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Sam Kortsen

Position

IF

Height

5-10

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Willcox, Ariz.

Previous School

Thatcher HS

B/T

R/R

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Thatcher High School in 2019 … 2016 AIA Division IV Freshman Player of the Year, AIA All-Conference and Wilcox High School Most Valuable Player … in 2017 was named AIA All-Sports Tucson Player of the Year, AIA All-Conference and All-Region First Team … AIA All-Conference and All-Region First Team, Wilcox High School Most Valuable Player in 2018 … lettered in softball, volleyball and basketball … member of the National Honor Society … voted class president as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 13 in Mesa, Ariz. … parents are Jack and Jan Kortsen … siblings are Jack, Tyler, Kim, Andi and Anna … played club bal for Desert Thunder, Oro Valley Sun Cats and Arizona Athletics.

ON WHY UNM: “I chose UNM because of the passion and vision Coach Congleton and Coach Heil have for Lobo softball. I also fell in love with the atmosphere of the campus.”