2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Bobby Dorta
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Palmyra, Pa.
- High School:
- Palmyra
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
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill [DH] (May 17, 2025)
Saturday, May 17
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill (May 16, 2025)
Friday, May 16
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. California (Pa.) (May 15, 2025)
Thursday, May 15
Highlights: Millersville Baseball PSAC Tournament Championship vs. Cal U(May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
