Rutgers University Athletics

*Drafted by Milwaukee Brewers (Round 10, Pick #312) in 2022 MLB Draft*

2022 Cape Cod League (Brewster Whitecaps)
2-0 | 0.00 ERA | 0.68 WHIP | .167 BAA | 4 G/GS | 19.0 IP | 11 H | 0 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 19 SO

Career Highs
IP: 5.0, 2x, last at Omaha (3/19/22)
SO: 7, 2x, last at Houston Baptist (3/4/22)

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2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Returned from injury to pitch 4.0 scoreless and hitless innings against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, finishing with 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB and 7 SO (5/28) ... Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings against Omaha, striking out six with no walks and earning the win (3/19) ... Earned win at William & Mary with five scoreless innings pitched ... started season opener at Houston Baptist (2/18) and pitched four scoreless, hitless inning by retiring 12-of-14 batters faced with seven strikeouts.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 14 games in relief ... held opponents to a .242 batting average with a 1.25 WHIP ... struck out 20 in 17.2 innings ... collected three wins and two saves ... stranded 6-of-10 inherited runners ... pitched a season-high three innings with four strikeouts against Michigan State (5/23) ... worked 1.2 scoreless innings in the win Penn State (5/16) ... struck out two in a pair of scoreless innings versus Nebraska (5/10) ... closed out the ninth inning with a double play to force extra innings at Northwestern (4/11) ... earned the win with 1.1 scoreless innings to close out the victory over Penn State (4/4) ... recorded a four-out save with two strikeouts to protect a one-run lead at Maryland (3/13) ... struck out 5-of-6 batters to earn a two-inning save on Opening Day against Indiana (3/5).

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Did not see game action.

2019 (Freshman)
Pitched in three games with one start ... granted a medical redshirt ... struck out 11 over 5.2 innings for the season ... made first start at Old Dominion (3/3) before leaving due to injury ... struck out seven over 4.1 scoreless relief innings to earn first career win versus Chicago State (2/24) ... made collegiate debut with 1.1 innings of relief at Miami (2/15), striking out four.

Prior to Rutgers: A two-year varsity letterwinner at St. Anthony's High School … from Long Island … played travel baseball for the Long Island Titans.

Personal: Son of Mary and John Fitzpatrick … father played basketball at the University of Buffalo … has four older sisters who competed in Division I athletics: Katelyn (volleyball at Cornell University), Julie (rowed crew at Cornell University), Megan (rowed crew at Indiana University) and Kelly (volleyball at University of Buffalo).

Know Your Knights
Nickname: Fitz
One word to describe Coach Owens: Great
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Todd Frazier
Major: Environmental and Business Economics
I chose my major because: It suites me best.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Krispy Pizza
The person I most admire is: My dad because he’s sacrificed so much for me.
Favorite professional athlete: Jacob deGrom
Favorite professional sports team: New York Mets
One word to describe myself on the field: Relentless
One word to describe myself off the field: Kind
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because: I loved the Mets.
I chose Rutgers because: It’s close to home and I love the school.
Favorite cereal: Coco Puffs
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime: Catch Me If You Can
Favorite musician/group: Juice WRLD
The first song I knew all the words to: “Make It Back” - Juice WRLD
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Balancing.
Famous people I have met include: Jose Reyes, Todd Frazier, Endy Chávez, Steven Matz
Rituals I have before, during or after a game: Touching my toes before every inning on the mound
Favorite all-time gift received: Signed Jose Reyes baseball
Pets I had growing up: Three yellow labs
My favorite Halloween costume growing up: Superman
The place in the world I would most like to visit: Ireland
The website I visit most often: Amazon
My favorite teacher: Brother Gary (senior year of high school)
The quote that most resonates with me: “If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
If my life was a book, the title would be: The Ups and Downs
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Red.
My spirit animal: Lion
Phone app you cannot live without: Instagram
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? Thank you for being so generous.
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? It gave me the opportunity to play college baseball.