2023 Baseball Roster
Van Ort, David
Jersey Number 19
David Van Ort
- Position:
- Lefthanded Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
- High School:
- Stillwater
- Prev School:
- Century College
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Athletic: MCAC South Division Player of the Year (2021)…All-Minnesota College Athletic Conference (2021)…MCAC All-South Division (2021)…MCAC Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 18, 2021)…
2022 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Redshirted in his first season at St. Cloud State…
2021 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Returned to Century for a third season, earning MCAC South Division Player of the Year honors after starring as the No. 2 starter…took the ball 10 times, pitching to a 2.67 ERA and a 1.97 FIP while going 6-1 across 54.0 innings of work…threw four complete games with two shutouts…struck out 64 and walked just 15, logging rates of 27.2% and 6.4% respectively…held opponents to a .247/.303/.307 slash line for a .610 OPS...pitched to a 1.26 WHIP and allowed just one home run…posted the best ERA on the staff and led Century in complete games while finishing second in innings pitched and strikeouts…threw at least 6.0 innings in seven starts…logged six quality starts…allowed two runs or less in seven starts…three of his outings were scoreless…
NIACC (3/13): Took his lone loss of the season after allowing five runs on five hits and two walks over 3.0 innings, striking out four… Hibbing (3/21): Allowed just one earned over 3.0 innings of four-hit ball, scattering three walks in a no-decision… Minnesota State (4/3): Earned the win in a run-rule game, tossing 4.0 innings of one-run ball on four hits and a walk while striking out eight… Rochester (4/10): Dealt 6.0 innings of two-run ball, earning the win after scattering three hits and two walks while striking out seven… Minnesota West (4/17): Fired a complete game shutout, scattering four hits and walking none over 7.0 innings of work and striking out eight…earned MCAC Pitcher of the Week honors for his efforts… Anoka-Ramsey (4/26): Won his fourth straight start, logging 6.0 frames of three-run ball on five hits and four walks…struck out six… Mesabi Range (5/1): Struck out seven and walked none in a 6.0 inning gem, allowing a lone run on four hits to earn the win… Riverland (5/8): Punched out a career-high 12 in a complete game shutout, earning his sixth-straight win with 7.0 innings of six-hit, one-walk baseball… NJCAA Region XIII Tournament (5/14-22): Made a pair of starts, taking two no-decisions despite holding a 2.25 ERA and a 12:2 K:BB ratio in the postseason…allowed five runs – three earned – on 13 hits over 6.0 innings against Riverland on May 15, striking out nine batters…punched out three across 6.0 scoreless at St. Cloud Tech on May 21, scattering five hits and a pair of walks to take a no-decision…
2020 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Made two starts as Century’s No. 3 starter prior to the season being canceled by the pandemic…went 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA and a 2.83 FIP, tossing 11.0 innings and striking out 17…allowed just eight hits and pitched to a 1.18 WHIP…held batters to a .190/.292/.262 slash line for a .554 OPS while striking out 35.4% of those he faced…threw one quality start and completed at least 4.0 innings in both outings…
Erie (3/7): Struck out a career-high nine batters over 4.0 innings in a no-decision, allowing just two earned on five hits and three walks… SUNY-Adirondack (3/13): Earned the win with a complete-game gem, scattering three hits and a pair of walks over 7.0 innings while striking out eight…allowed a lone earned run in his first collegiate quality start…
2019 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Began his collegiate career at Century College, serving as a key fireman out of the Wooducks bullpen while guiding them to a NJCAA DIII College World Series berth…made 13 appearances and finished off seven games, going 4-1 out of the bullpen…fired 33.0 innings to a 3.82 ERA and a 3.10 FIP, striking out 42 and walking just 23…maintained a 1.33 WHIP while allowing just 21 hits…held hitters to a .186/.345/.265 slash line for a .611 OPS…struck out 29.2% of batters faced…six of his appearances were scoreless…recorded at least 2.0 innings in 10 of his 13 outings…
