Luna Community College’s Angelica Ortiz was named first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American by the NJCAA Division I Softball Committee. Ortiz joined the All-American team as a designated player. She is the first Luna student-athlete to be named as an All-American.
Ortiz led the nation in RBIs with 119 and home runs with 41. Ortiz was also third in batting average at .533. The 119 RBIs and 41 home runs are national NJCAA records.
Ortiz will be playing at the University of Texas at San Antonio this coming season.
Ortiz, an Albuquerque native, played two years at Luna and is a graduate of Atrisco Heritage Academy.
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Angelica Ortiz (right) is joined by Humanities instructor Dr. Billie Mathews during a signing ceremony at the college.
