Ortega Named to All-ACC Freshman Team

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Pitt softball player Valerie Ortega was selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team as announced Thursday by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

In her debut season for the Panthers, Ortega posted strong performances on both sides of the ball. Behind the plate as Pitt's starting catcher, the freshman caught a conference-leading 13 runners stealing and set an ACC high picking off four runners.

At the plate, she batted .238 in ACC play, tallying 15 hits including three doubles. Ortega also knocked in 10 runs and scored four times.

Nine institutions are represented on the All-ACC team and 10 among postseason honorees.

Florida State leads with eight selections. Louisville has five honorees, and Boston College, North Carolina and Notre Dame all have four honorees apiece, followed by NC State and Syracuse with three. Virginia and Virginia Tech each have two student-athletes on the teams and Pitt had one selection.

The All-ACC team and individual season honors were selected by a vote of the league's 11 head coaches and are based on conference statistics.

Individual Awards
Player of the Year: Jessica Warren, Florida State
Pitcher of the Year: Jessica Burroughs, Florida State
Freshman of the Year: Brittany Pickett, North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year: Jessica Warren, Florida State
Coach of the Year: Lonni Alameda, Florida State

All- ACC First Team
Chloe Sharabba, Jr., SS, Boston College
Jessica Dreswick, Jr., P, Boston College
Jessica Warren, Jr., 3B, Florida State
Jessica Burroughs, R-Sr., P, Florida State
Morgan Klaevemann, Sr., OF, Florida State
Alex Powers, R-Sr., 1B, Florida State
Meghan King, R-So., P, Florida State
Sydney Broderick, Sr., C, Florida State
Brittany Pickett, Fr., P, North Carolina
Tyler Ross, Sr., LF, NC State
Karley Wester, Sr., CF, Notre Dame
Ali Wester, So., LF, Notre Dame
Sydney O'Hara, Sr., DP, Syracuse
Alicia Hansen, So., 2B, Syracuse
Katie Park, Sr., C, Virginia

All- ACC Second Team
Annie Murphy, Jr., OF, Boston College
Tatiana Cortez, Sr., 3B, Boston College
Cali Harrod, So., SS, Florida State
Nicole Pufahl, R-Jr., CF, Louisville
Maryssa Becker, Sr., P, Louisville
Morgan Meyer, Sr., RF, Louisville
Jordan McNary, Fr., LF, Louisville
Jade Caraway, Fr., CF, NC State
Kendra Lynch, Sr., DP, North Carolina
Taylor Wike, Jr., SS, North Carolina
Leah Murray, So., OF, North Carolina
Morgan Reed, Jr., SS, Notre Dame
Melissa Rochford, So., 3B, Notre Dame
Kaitlin Fitzgerald, Sr., 3B, Virginia
Breanna Davenport, Jr., DP, Virginia Tech

All- ACC Freshman Team
Dani Morgan, OF, Florida State
Caitlin Ferguson, SS, Louisville
Jade Caraway, CF, NC State
Peyton Silverman, P, NC State
Brittany Pickett, P, North Carolina
Valerie Ortega, C, Pitt
Alexa Romero, P, Syracuse
Carrie Eberle, P, Virginia Tech

Ortega Named to All-ACC Freshman Team

Players Mentioned

Valerie Ortega

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