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Lindsey
Ortiz

Interim Director of Athletics

Ortiz has spent 17 years as a coach at the university and is in her 13th season as the head coach of the A&M-Victoria softball team. Under her guidance, her teams have posted a 352-180 record in 13 years, won four Red River Athletic Conference championships and qualified for eight NAIA Tournaments, including the program's first NAIA World Series Appearance in 2021. They have reached the NAIA Tournament in each of the last two seasons. She was a member of the inaugural softball team in 2008 and 2009.

Play at A&M-Victoria

At Texas A&M University-Victoria, you’re not just choosing a place to play — you’re choosing a place to grow, compete, and win.

Located in Victoria, Texas, right in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast, A&M-Victoria offers the perfect balance for student-athlete growth: a tight‑knit community that supports you like family, while still being within easy reach of major cities like Houston, Austin, & San Antonio.

That means opportunity, exposure, and connections — without the distractions of a massive campus.

 

From a competitive standpoint, our results speak for themselves.

Since our first season in 2007–08, A&M-Victoria Athletics has built a winning tradition:

  • 29 NAIA All-Americans
  • 21 Conference Championships
  • 24 NAIA National Tournament Appearances

A&M-Victoria Facilities

The Jaguars compete at several facilities throughout Victoria:

Home games feature free admission for all A&M-Victoria students, faculty and staff. 

This past season, our baseball (264 avg., 7,114 total) and softball (124 avg., 2,341 total) teams led the Red River Athletic Conference in attendance. Men’s soccer averaged 114 fans and women’s soccer averaged 120 fans in the 2025-26 school year.

In 2025, baseball set a single-game attendance record with 2,342 fans on hand at Riverside Stadium for Little League Appreciation Night against Texas A&M-Texarkana.

Riverside stadium

Riverside Stadium

Victoria Country Club

Victoria Country Club

The cage soccer field

The Cage

Golf course at Colony Creek

The Club at Colony Creek

Adair returns to A&M-Victoria 

The winningest golf coach at Texas A&M University-Victoria is making his return.

On Monday, A&M-Victoria Athletics announced Garrett Adair is returning as the head men's and women's golf coach for the Jaguars. His first day is Monday, June 1.

"I'm super grateful that God blessed me with the opportunity to come back and lead the Jaguars' men's and women's golf programs," Adair said. "I love the direction the programs are going and I look forward to coaching these men and women to great heights on and off the course.

Golf coach Adair

NFCA All-Region Second Team

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This is the third consecutive year A&M-Victoria has had a player recognized on the NFCA All-Region team.

"Alyssa had a truly special season and is incredibly deserving of NFCA All-Region recognition," said head coach and Interim Director of Athletics Lindsey Ortiz. "She led our program not only with her performance on the field, but with the consistency, toughness and leadership she brought every single day. She's the heart of our team, and I couldn't be more proud of her."

The Sugar Land native led the team in batting average (.420), hits (50), on-base percentage (.500), runs (38) and slugging percentage (.563) to help the Jaguars (27-18) to their 18th straight winning season. Her OBP ranked fourth among the Red River Athletic Conference.

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