2016 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2015 All-Summit League First Team
2013 Summit League Player of the Week
2016, 2015 Summit League Commissioner's List
2016 Summit League Distinguished Scholar
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll
2016 SEASON (SENIOR): Started all 54 games in left field ... Career best .277 batting average with eight home runs and 34 runs batted in ... Recorded 26 runs scored, 11 doubles, 10 walks and hit by pitch four times ... Finished with .503 slugging percentage and .337 on-base percentage ... Fielded .934 with five errors in 76 fielding chances ... Had two outfield assists ... Launched two grand slams during the season ... First came against Kent State (2-28-16) and her second came at Hawai'i (3-12-16) ... Had career day against DePaul (3-6-16), going 4 for 4 with a career-high six RBI, two runs scored and a double ... Started all 211 games played in career ... Hit .241 with 25 home runs and 111 runs batted in ... Recorded 91 runs scored, 68 walks, 34 doubles and nine stolen bases ... On NDSU career charts, ranks No. 3 with 17 times hit by pitch, No. 5 with eight sacrifice flies and tied for No. 9 in home runs ... NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Made fourth appearance on Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll, second on Summit League Commissioner's List and first as Distinguished Scholar.
2015 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the all-Summit League first team after hitting .237 with six home runs and 31 RBI ... Committed no errors in 73 fielding chances and finished a pair of outfield assists ... "Charles" was one of six players to start in all 56 games ... Stroked 10 doubles to finish with .417 slugging percentage ... Hit by pitch five times and issued 19 walks for .330 on-base percentage ... Has 22 multi-hit games during career including eight last season, all two-hit efforts including 2 of 2 with two runs scored, a pair of RBI and home run vs. South Dakota (5-9-15) in Summit League championship game ... Scored a career best four runs at Fort Wayne (4-18-15) ... Knocked in season-high four runs vs. Montana (2-28-15) ... Recorded a career best seven fielding chances including six putouts and an assist in game one at Nebraska (3-31-15) ... Finished Nebraska doubleheader with 2 for 3 effort at plate with a pair of RBI ... Batted .313 in Summit League regular season with three home runs, five doubles, 15 runs scored and 13 RBI ... Made third appearance on Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll, first on Summit League Commissioner's List.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Lopez-Portillo was one of six players to start in all 54 games ... Hit .213 with five home runs and 22 runs batted in ... Issued 19 walks, scored 18 runs, stroked seven doubles and hit by pitch five times ... Belted key solo home run vs. Auburn (5-16-14) at NCAA Minneapolis Regional ... Tied school single-game record with two home runs vs. Nicholls State (2-22-14) during a 2-for-4 effort at the plate that included four RBI and two runs scored ... Made only three errors in 88 fielding chances in left field ... Led NDSU outfielders with five assists ... Matched a career-high with six putouts vs. Ball State (3-22-14) ... Named to Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN): "Charles" started in all 47 games played ... Hit .233 with six home runs and 24 RBI ... Issued 20 walks, scored 19 runs, belted six doubles, dropped six sacrifice bunts and added three stolen bases ... Went 3 for 3 with five RBI, a pair of doubles and one home run at Western Illinois (4-6-13) ... Hit towering, game-winning home run to dead center in seventh inning of 2-1 win vs. South Dakota State (4-24-13) in the Fargodome ... Also hit a pair doubles vs. Radford (3-2-13) ... Had eight multi-hit games ... Fielded .969 with two errors in 64 fielding chances ... Credited with six fielding chances vs. Memphis (2-17-13) ... Hit .250 in league play with two home runs, six runs scored and 11 RBI ... Earned Summit League Player of the Week honors ... Named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter for Mater Dei Catholic High School at pitcher and the outfield for head coach Michael Centrullo ... Mater Dei Catholic won three California Interscholastic Federation (C.I.F.) Division 4 championships during her career ... Three-time All-C.I.F. first team selection ... Three-time all-Mesa League first team pick, earning second team honors as freshman ... Hit .475 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI as a senior ... Had a 1.030 slugging percentage adding in 12 doubles and five triples ... As a junior, batted .478 with nine home runs and 34 RBI ... Had a .938 slugging percentage with 13 doubles and six triples ... Career-high .575 on-base percentage as a junior, .525 as a sophomore ... During her sophomore season, hit .436 with six home runs and 34 RBI ... Had a .772 slugging percentage adding in seven doubles and six triples ... Finished prep career with .409 batting average and .787 slugging percentage with 36 doubles, 28 home runs, 20 triples and 142 RBI ... An all-around athlete, two-year starter at outside hitter on volleyball team, and two-year letterwinner as sprinter on track and field team.
SUMMER LEAGUE: Played summer league with the SoCal Breakers with current teammate Cheyenne Garcia for two years.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Luis and Gabriela Lopez-Portillo ... Maritza is the first in her family to attend college ... College major is human development and family science with a psychology minor.
THE LOPEZ-PORTILLO FILE
Favorite Movie: Southpaw
Favorite Foods: Mexican and Italian
Favorite Group/Singer: Drake
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Colors: Teal
Favorite Actor: Paul Wesley
Favorite TV Show: Vampire Diaries
Favorite Song: Jumpman by Drake ft. Future
Favorite Book: Defending Jacob
Favorite Athlete: Eric Weddle
MARITZA'S CAREER BESTS
Offense
At-Bats: 4 vs. 31 teams, last vs. Omaha, 5-13-16
Runs: 4 at Fort Wayne, 4-18-15
Hits: 4 vs. DePaul, 3-6-16
RBI: 6 vs. DePaul, 3-6-16
2B: 2 vs. 3 teams, last at Fort Wayne, 4-19-15
3B: N/A
HR: 2 vs. Nicholls State, 2-22-14
BB: 2 vs. 8 teams, last vs. Western Illinois, 4-23-16
HBP: 1 vs. 17 teams, last vs. South Dakota, 5-12-16
SH: 1 vs. 15 teams, last IPFW, 4-9-16
SF: 1 vs. 8 teams, last vs. IUPUI, 5-3-15
SB: 2 vs. Montana, 2-28-15
Fielding
Fielding Chances: 7 at Nebraska, 3-31-15
Putouts: 6 vs. 3 teams, last at Nebraska, 3-31-15
Assists: 1 vs. 11 teams, last vs. Minnesota, 5-21-16
Multi-Hit: 30 games (8, 2016 / 8, 2015 / 6, 2014 / 8, 2013)
Multi-Run: 14 games (3, 2016 / 6, 2015 / 2, 2014 / 3, 2013)
Multi-RBI: 23 games (8, 2016 / 7, 2015 / 5, 2014 / 3, 2013)
Longest Hitting Streak: 8 games, 2015
