2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Aaron Fritz
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pottsville, Pa.
- High School:
- Minersville
Career Statistics entering 2017:
Hitting - .250 batting average, 24 games played, 13 games started, 48 at bats, 5 runs, 12 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 6 RBIs, 17 total bases, .354 slugging %, 4 walks, 2 hit by pitches, 10 strikeouts, .327 on-base %, 1 sac fly, 0-1 stolen bases, 1.000 fielding %
2016: Reserve catcher ... appeared in 12 games ... all 12 appearances were against non-league opponents ... six starts, including four at catcher ... also started at first base and DH ... had two hits in season-opening series at James Madison ... scored two runs and posted two RBIs in a March 19 win vs. Cornell ... finished season hitting .217 with five hits, four RBIs and two runs scored.
2015: Saw action in 12 games, starting seven ... all seven starts came at designated hitter ... hit .280 with two RBIs and three runs scored ... hit .400 (4-for-10) vs. left-handed pitchers ... hit .318 when in lineup as designated hitter ... six of his seven hits on the season came during Patriot League play ... hit team-best .333 during Patriot League play.
High School: Graduated from Minersville Area High School … four-year letterwinner in baseball … two-year letterwinner in basketball … football letterwinner ... earned Fitzpatrick Award for most varsity letters in graduating class ... named first-team All-Anthracite Baseball Coaches Association 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 … named first-team All-Area 2012, 2013, 2014 … named first-team All-State Class AA 2012, 2013, 2014 … named All-State Honorable Mention 2011 … top-ranked catcher in Pennsylvania Class of 2014 by Prep Baseball Report and Nine Baseball … baseball and basketball team captain … helped his baseball team to league and/or district playoffs each year … only fifth player in school history to record over 100 career hits (103) ... finished career with a .463 BA and .680 OBA.
Personal: Aaron C. Fritz … born June 29, 1996 in Reading, Pennsylvania … son of Charles and Veronica Fritz … has one older brother, Zach, who played baseball at Lafayette College … majoring in sociology.
