Chris Tortorella is Union Catholic’s Union County Conference Male Athlete of the Week.
Tortorella, a freshman, pitched 5.2 innings when the Vikings defeated Westfield, 7-6, in the semifinals of the Union County Tournament as UC advanced to the county final for the first time in 41 years. Then in the first round of the NJSIAA Non-Public A South Tournament this past Thursday, Tortorella pitched a complete game and struck out six to spark the Vikings to a 10-2 victory over Pingry.
Tortorella has a 4-1 record on the season with an ERA of just 2.04.