Herkimer (3/16): Made his collegiate debut and struck out the side while working around a walk… Waubonsee (3/18): Tossed 4.1 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen, striking out four while scattering two hits and three walks… Hudson Valley (3/20): Surrendered four runs on three hits and three walks across 3.1 innings of relief, striking out two… Rochester (4/7): Allowed two runs on a hit and two walks, striking out one while logging 2.2 innings of work… Midland (4/13): Earned his first collegiate win with 2.1 shutout frames of hitless relief, striking out five while working around a pair of walks… Dakota County (4/20): Struck out seven over 3.2 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and two walks to earn his second straight win… Hamline JV (4/28): Struck out two in a 1-2-3 inning… Iowa Lakes (5/1): Tossed 2.0 innings of one-run ball on a hit and two walks, striking out three… Gustavus Adolphus (5/5): Dealt 3.0 scoreless out of the bullpen to earn the win, allowing a lone hit and two walks while striking out three… St. Thomas JV (5/10): Provided 2.0 innings out of the pen, allowing a run on two hits with one strikeout… NJCAA Region XIII Tournament (5/15-20): Earned the win out of the bullpen in the Region XIII Championship game against St. Cloud Tech on May 20, firing 4.0 scoreless while scattering two hits and a pair of walks, punching out five… NJCAA DIII College World Series (3/16): Made two appearances, striking out six over 3.2 innings while allowing four runs…struck out three across 2.1 scoreless against Rockingham on May 26, allowing a hit and two walks…tagged for four runs on five hits and two walks against Oakton on May 27, striking out three while retiring four batters…
Prep: A 2018 graduate of Stillwater High School…helped the Ponies earn the 2018 MSHSL Class AAAA State Championship, tossing 17.0 innings to a staff-best 0.40 ERA…earned a win and struck out 15…served as a key weapon out of the bullpen on a staff that featured future first rounder Drew Gilbert and sixth rounder Will Frisch…
Personal: The son of Matt and Holly Van Ort…Biology major with a minor in Geographic Information Science…played junior college baseball with Huskies teammate Ben Clapp…
Athletic: MCAC South Division Player of the Year (2021)…All-Minnesota College Athletic Conference (2021)…MCAC All-South Division (2021)…MCAC Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 18, 2021)…
2022 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Redshirted in his first season at St. Cloud State…
2021 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Returned to Century for a third season, earning MCAC South Division Player of the Year honors after starring as the No. 2 starter…took the ball 10 times, pitching to a 2.67 ERA and a 1.97 FIP while going 6-1 across 54.0 innings of work…threw four complete games with two shutouts…struck out 64 and walked just 15, logging rates of 27.2% and 6.4% respectively…held opponents to a .247/.303/.307 slash line for a .610 OPS...pitched to a 1.26 WHIP and allowed just one home run…posted the best ERA on the staff and led Century in complete games while finishing second in innings pitched and strikeouts…threw at least 6.0 innings in seven starts…logged six quality starts…allowed two runs or less in seven starts…three of his outings were scoreless…
NIACC (3/13): Took his lone loss of the season after allowing five runs on five hits and two walks over 3.0 innings, striking out four… Hibbing (3/21): Allowed just one earned over 3.0 innings of four-hit ball, scattering three walks in a no-decision… Minnesota State (4/3): Earned the win in a run-rule game, tossing 4.0 innings of one-run ball on four hits and a walk while striking out eight… Rochester (4/10): Dealt 6.0 innings of two-run ball, earning the win after scattering three hits and two walks while striking out seven… Minnesota West (4/17): Fired a complete game shutout, scattering four hits and walking none over 7.0 innings of work and striking out eight…earned MCAC Pitcher of the Week honors for his efforts… Anoka-Ramsey (4/26): Won his fourth straight start, logging 6.0 frames of three-run ball on five hits and four walks…struck out six… Mesabi Range (5/1): Struck out seven and walked none in a 6.0 inning gem, allowing a lone run on four hits to earn the win… Riverland (5/8): Punched out a career-high 12 in a complete game shutout, earning his sixth-straight win with 7.0 innings of six-hit, one-walk baseball… NJCAA Region XIII Tournament (5/14-22): Made a pair of starts, taking two no-decisions despite holding a 2.25 ERA and a 12:2 K:BB ratio in the postseason…allowed five runs – three earned – on 13 hits over 6.0 innings against Riverland on May 15, striking out nine batters…punched out three across 6.0 scoreless at St. Cloud Tech on May 21, scattering five hits and a pair of walks to take a no-decision…
