Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2017 Softball Roster
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Portillo, Deja
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Jersey Number 25
Deja Portillo
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Gahr HS
- Hometown:
- Norwalk, Calif.
Bio
2019 (Senior)
Made 24 appearances and started 14 games for the Raiders... Went 11-for-40 (.275) with four runs, two RBI and a double... Had a .300 slugging percentage and a .370 on base percentage on the season... Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts in the 2019 season... Was perfect in the outfield with a 1.000 fielding percentage and 11 putouts... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the win against Siena (2/23)... Went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI against #13 South Carolina... Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018 (Junior)
Appeared in 39 games, making 14 starts in the outfield…Went 6-for-39 (.154) with eight runs, three RBI, four walks and a stolen base…Went 1-for-2 with a run and a RBI vs. Nicholls State (2/18)…Made three putouts and had an assist in a 1-0 win at North Florida (3/02)…1-for-2 with two runs, a sacrifice bunt, and a putout vs. Presbyterian (3/04)…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll....Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
2017 (Sophomore)
Started 17 games of the 26 she played in… Reliable in the batter’s box with a .244 batting average…Ended the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage out of left field…Went 1-for-2 with a two-run double in a win over Alcorn State (2/19)…Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Saint Mary’s (3/04) at the Cal Poly Mustang Invitational…In a win against Louisiana Tech (4/01), went a perfect 2-for-2 with the go ahead and eventual game winning RBI single.
2016 (Freshman)
Started 49 games for the Raiders and was their primary left fielder…Hit .182 during the season with a double and seven RBIs…Earned 11 walks…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on March 12 against Southern Miss...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School
Played for coach Shawn Quarles at Gahr High School ... Hit .357 as a senior and was named the 2015 Female Scholar of the Year ... Holds the school record for walks and tied the school record for stolen bases and runs scored ... Also played travel ball for the Firecrackers and coach John Lucero ... Played for the Mizuno Batbusters, Nemesis Elite and Artesia Punishers before joining the Firecrackers.
Personal
Born October 18, 1997 in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Daughter of Darryl and Claudia Portillo ... Has one brother, Davin ... Major is Finance.
Made 24 appearances and started 14 games for the Raiders... Went 11-for-40 (.275) with four runs, two RBI and a double... Had a .300 slugging percentage and a .370 on base percentage on the season... Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts in the 2019 season... Was perfect in the outfield with a 1.000 fielding percentage and 11 putouts... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the win against Siena (2/23)... Went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI against #13 South Carolina... Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018 (Junior)
Appeared in 39 games, making 14 starts in the outfield…Went 6-for-39 (.154) with eight runs, three RBI, four walks and a stolen base…Went 1-for-2 with a run and a RBI vs. Nicholls State (2/18)…Made three putouts and had an assist in a 1-0 win at North Florida (3/02)…1-for-2 with two runs, a sacrifice bunt, and a putout vs. Presbyterian (3/04)…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll....Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete.
2017 (Sophomore)
Started 17 games of the 26 she played in… Reliable in the batter’s box with a .244 batting average…Ended the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage out of left field…Went 1-for-2 with a two-run double in a win over Alcorn State (2/19)…Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Saint Mary’s (3/04) at the Cal Poly Mustang Invitational…In a win against Louisiana Tech (4/01), went a perfect 2-for-2 with the go ahead and eventual game winning RBI single.
2016 (Freshman)
Started 49 games for the Raiders and was their primary left fielder…Hit .182 during the season with a double and seven RBIs…Earned 11 walks…Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on March 12 against Southern Miss...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School
Played for coach Shawn Quarles at Gahr High School ... Hit .357 as a senior and was named the 2015 Female Scholar of the Year ... Holds the school record for walks and tied the school record for stolen bases and runs scored ... Also played travel ball for the Firecrackers and coach John Lucero ... Played for the Mizuno Batbusters, Nemesis Elite and Artesia Punishers before joining the Firecrackers.
Personal
Born October 18, 1997 in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Daughter of Darryl and Claudia Portillo ... Has one brother, Davin ... Major is Finance.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
