REDSHIRT SENIOR (2026) -
Awards: Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.
Season: Made 13 starts on the mound, all in series openers…Tallied two wins and contributed to one shutout…Tallied 67 strikeouts in 56.2 innings…Had five starts going 5+ innings and allowing three or less runs…Had 7+ strikeouts in four starts including 10+ strikeouts in two starts…In Big Ten games, made nine starts…Earned one win and 46 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.
Rankings: Finished the regular season ranked eighth in the Big Ten in strikeouts per nine innings (10.64).
Game-By-Game: at Richmond (2/20): Fired six shutout innings, allowing seven hits…Recorded eight strikeouts…Earned a win. vs. Indiana State (2/27): Secured 10 strikeouts over six innings…Registered two strikeouts in the third, three in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the sixth. Iowa (3/13): Picked up the win…tossed seven innings and gave up three runs…Tallied seven strikeouts. at Oregon (4/24): Recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in six innings…Surrendered three runs…Notched three strikeouts in the first, two in the second, two in the third, two in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Washington (5/8): Fired 5.1 innings, giving up one run…Registered five strikeouts.
BEFORE PSU
Made 45 appearances and 31 starts on the mound in three seasons at Maine…Led the Blackbears to an America East Championship and an NCAA Regional appearance in 2023…In his collegiate career, has a 13-10 mark with a save and a complete game. In 199 innings, has collected 171 strikeouts…In 2025, secured five wins and a complete game in 14 starts. Tallied 78 strikeouts in 88.2 innings…In 2023, tallied six wins in 15 starts and notched 61 strikeouts in 75.2 innings…In 2022, went 2-2 with a save in 16 appearances (two starts). Recorded 32 strikeouts in 34.2 innings…Earned All-America East first team honors in 2023…Picked up America East All-Academic honors in 2023 and 2025.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Manheim Township High School for head coach Matt Kirchoff…Led Manheim Township to a 2021 L.L. League Section 1 Regular Season title…Earned first-team All-League as a senior and second-team All-League as a sophomore…Played travel ball for the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox.
PERSONAL
Son of Alan and Karen Fitzgerald…Has a sister, Emma…Earned Bachelor of Science degree in business administration sports management from Maine. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.97 GPA…Pursuing masters certificate in business management foundations.