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2025: Played in 45 games with 44 starts ... batted .327 with nine doubles and five home runs ... added 30 RBIs and scored 38 runs ... third on the team with 15 multi hit games ... had seven multi RBI games ... season-high five hits vs. UMary (4/27) ... has six RBIs vs. Minot State (3/27) ... scored four runs vs. Bemidji State (3/22) ... hit first career home run vs. Park Gilbert (3/10).

High School: 2024 graduate of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg HS ... played for coach Christopher Pappadackis ... four-time all-conference ... named conference MVP as a senior ... named all-state in 2024 ... two-time West Central Tribune all-area first team ... two-time all-section ... Lions All-Star game selection ... played in American Legion All Star Game ... four-time time letter winner ... holds school record holder for career hits, doubles and RBIs ... all-conference in basketball and football ... named academic all-conference.

Personal: Born Nov. 3, 2005 ... son of Kris and James Cortez ... management major.