Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Transfer from Norfolk State where he made 25 appearances out of the bullpen over two seasons … Did not allow a home run, and allowed only nine extra base hits for his career with the Spartans.

2023 at Gardner-Webb: Had the third most outings on the team with 21 games pitched in ... Threw 27.0 innings and had a 1.000 fielding percentage recording seven outs ... Had a 1-1 record on the year with the win coming against UNC Asheville (4/7) as he went 1.2 innings allowing no runs or baserunners ... Collected nine outings where he did not allow a run to score ... Went 1.0 inning or more in 16 occurances.

2022 at Gardner-Webb: Led the conference appearances (32) and tied for the lead in games finished (12) ... Was the top relivered for the Runnin' Bulldogs with a 4.45 ERA and pitched 58.2 innings for third most on the team ... Collected 58 strikeouts for second-most among GWU pitchers ... Had a 3-2 record on the year ... Notched a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 with four putouts and 15 assists ... Had 13 outings with no earned runs allowed ... Pitched a season-long 4.2 innings at Charleston Southern (4/24) ... Recorded the wins over Bellarmine (2/20), at UNC Greensboro (3/29) and Western Carolina (5/17) ... Got saves against Presbyterian (5/14) and in the Big South Tournament to eliminate UNC Asheville (5/26) ... Struck out five at USC Upstate (4/30) for a season-best.

2021 at Norfolk State: Made 18 appearances out of the bullpen as a junior … Led the Spartans to the 2021 MEAC Championship and a berth in the NCAA Regionals … Picked up the win in the league title game … Worked 1.2 innings of scoreless relief and fanned one batter to beat North Carolina Central … Went 3-3 with a 3.51 ERA in 33.1 innings of work … Fanned 26 batters and walked 13 … Limited opponents to a .230 batting average … Record one save. 2020 at Norfolk State: Worked in seven games … Went 0-0 with a 1.59 ERA and a save in 5.2 innings pitched … Fanned four batters and limited opponents to a frigid .190 average on the season.

2020 at Norfolk State: Pitched in seven games, all out of the bullpen … Logged a 1.59 ERA without a win or a loss in 5.2 innings pitched … Recorded one save … Did not allow a run in six of his seven appearances … Appeared in all three games of the Eastern Kentucky series, spanning 2.2 innings … Struck out a season-high two in the third game of the EKU series … Earned the save in the win at ODU with two-thirds of a scoreless inning … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters.

At PDCC (Freshman): Played one season at Paul D. Camp Community College (2018) … Went 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA and 63 innings pitched … Pitched three complete games, struck out 49 and allowed just 52 hits … Was team captain and carried a perfect 4.0 GPA … Did not play in the 2018-19 season.

High School: Attended Hickory High School.

Personal: Michael Anthony Portela was born on Jan. 13, 1999 … Son of Alfredo and Terri Portela … Majoring in business management … Mother played collegiate field hockey at Wisconsin-Whitewater.