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Jersey Number 7
JW Fitzgerald
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Position:
- Outfield
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wesport, Conn.
- High School:
- Staples
Awards
NEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)
Career Highs
Hits: 3 (March 8, 2025 at Mount Saint Mary's)
Runs: 4 (February 22, 2025 at Georgetown)
RBI: 3 (April 15, 2025 vs Massachusetts)
Stolen Bases: 3 (March 4, 2025 at URI)
Career Firsts
Collegiate Debut: March 5, 2023 at Wofford
Start: Feb. 25, 2024 at Tennessee Tech
Hit: March 2, 2024 at Richmond
Run: March 10, 2023 at Norfolk State
RBI: March 8, 2024 at Fairleigh Dickinson, Game 2
2025 at Sacred Heart
High School
Personal
Why SHU? "Close to home and a great opportunity to pursue my baseball career."
NEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)
Career Highs
Hits: 3 (March 8, 2025 at Mount Saint Mary's)
Runs: 4 (February 22, 2025 at Georgetown)
RBI: 3 (April 15, 2025 vs Massachusetts)
Stolen Bases: 3 (March 4, 2025 at URI)
Career Firsts
Collegiate Debut: March 5, 2023 at Wofford
Start: Feb. 25, 2024 at Tennessee Tech
Hit: March 2, 2024 at Richmond
Run: March 10, 2023 at Norfolk State
RBI: March 8, 2024 at Fairleigh Dickinson, Game 2
2025 at Sacred Heart
- Season Notes: Played in 37 games played, making 27 starts … Batted .257 while recording 109 at-bats … Registered 28 hits, including three doubles, slugging .284 … Scored 24 runs and totaled 16 RBIs … Drew 13 walks, achieving a .364 on-base percentage … Sported a .833 fielding percentage.
- Season Notes: Played in 11 games, making eight starts … Batted .276 while recording 29 at-bats … Registered eight hits, including, slugging .276 … Scored eight runs and totaled four RBIs … Drew three walks, achieving a .344 on-base percentage … Sported a 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Season Notes: Played in 20 games … Recorded two at-bats … Scored seven runs … Sported a 1.000 fielding percentage.
High School
- Graduated from Staples High School (Westport, Connecticut) in 2022.
- Four-year varsity letter for indoor track … Four-year varsity letter for cross country.
- Two-year varsity letter for baseball under coaches Jack McFarland as a center fielder.
- Played club baseball with the Baseball U CT.
Personal
- John Fitzgerald … Born April 1, 2004, in Danbury, Connecticut … Son of Robert and Jamie Fitzgerald … Has three siblings: Kaileigh, Joe, and Brian.
- Interested in studying marketing at Sacred Heart in hopes to be a pilot in the future.
- Chose Sacred Heart ahead of Radford and Liberty.
- Sacred Heart class of 2026.
Why SHU? "Close to home and a great opportunity to pursue my baseball career."
Mic'd Up: Ryan Parker
Thursday, April 10
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Friday, March 08
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