UC San Diego

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Appeared in 40 games, making 37 starts primarily at first base and catcher…Finished with a .289 batting average, .477 slugging percentage and .403 on-base percentage…Recorded 37 hits, 23 RBI and 19 runs scored…Ranked fifth on the team with five homeruns…Tallied nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games…Recorded a six-game hitting streak and 13-game reached base streak…Went 3-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and a homerun against No. 25 UConn (March 21)…Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored against Cal Poly (March 26).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Big West All-Academic ... Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative ... Played in 28 games with 20 starts, split between DH and First Base ... Hit the ball 11 times with two of those hits doubles and three home runs ... Had a two-home run performance against Cal Poly on 3/27 ... Also recorded 17 walks, 14 runs and 10 RBIs

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Played in 11 games and made two starts, both at DH...Recoded four RBIs, three runs and a double...Only hit went for a double against Concordia Portland on Feb 2.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Saw action in 11 games...Made college debut as defensive replacement behind plate to begin home fifth at No. 16 Cal Poly Pomona (2/22)...Had his first hit and RBI ar Stanislaus State.

SUMMER BALL
Played for Wheat City Whiskey Jacks of Expedition League in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, during 2019 summer ... Previously played for Saddleback Cowboys ... 2016 and 2017 American Legion state champion.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, where Triton great Chad Addison serves as athletic director ... Aided Cougars to 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship, defeating Foothill 2-1 in final at Goodwin Field in Fullerton on June 2 ... All-South Coast League (SCL) First Team, All-CIFSS Second Team, All-Orange County Second Team and SCL All-Star as a senior ... 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason California Region All-High School Senior Honorable Mention.

PERSONAL
Born July 4 in Torrance ... Parents are Tim and Debbie FitzGerald ... Father played soccer at Alderon Broaddus and mother played soccer at Loyola Marymount ... Has a younger brother named Sam ... Political Science major at Sixth College ... Would like to play professional baseball after graduating from UC San Diego ... Most memorable baseball moment is winning section title as high school senior ... Favorite UCSD moment was winning super regionals in 2019 ... Enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends ... Roots for Los Angeles Angels, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athletes are Mike Trout and J.J. Watt ... Top movie is Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ... Listens to Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Eric Church and Luke Combs ... Loves New York steak.

CAREER HITTING HIGHS (current through 2021 season)
At Bats: 5, Twice (Last 3/13/21 vs Santa Clara)
Runs: 2, Twice (Last 3/27/21 at Cal Poly)
Hits: 3, 3/27/21 at Cal Poly
Doubles: 1, Three times (Last 5/8/21)
Triples: 0
Home Runs: 2, 3/27/21 at Cal Poly
RBI: 3, 3/27/21 at Cal Poly
Walks: 3, twice (Last 4/10/21 at UCI)
Stolen Bases: 1, 4/7/19 at Stanislaus State