Gabe Ortiz 2B/SS.............Datona St.

30 Gabe Ortiz

Position: 2B/SS.............Datona St. Height: 6'3" Weight: 185 Profile: Class: Sophomore         Hometown: Panama, Panama         High School: Notre Dame Academy (Va.)                  Height / Weight: 6-3 / 186         Position: INF         Bats / Throws: Right/Right Coach Corbin Quote: Gabe is a flashy shortstop with nice hands and can throw well. He plays the game smoothly for a young kid. Offensively, for a smaller guy, he possesses a lot of pop in his bat. High School: Listed as the No. 9 prospect in Virginia by Baseball America entering the June 2007 draft ... Played his high school baseball at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Va. ... Helped guide team to back-to-back state championships in 2006-07. Earned state champ MVP honors both years ... MVP of the Southeastern Baseball Classic in 2007 ... Captured all-state and all-conference honors in 2006-07 ... Named team MVP in 2006 ... Two-year letterwinner ... Hit .460 with 11 homers and 53 RBI as a senior and .490 with seven homers and 52 RBI as a junior. Personal: Gabriel Ernesto Ortiz ... Born 8/30/88 .... Son of Genaro and Dinorah Ortiz ... Has a sister, Nicole ... An economics major... Favorites include Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Rafael Nadal and Lost... Late night snack is cookies ... Favorite vacation spot is Cancun... Chose Vanderbilt because it has the best two things in the world, great academics and baseball.