2011 -FRESHMAN YEAR
Went 2-1 with four saves and a 4.65 ERA in 19 relief appearances (31 IP) ... Four saves tied for 11th in the SEC at the end of the regular season ... Inherited 21 runners, allowing seven to score (33 percent) ... Allowed the game-winning hit on Saturday at Tennessee (5/21) to the only hitter he faced in the ninth, entering with the game tied at 3-3 and the winning run on second with one out ... Had an exceptional day in a doubleheader sweep of Alabama (5/14), picking up the win in the opener by throwing two innings and getting the last three outs in the second game to earn the save ... Earned his first career win in the longest outing of his career (3 2/3 IP) on Friday against Georgia (5/6), entering in the eighth with a man on second and one out ... Struck out the first two hitters he faced and then picked up the win when Auburn scored twice in the 11th for the 4-3 come-from-behind win ... Suffered his first loss on Friday at #2 South Carolina (4/29), starting the ninth on the mound in a 1-1 game and hitting a batter on his first pitch, which came around to score with one out in the inning ... Picked up his third save of the season in the series-opening win over Ole Miss (4/21), entering with two on and none out in the ninth and Auburn up by three ... Retired all three hitters he faced, two on strike outs including the final hitter of the game ... SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (4/11) after picking up his first two career saves in two relief appearances at Kentucky ... Entered with a man on second and none out on Friday (4/8) and retired all three hitter he faced to pick up his first save ... Returned on Sunday with the bases loaded in seventh with two outs, getting out of the inning unscathed and threw the final 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit or a walk ... Made two appearances against #1 Vanderbilt, which included 2 1/3 shutout innings on Sunday (4/3) in which he allowed a hit and did not allow either of his inherited runners to score ... Had his longest career outing at Mississippi State (3/26), throwing three shutout innings and striking out four to end the game .... Faced the final three hitters in the loss at Jacksonville State (3/22), allowing his lone inherited runner to score with the game-winning run ... Entered the Saturday game against #7 Arizona State (3/12) in the seventh with Auburn down 7-5 and allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings ... Charged for three runs (two earned) on three hits in 1 1/3 innings against New York Tech (3/4) ... Threw two innings against Bethune-Cookman (3/1), allowing a run on two hits with two strike outs, earning a hold ... Made his debut in the fifth inning of the 8-6, 13-inning loss to Radford (2/25) ... Was in line for the win before an unearned run scored in the top of the ninth with one out ... Allowed one run on two hits with a strike out in an inning of work.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Adam Moseley at Grissom HS ... Was 19-5 with a 1.57 ERA for his career ... Went 10-4 with a 1.95 ERA in 79 innings in 2010, striking out 95 ... 2010 6A Player of the Year, all-Metro pitcher, all-city pitcher and Super All-State Top 10 ... Went 7-2 with a 2.24 ERA in 45 innings with 59 strike outs in 2009 ... 2009 First Team All-City and Huntsville City Pitcher of the Year ... 2009 Huntsville Times Elite Team Pitcher ... Selected to the Alabama North/South All-Star Game and the ABCA All-Star Weekend ... East Coast Professional Showcase participant in Lakeland, Fla. ... Went 6-1 withn a 2.40 ERA and 52 strike outs as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Dillon Charles Ortman ... Born on June 13, 1992 ... Son of Julie Oswell and Russ Ortman ... Has four siblings; Kody (21) and Cassidy (16) Ortman, Ashley (24) and Sarah (21) Oswell ... Borther, Kody, is a junior catcher on the Auburn baseball team, transferring from Northwest Shoals CC prior to the 2012 season ... Father attended Auburn from 1983-85... Majoring in finanace.
