Pepe Ortiz - 2027 Baseball Roster
Roster
Pepe Ortiz
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- Richmond Hill
Why Rutgers? "I chose Rutgers because of the academics, the baseball program and because it is close to home."
Prior to Rutgers: Ranked No. 336 overall prospect in the country, No. 11 player in New York and top left-handed pitcher in the Empire State by Perfect Game ā¦ ranked No. 15 overall prospect in New York and No. 2 left-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report ā¦ played high school baseball at Richmond Hill under head coach Ralph Wallace ā¦ collected 200 career strikeouts in high school in just 86.2 innings ā¦ pitched to a 0.28 ERA as a senior, giving up just one earned run in 25 innings, striking out 56 and allowing just two hits ā¦ accomplished two-way player who led New York City in RBIs as a junior in 2025 ā¦ also played basketball in high school.
Personal: Son of Wagner Torres ā¦ full name is Anaiscio Ortiz, goes by Pepe ā¦ intends to study sport management.
