Honors and Accomplishments :: Jack Lortz Baseball

Here are my most important accomplishments in reverse chronological order…

2017 – 2018 (Junior year of High School)

UPDATED 08/15/2018 – Spring HS Season and Summer Legion
- Spring High School Season Honors
  - Starter for Burke Varsity (31 of 32 games) batting 3rd
  - Burke finished season 3rd in NE State Class A with a 25 – 7 record
  - Jack batted .385 in State Tournament (5/13) – 17 PA and .471 OBP
  - Selected for Omaha Public Schools All Conference Team (2nd year)
  - Selected Honorable Mention Class-A All-State (Omaha World Herald) for 2nd year
  - Selected Honorable Mention Class-A All-State (Lincoln Journal Star) for 2nd year
- Spring High School Season Batting:
  - .351 BA (33/94) (114 PA .404 OBP) – BA 6th in NE State Class A Juniors
  - 26 RBIs (led team, 11th in NE State Class A, 3rd In NE State Class A Juniors)
  - 27 Runs (2nd on team, 11th in NE State Class A, 2nd in NE State Class A Juniors)
  - 33 Hits (2nd on team, 17th in NE State Class-A)
  - 8 SAC, 7 SB (9th in State Class A Juniors)
- Summer Legion
  - Starter for C&H Construction (Burke) Varsity, batting 2nd or 5th)
  - Burke finishes season as Nebraska Class A Champions with a 40-12 record
  - .303 BA (43/142) (175 PA .387 OBP)
  - 37 RBIs (2nd on team)
- High School Season Pitching (in relief)
  - 10.6 innings, 18Ks, 2 Saves (18 Ks 10th in State Class A Juniors)
  - 2 Saves (4th in State Class A)
- High School Season Fielding (2B – SS – 3B)
  - .911 FP – 30 A, 21 PO, 6 DP, 5 ERR (2Ef, 3Et)
Academics
- Unweighted GPA: 3.85 (4.0 Scale)
- Weighted GPA: 4.40
- Class Rank: 60/481 (top 12%)
- ACT Composite: 24 (Math 27, Science 26, English 22)
- Academic Letter Honor – 6 Semesters above 3.5
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the National Society of High School Scholars
- Member of DECA
- 2015 Omaha Rotary Honor Roll Recipient

2016 – 2017 (Sophomore year of High School)

Was one of 3 sophomores to play on the Omaha Burke Varsity team
Played shortstop, 2nd base, and pitched
For the high school season, batted .382 (lead team) with 55 AB and 65 PA
Honorable Mention Class-A All-State (Omaha World Herald)
Honorable Mention Class-A All-State (Lincoln Journal Star)
Omaha Public Schools All-Conference Team (one of two sophomores selected)
Finished high-school season with the top sophomore batting average in Class-A
Was 13th in batting average for Class-A for all age groups
Was 9th in runs scored for Class-A for all age groups
Received a Burke Varsity Letter in Baseball

Academics:
- GPA: 3.93 (4.0 Scale)
- Selected for the National Honor Society
- ACT not yet taken

2015 – 2016 (Freshman year of High School)

Was one of 4 freshman to play on Omaha Burke Junior Varsity
Played 350 innings as the starting shortstop (spring and summer)
For the spring and summer seasons, batted .350 (lead team) with 200 AB and 245 PA
Pitched 51 innings with a 3.85 ERA and 63 Ks.

In Football – Starting Freshman team quarterback, led team to a 5-3 record.

Pre-High School Baseball Highlights

Started baseball at 3yo playing YMCA T-Ball
Started 6yo Coach-Pitch baseball at the age of 5
Started 7yo Kid-Pitch baseball at the age of 6
Winning pitcher for the 8yo Keystone League Championship
Starting shortstop and pitched for a USSSA Triple-A 8yo team (Keystone Cobras)
Starting shortstop and pitched for USSSA Major 9, 10, 11yo team (Omaha Bombers)
Starting shortstop and pitched for USSSA Major 12yo team (Omaha Gladiators)
Starting shortstop and pitched for USSSA Major 13, 14yo team (Omaha Cardinals)
Selected to play on the 2015 Team Nebraska 14U squad traveling to USSSA Jr. All-State Games in Wisconsin.