Josh Fitch Biography
2015 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 29 games as a position player and made seven appearances as a relief pitcher... Made 24 starts – 16 as the designated hitter, seven at third base and one at second base... Batted .263 with eight runs scored, 11 RBIs and a home run... Hit .176 in 51 at bats in league play... Had multiple hits six times, including five in March... Had three hits twice in a 10-day stretch at the end of March... Went 3-for-4 on March 20 at Valparaiso and 3-for-4 on March 31 at Kent State... Hit his home run as part of a 2-for-4 day against Ohio in which he also scored twice (4/14)... Doubled in three straight games from March 18-21... Did not have a decision and earned a save while posting a 5.62 ERA on the mound... Came on with one out and the bases loaded to retire the two batters he faced and earn the save at Radford in his first career appearance (3/10)... Pitched a season-long two innings twice... Struck out four batters while not allowing a hit in two innings against Kent State (4/15).
Shoreline Community College: Batted.291 and scored 12 runs in 34 games as a sophomore... Also had three scoreless appearances on the mound... Hit .232 with 22 runs scored as a freshman.
High School: Earned three letters as an infielder and pitcher for coach Andrew Watters... Was also a team captain one year... Helped his team to the district playoffs three years, two district titles and two appearances in the state tournament... Named first-team All-WESCO 3 South as a senior... Graduated as the school's valedictorian.
Personal: Parents are Brian and Ede... Has two sisters (Faith and Hannah)... Major is biology.
Career Single-Game Highs:
Hits: 3, Valparaiso, Mar 20, 2015 ; at Kent State, Mar 31, 2015
Home runs: 1, Ohio, Apr 14, 2015
Total bases: 5, Ohio, Apr 14, 2015
RBI: 2, Kent State, Apr 15, 2015 ; Valparaiso, Mar 21, 2015
Runs scored: 2, Ohio, Apr 14, 2015
Walks: 1, at Oakland, Apr 02, 2015 ; at Valparaiso, May 09, 2015
Innings pitched: 2.0, Kent State, Apr 15, 2015 ; vs Milwaukee, Mar 15, 2015
Strikeouts: 4, Kent State, Apr 15, 2015
Putouts: 2, at Kent State, Mar 31, 2015
Assists: 4, at Bowling Green, Mar 18, 2015 ; at Kent State, Mar 31, 2015
