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  Cale Ort

Cale Ort

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Portage, MI

High School:
Portage Central

Last College:
Grand Rapids CC

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 205

Position:
LHP

Bats/Throws:
L/L

2007
Pitched in 14 games for the Flyers with six starts...Had 47.0 innings pitched through the season with 19 strikeouts...Four of those strikeouts came in the loss against Appalachian State where he started and pitched 6.2 innings...Also had 19 at bats during the season with three hits, five runs and three RBI...Had a big game against Appalachian State when he had two RBI, one double and one run scored...Ended the season with a .158 batting average at the plate and a 7.09 ERA on the mound.

2006
Pitched in a school-record 27 games and made three starts during his first season at UD...Recorded 30 strikeouts in 52.0 innings pitched and held opponents to a .280 batting average...Recorded multiple strikeouts in seven of his 27 appearances...Made his Flyer debut by recording two strikeouts in 0.2 innings pitched at Wofford in the second day of a doubleheader on the opening day of the season...His first career start came against NCAA Regional participant Virginia...He allowed just one run on two hits to the Cavaliers over 2.0 innings pitched...Threw 5.2 solid innings in a start against NCAA Regional participant Wright State, allowing just two runs on one hit...Came out of the bullpen to record a season-high five strikeouts in 4.2 scoreless innings pitching during the A-10 Tournament against St. Bonaventure.

Prior to UD
A three-sport star at Portage Central HS, Ort won a State Division I Title as a junior...As a senior, he was an All-State Second Team pick...Also played football and basketball...Spent one year each at Kalamazoo Valley CC and Grand Rapids CC...At KVCC, he hit .406 with 37 RBI and six homers...Finished with a 4-2 record on the mound to earn MCCAA Second Team honors...At GRCC, he was a 2005 NJCAA Division II National Champion...Selected to the All-District and All-Region teams after hitting .333 with 20 RBI and 15 runs...Held a 5-2 record as a pitcher with a 1.61 ERA.

Personal
A business leadership major, Ort was born on Feb. 21, 1985...His parents are Warren Ort and Dick and Sandy Callen...He has one sister, Katie.

Career Statistics

Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2006 .100 31-7 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 3 1 5 0 .357 0 0 0-0 11 9 3 .870
TOTAL .100 31-8 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 3 1 5 0 .357 0 0 0-0 11 9 3 .870

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA
2006 5.88 0-1 27 3 0 0/1 1 52.0 56 35 34 29 30 13 2 4 238 .280 3 5 2 2
TOTAL 5.88 0-1 27 3 0 0/1 1 52.0 56 35 34 29 30 13 2 4 238 .280 3 5 2 2