2020 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Made two starts as Century’s No. 3 starter prior to the season being canceled by the pandemic…went 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA and a 2.83 FIP, tossing 11.0 innings and striking out 17…allowed just eight hits and pitched to a 1.18 WHIP…held batters to a .190/.292/.262 slash line for a .554 OPS while striking out 35.4% of those he faced…threw one quality start and completed at least 4.0 innings in both outings…
Erie (3/7): Struck out a career-high nine batters over 4.0 innings in a no-decision, allowing just two earned on five hits and three walks… SUNY-Adirondack (3/13): Earned the win with a complete-game gem, scattering three hits and a pair of walks over 7.0 innings while striking out eight…allowed a lone earned run in his first collegiate quality start…
2019 (CENTURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Began his collegiate career at Century College, serving as a key fireman out of the Wooducks bullpen while guiding them to a NJCAA DIII College World Series berth…made 13 appearances and finished off seven games, going 4-1 out of the bullpen…fired 33.0 innings to a 3.82 ERA and a 3.10 FIP, striking out 42 and walking just 23…maintained a 1.33 WHIP while allowing just 21 hits…held hitters to a .186/.345/.265 slash line for a .611 OPS…struck out 29.2% of batters faced…six of his appearances were scoreless…recorded at least 2.0 innings in 10 of his 13 outings…
Herkimer (3/16): Made his collegiate debut and struck out the side while working around a walk… Waubonsee (3/18): Tossed 4.1 innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen, striking out four while scattering two hits and three walks… Hudson Valley (3/20): Surrendered four runs on three hits and three walks across 3.1 innings of relief, striking out two… Rochester (4/7): Allowed two runs on a hit and two walks, striking out one while logging 2.2 innings of work… Midland (4/13): Earned his first collegiate win with 2.1 shutout frames of hitless relief, striking out five while working around a pair of walks… Dakota County (4/20): Struck out seven over 3.2 innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and two walks to earn his second straight win… Hamline JV (4/28): Struck out two in a 1-2-3 inning… Iowa Lakes (5/1): Tossed 2.0 innings of one-run ball on a hit and two walks, striking out three… Gustavus Adolphus (5/5): Dealt 3.0 scoreless out of the bullpen to earn the win, allowing a lone hit and two walks while striking out three… St. Thomas JV (5/10): Provided 2.0 innings out of the pen, allowing a run on two hits with one strikeout… NJCAA Region XIII Tournament (5/15-20): Earned the win out of the bullpen in the Region XIII Championship game against St. Cloud Tech on May 20, firing 4.0 scoreless while scattering two hits and a pair of walks, punching out five… NJCAA DIII College World Series (3/16): Made two appearances, striking out six over 3.2 innings while allowing four runs…struck out three across 2.1 scoreless against Rockingham on May 26, allowing a hit and two walks…tagged for four runs on five hits and two walks against Oakton on May 27, striking out three while retiring four batters…
Prep: A 2018 graduate of Stillwater High School…helped the Ponies earn the 2018 MSHSL Class AAAA State Championship, tossing 17.0 innings to a staff-best 0.40 ERA…earned a win and struck out 15…served as a key weapon out of the bullpen on a staff that featured future first rounder Drew Gilbert and sixth rounder Will Frisch…
Personal: The son of Matt and Holly Van Ort…Biology major with a minor in Geographic Information Science…played junior college baseball with Huskies teammate Ben Clapp…
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 4
Sunday, March 16
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 3
Sunday, March 16
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 2
Thursday, March 13
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 1
Thursday, March 13
