Summer 2003
Played for the Harrisonburg Turks in the Valley League with current teammates Jeff Van Houten, Mo Duran and Pat Reilly ... Went 2-1 with a 2.19 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.
Texas
Redshirted in 2001.
Summer 2000, 2001
Played for the Ohio Thunder ... Went 4-0 with a 0.91 ERA in 2000 and 4-4 in 2001.
High School
Graduated from Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas, where he earned four letters in baseball for coach Gene Kasprzyk ... Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State in 2000 and '01 ... 2001 THSBCA All-Star ... Texas High School Baseball Writers Association All-State in 2000 and '01 ... All-Bay Area from 1999-2001 ... First team All-South Texas in 2000 and '01, second team in 1999 ... First team All-District 30 from 1999-2001, second team in 1998 ... District 30 Junior of the Year in 2000 ... District 30 MVP in 2001 ... Went 34-11 on the mound at Sinton ... Graduated fifth in his class ... Academic all-state in 2001 ... National Honor Society member.
Personal
Full name: Luis Gabriel Cortez ... Born: 10/19/82 in Taft, Texas ... Son of Pete and Esmeralda Cortez ... Two brothers, Pedro Marcos and Rodolfo Javier ... Is majoring in finance.
