2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Ben Fitzgerald
- Position:
- UTIL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Prev School:
- University of Louisiana
- Major:
- Sociology
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
- Attended the University of Louisiana, Lafayette from 2019-21
- All-Sun Belt First Team in 2021
- Over 67 career games, hit .275 with 67 hits, 17 doubles, three triples, 14 HR, 44 RBIs, 37 runs scored, and nine stolen bases
- 2021: .293 (56-for-191), 32 R, 15 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 31 RBI, 16 BB, 15 HBP, 48 K, 6 SB in 52 games (51 starts)
- 2020: .208 (11-for-53), 5 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 3 SB in 15 games (12 starts)
- Attended NIACC in 2018 and 2019
- ALL-NJCAA Region XI Honorable Mention as a sophomore, hit .303/.412/.610 with 59 hits, 11 HR, and 50 RBI while leading with 21 doubles
- Hit .231 as a freshman with a .538 slugging percentage
- Played baseball, basketball, and football at Newman Catholic High School in Iowa
- Hit .524 with a .935 slugging percentage as a senior to lead the team
- Led the team with 65 hits, 29 doubles, 71 RBIs
- 2017 Class 1A All-Iowa Team
- Parents John and Shelley
- Dad played golf at Northern Iowa, mom played softball at North Iowa Area Community College
- Brothers both played college baseball - Jack went to Houston Baptist, Josh is currently at Dallas Baptist. Jack is also coaching now at Kirkwood Community College
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