12 scoreless outings...Registered a 2-0 record and a 1.15 ERA in five relief outings during the Aggies historic postseason run...Punched out 29 batters in 15.2 innings during the run and held opponents to a .148 batting average...Struck out a career-high 10 batters in 5.2 scoreless frames against Oregon to help the Maroon & White punch their ticket to the College World Series.
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Made 19 appearances on the mound, six of those starts ... Posted a 3-1 record, a 7.34 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 41.1 innings pitched ... Was the Sunday starter for the Aggies for the first five weekends of the year ... Threw at least 5.0 innings in each of the first three weeks ... Struck out six hitters in Sunday start vs Portland (2/26) ... Struck out five hitters in 2.2 relief innings at Arkansas (4/29) .... Turned in longest relief outing of the year with 4.1 frames of work with three strikeouts vs Stanford (6/4) in the finale of the Stanford Regional ... Tossed 2.1 innings and got second win of the year in relief against Florida (5/6).
2022 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the SEC all-Freshman Team at season's end ... Appeared in 25 games with one start posting a 6-3 record, 32 strikeouts and a 4.91 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched ... Tallied first career win opening night against Fordham (2/20) ... Had three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 2.0 innings pitched against Iowa at the Frisco Classic (3/5) … Tallied second career win with two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 1.2 innings pitched against Tarleton (3/9) ... Earned third career win opening night at LSU with two strikeouts ... Tallied fourth win in 2.1 innings pitched against Texas State (4/5) ... Struck out career-high six Wildcats in 4.2 innings pitched against Kentucky (4/8) ... Started first collegiate game on the mound at Georgia (4/15) ... Recorded a win against Mississippi State (5/14) in 5.0 innings of work with five strike outs.
AT SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner for Coach Brian Whitaker at Silverado High School in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Ranked No. 151 nationally and No. 2 in Nevada by Perfect Game following his senior season … Selected to the 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada Team ... Also selected All-Nevada Class 4A as both a pitcher and outfielder by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a senior ... In July 2021 was ranked No. 221 in the country and No. 5 in Nevada on the Baseball America MLB prospect list ... Posted a 3-1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 28.1 innings on the mound as a senior in 2021 ... Batted .491 with seven doubles, five triples, one home run and 21 RBI for the Class 4A runner-up ... Posted a 1.36 ERA in COVID-shortened 2020 campaign ... Selected an all-conference pitcher and All-Nevada Class 4A Second Team as a junior ... Registered a .410 batting average and 3.26 ERA as a sophomore in 2019 ... Posted a 1.89 ERA and .300 batting average as a freshman in 2018 ... Named 2020 Area Code Games participant with the Reds squad and participated in the 2019 Area Code Underclass Games with the Brewers squad.
PERSONAL
Christopher Diaz Cortez was born in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Parents are Carlos and Tammy Cortez ... Majoring in sport management.
LSU Postgame: Michael Earley, Jace Laviolette, Clayton Freshcorn
Friday, May 23
Highlights: A&M 3, LSU 4
Friday, May 23
Auburn Postgame: Michael Earley, Justin Lamkin, Kaeden Kent
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Auburn 2
Thursday, May 22
