The 6-foot, 169-pound senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder posted an 11-0 record with a 0.55 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 63.1 innings this past season, leading the Crusaders to a 30-1 record. Ranked as the state's No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2017 by Prep Baseball Report and a 2016 Washington Post First Team All-Met selection, Cortijo held opposing hitters to a .100 average and also batted .529 with four home runs, 31 RBI and a .798 slugging percentage.
Cortijo has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Seminole State College this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in June's Major League Baseball draft.
Cortijo has volunteered locally on behalf of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in addition to donating his time as a bible school instructor and as a youth baseball coach. "Harold Cortijo is a fierce competitor who gives his absolute best for his teammates," said Riverdale Baptist head coach Ryan Terrill. "He is a five-tool player who has a chance to be the first Maryland prep player to be taken in this year's MLB draft."
