General: Needs only four more doubles to place her name on Miamis all-time list for doubles ... is only one of two players on the 2001 squad to have earned all-MAC accolades.
2000: Played and started in all 46 of Miamis games, the most of any RedHawk
led the team with 24 RBI and 2 triples
ranked second on the team with eight doubles and three home runs
posted 16 runs off 34 hits in 137 at bats
two-run shot in the seventh against Ohio State knotted the game and sent it into extra innings
Miami downed Ohio State 6-5
also launched solo home runs in a 4-3 win over Western Michigan and a 2-3 loss at Troy State
recorded a team-best four multiple RBI games
also notched six multiple hit games
boasted a .976 fielding percentage, the best of any returning RedHawk.
1999: Played in 41 of Miami's 51 game, making 39 starts ... sported a .203 batting average with 24 hits in 118 at bats ... her eight doubles tied for third on the team ... ended the season on a five-game hitting streak ... recorded five multiple hit games ... enjoyed one of her best games of the 1999 campaign in Miami's 5-2 win at Dayton ... she was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one run ... she nailed two doubles in the win over the Flyers ... also logged a solid performance in the second game of a double header at Bowling Green ... she went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run ... she also tagged a double against the Falcons ... led the team in putouts with 195.
1998: A second-team all-region selection as a freshman ... earned second-team all-MAC honors ... recorded team-high 11 doubles ... led the team in fielding percentage (.981) ... ranked second on the team in batting average (.321) and hits (51) ... just two doubles shy of placing her name on Miami's single-season doubles chart ... played and started in all 49 games ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in a 5-1 win at Butler ... went 3-for-4 at the plate in a 9-3 win against Drexel, an 8-0 win over Marshall and an 8-4 win against Akron ... also went 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs in a 12-5 triumph over Rhode Island ... she launched the lone homerun of her career against the Rams ... went on a seven-game hitting streak from April 21 to April 29 ... tallied 13 multiple hit games.
Prior to Miami: Batted .414 with 22 RBI and 21 runs scored as a senior ... had a slugging percentage of .586 and a .597 on-base percentage ... named first-team all-Bay League four consecutive seasons ... team captain and MVP her senior season ... helped her team to two Bay League championships and a fifth-place finish at the ASA Gold National Championship ... chosen Peninsula Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Born November 27, 1978 (22 years old) ... daughter of Barbara and Louis Mortaloni ... elementary education major.
Mortaloni's Career Highlights
Hitting Streak 7 games (4/21/98-4/29/98)
Hits 3, several times
Runs 2, several times
RBIs 3 vs. Wright State (3/20/99)
Mortaloni's Career Statistics
YR. AVG. G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-SBA
00 .248 46 137 16 34 24 8 2 3 10 20 1-2
99 .203 41 118 11 24 14 8 1 0 9 15 2-2
98 .321 49 159 14 51 16 11 0 1 9 20 0-0
Totals .263 136 414 41 109 54 27 3 4 28 55 3-4