2014, 2012, 2011 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2013 All-Summit League First Team
2014 All-Summit League Second Team
2013 Summit League Commissioner's List
2014, 2012 Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll
2014 SEASON (SENIOR): Capped off senior year with selection to the Summit League all-tournament team for the third time during her career ... Hit .500 (9x18) during the Summit League tournament with 11 runs scored, six walks, five RBI, two home runs and a triple ... Named to the all-Summit League second team ... Hit. 302 overall with nine home runs and 39 runs batted ... Scored 41 runs, issued 20 walks and hit by pitch a school single-season record 10 times ... One of four players to hit grand slam during the season coming in game two at South Dakota (5-2-14) ... Belted eight doubles and a triple to finish with .531 slugging percentage ... In Summit League regular season games, she hit .286 (14x49) with 17 runs scored, 17 RBI, six walks, four home runs and four doubles ... Had an 11-game hitting streak ... Finished with .975 fielding percentage with only 10 errors in 399 fielding chances ... Defensively, picked off four opposing baserunners and threw out 16 of 34 overall ... Second all-time throwing out 54 of 105 attempting to steal ... On NDSU career charts, finished No. 2 in hit by pitch (14); No. 6 in fielding chances (1,281) and putouts (1,129); No. 8 in sacrifice flies (5) and No. 10 in home runs (21) ... Named to Summit League Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
2013 SEASON (JUNIOR): Selected to the All-Summit League first team ... Started 42 of 44 games play ... Led the team hitting .328 with seven home runs and 28 RBI ... Scored 21 runs ... Had seven doubles and two triples ... Fielded .976 with 15 assists and five errors in 212 fielding chances ... Picked off one opposing base runner and threw out 5 of 14 attempting to steal in 2013 and 38 of 71 in career ... Hit .346 in league play with 14 runs scored,14 RBI, six home runs and four doubles ... Named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2012 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Selected to The Summit League all-tournament team for second straight season ... Started in all 45 games played ... Hit .246 with two home runs and 14 RBI ... Had seven doubles ... Scored 18 runs, issued 15 walks and was 2 of 2 in stolen bases ... Recorded a career-high 20 fielding chances and 19 putouts vs. Toledo (2-9-12) ... Fielded .974 with 31 assists and nine errors ... Threw out 17 of 29 runners attempting to steal ... Named to The Summit League All-Academic team.
2011 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in 48 of 52 games played ... Hit .208 with three home runs and 16 RBI ... Added 15 runs scored, seven sacrifice bunts, three doubles and a triple ... Fielded .988 with only four errors in 323 chances ... Picked off a pair of opposing baserunners and threw out 16 of 28 runners attempting to steal ... Named to the Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .300 (3-10) with three runs scored, two RBI, a double and single ... Went 3 for 4 with five RBI, a home run and a run scored vs. South Dakota State (4-24-11) ... Recorded a season-high 15 fielding chances and 13 putouts ... Had five multi-hit games including 3 for 3 effort vs. Oakland (4-8-11).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Piedmont Hills High School ... Four-year all-league catcher/shortstop for Piedmont Hills ... Her batting average went from .333 as a freshman to .350 as a sophomore and .469 as a junior ... Hit .446 during her senior year ... Selected the BVal Sophomore, Junior and Senior of the Year ... Hit .522 for the successful San Jose Strikers summer team ... Batted .610 in 2009 fall and allowed only two stolen bases ... Member of the San Jose Sting 18 Gold team that placed eighth nationally in 2008.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Felicia Ortega of San Jose ... Has one brother, Jovonni ... College major is human development and family science with a minor in individual and family wellness ... Future plans include becoming child life specialist.
THE ORTEGA FILE
Favorite Movie: Love & Basketball
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Singer: Mos Def
Favorite Holiday: Mother's Day
Favorite Color: Teal
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite TV Shows: Law & Order: SVU & Chopped
Favorite Songs: No Love Lost by Joe Budden
Favorite Books: I Got You
Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan
JENINA'S CAREER BESTS
Offense
At-Bats: 5 vs. three teams, last at South Dakota, 5-3-14
Runs: 2 vs. Fort Wayne, 5-11-14
Hits: 4 vs. Nicholls State, 2-22-14
RBI: 5 at South Dakota State, 4-11-14; vs. South Dakota State, 4-24-11
2B: 2 vs. three teams, last vs. Auburn, 5-17-14
3B: 1 vs. four teams, last vs. Western Illinois, 5-10-14
HR: 1 vs. 21 teams, last vs. Fort Wayne, 5-11-14
BB: 4 vs. South Dakota, 5-9-14
SH: 1 vs. 16 teams, last vs. Fort Wayne, 4-19-14
SF: 1 vs. five teams, last at South Dakota, 4-12-14
SB: 1 at South Dakota State, 4-12-14
Fielding
Fielding Chances: 20 vs. Toledo, 2-9-12
Putouts: 19 vs. Toledo, 2-9-12
Assists: 4 vs. Centenary, 5-6-11
Multi-Hit: 34 games (12, 2014/9, 2013/8, 2012/5, 2011)
Multi-Run: 24 games (13, 2014/5, 2013/3, 2012/3, 2011)
Multi-RBI: 27 games (13, 2014/7, 2013/3, 2012/4, 2011)
Longest Hitting Streak: 11 games, 2014