Tiffani 27 Balladares
Outfield 5'6" Bats: R Throws: R
Tiffani's Game Highs
At Bats 4 vs. 9 teams (most recent vs. Buchanan 5/26/10) Runs 3 vs. Hoover (3/25/10) Hits 4 vs. East Union (4/9/10) RBI 4 vs. Woodbridge (3/12/10) 2B 1 vs. 8 teams (most recent vs. Buchanan 5/26/10) HR 1 vs. 3 teams (most recent vs. East Union 4/9/10) BB 2 vs. Central (4/11/10) SB 2 vs. 2 teams (most recent vs. Sanger (3/27/10) 2010: SECOND TEAM ALL-VALLEY...SECOND TEAM ALL-TRAC...TEAM SASSANO BLANKET...CITY/COUNTY ALL STAR TEAM...Senior started all 36 games for the Cougars, including 3 starts in the circle...Hit .429 in the Valley playoffs, including 2 runs scored, an RBI and a double...Had a career high three game hitting streak...Collected 1 game-winning RBI vs. Redwood on 3/29...Recorded 9 multi-hit games...Led the team in home runs, hit by pitches and outfield assists...Was second on the team in runs scored, hits, on-base percentage and average.
2009: Junior right fielder played in 33 games, starting in 30...recorded 5 multi-hit games...Collected 4 game winning RBIs, including a walk off vs. Hanford on April 4th...Stole a career high 8 stolen bases, which was third on the team...Hit 6 doubles, good for 3rd on the team...Led the team in outfield assists with 9.
2008: Sophomore played in 18 games, starting in 7...Collected first career hit on February 29 vs. Los Banos...Had 1 multi-hit game...Scored 2 runs and delivered 2 RBIs.
Personal: Born 10/21/92...Picked beating Bullard in the quarter finals her junior year as her biggest sports thrill...Future plans include attending Willow/International and then go to Fresno State...Pick her mom as her role model because even when times are bad, she manages to put on a smile and carry through...Lists hanging out with friends, and tanning as her hobbies...Picked Madea Goes to Jail and The Hangover as her favorite movies, pizza and sushi as her favorite food and Ace of Cakes as her favorite TV shows...Has five siblings: Bruce (24), Jennaca (7), Frankie (6), Breeana (5) and Jordan (4)...Daughter of Michelle and Frank Ortiz.
Coach Noel says: "Tiffani has as much ability as anyone on the field. Tiffani's ability at the plate can mean a lot to our success this season. Its my hope to see her in the middle of our lineup this season driving in runs on a consistent basis."
In Tiffani's own words: "Clovis Softball is something different. I love that you are forced to push yourself every single day to better yourself and your teammates. We're a real family here, which helps us bring more of an edge to our competition and allows us to play at levels people wouldn't expect."
Offense AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC BB SO HP SB SLG OBA TB 2008
.250 18
24
2 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 .250 .250 6 2009 .236 33
72 9 17 6 0 0 11 3 4 27 5 8 .319 .329 23 2010 .337 36 101 20 34 2 0 3 16 1 8 27 4 4 .446 .407 45 TOTAL .289 87 197 31 57 8 0 3 29 5 12 63 9 12 .376 .358 74
