Millersville

2021 (Fifth-Year Senior)

• Made 10 relief appearances totaling 10 innings
• Pitched a season-high three innings three times
• Recorded a season-high two strikeouts vs. Shepherd on April 10

2020 (Senior)

• Totaled 7 2/3 innings (most of any reliever on the team) in five appearances
• Longest outing was on March 3 against Felician (three innings), allowing one earned run and striking out a season-high four batters
• Finished the season with nine total strikeouts and one win (vs. Arkansas-Monticello at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas)
• Season ended early due to coronavirus pandemic

2019 (Junior)

• Totaled 20 innings in 12 appearances and two starts
• Posted a 1.35 ERA and struck out 16 compared to nine walks
• Did not allow a run in eight appearances
• Earned a save, struck out six and allowed just one hit in 3 2/3 shutout innings against Le Moyne on March 17
• Pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing one unearned run in start at Bloomsburg on March 24
• Logged a start at Shippensburg on March 30 and pitched two innings
• Produced a pinch hit double against Lock Haven
• Received a pinch hit at-bat in the PSAC Tournament vs. Bloomsburg. 

2018 (Sophomore)

• Helped turn Millersville's season by stepping out of the bullpen into a key role in the lineup in the wake of injuries to two starters
• Ranked second on the team in relief appearances (17) and led the team in relief innings pitched (28)
• Tied for the team lead in saves (2)
• Struck out 28 while walking just 12
• Had not swung a bat since high school but ended up starting 18 games in the lineup, producing a .266 (17 for 64) batting average with 13 RBIs and a .329 OBP
• Started 13 PSAC East games and played in 16 of 28
• Posted a .375 batting average with a .457 OBP and nine RBIs in those games
• Started four games at second base with Ted Williams out with an injury
• Started 14 at DH
• Millersville went 3-1 with Dorta at second base
• Hit a game-winning home run in the top of the seventh of the series finale against Mansfield
• Went a perfect 18 for 18 in chances as the starting second baseman
• Made seven putouts in game two of the Mansfield series
• Debuted in the field against Shippensburg on April 4 and provided a sacrifice bunt, which moved the eventual game-winning run to third base
• Ripped off a five-game hitting streak and totaled eight hits in a seven-game stretch
• Had at least one RBI in each game of the Mansfield series
• Went 2 for 2 with a walk and two runs scored against West Chester on April 14
• Recorded a career-high three hits with a run and RBI at Lock Haven
• Recorded a four-game hitting streak with five RBIs from April 29-May 5
• Went 1 for 1 with a run and two RBIs against Charleston in the NCAA regional
• On the mound, he did not allow a run in 11 appearances
• Pitched more than an inning 10 times
• Struck out six in 4 2/3 shutout innings against Kutztown, earning the win
• Tossed eight consecutive shutout innings over four appearances from April 22-May 1
• Pitched a shutout eighth inning in the regional win over Shepherd
• Entered the game with two on, no outs and Millersville leading 2-1
• Struck out two and got a groundout to preserve the lead and eventual Millersville win
• Earned a save in the regional elimination game against West Chester, getting a strikeout and double play to end the game.

2017 (Freshman)

• Took on role of mid-week starter, totaling three starts and totaled eight appearances
• Cracked the conference rotation in the final series of the season, starting game four against Shippensburg
• Totaled 22 2/3 innings pitched with a 1-0 record and .270 batting average against
• Totaled 4 1/3 shutout innings with six strikeouts against Pitt-Johnstown on Feb. 18
• Made first collegiate start on April 11 at USciences and tossed 4 1/3 innings
• Pitched six innings and gave up just one run and no walks in a start against Wilmington
• Made first conference start on May 7 against Shippensburg and allowed two runs over 3 1/3 innings

2016

• Received a redshirt

High School

• Won four varsity letters with Palmyra
• Led team in batting average, hitting .400 as a senior
• Posted a 0.74 ERA on the mound
• Named All-Mid-Penn First Team two times and All-Lebanon County
• Led Mid-Penn Keystone Division with 26 hits

About the Marauder

• Why Millersville: I chose Millersville because of the quality education and the opportunity to compete for a national championship.
• Favorite class or professor at Millersville: Dr. Hagelgans
• Off-the-field hobbies: Golf, video games
• Interesting summer job or internship: Pizza delivery
• Hidden talent: Juggling
• Favorite pro athlete: Dak Prescott
• Favorite show to binge watch: Planet Earth
• Pregame ritual: Listen to music

Personal

• Son of Melvin and Tracy Dorta
• One of four children
• Father played baseball for the Washington Nationals
• Majoring in emergency management