Pete Matthew Fitzsimmons...born April 20, 1990...son of Pete and Toni Fitzsimmons...four brothers: Michael, Ricky, Sean and Joey, and three sisters: Amanda, Rebecca, Marissa...Kinesiology major...named All-ASC as a forward on the ETBU soccer team in 2011...mission trips to Michigan, Virginia, Idaho...enjoys watching movies, music, working out, sports, hanging out with friends...plans to teach and coach at either the high school or college level.
Fitzsimmons In The Headlines
• Senior ace settles in nicely after long road to ETBU (2/7/12)
• ETBU's Fitzsimmons named ASC Pitcher of the Week (2/14/12)
At ETBU
2011 (Junior) -- Finished 5-5 with a 5.87 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 69 innings in his first season with the Tigers after transferring from Brookhaven Community College...led team in wins, innings, and strikeouts...led team with six complete games and 11 starts...struck out seven or more in four games...allowed four runs or fewer in a start seven times...opened the year with 6.1 innings and a three-hit, seven-strikeout performance in a 11-0 win over Ecclesia College (2/12)...allowed two earned runs and four hits with six strikeouts in a complete-game 3-2 win at Hardin-Simmons (2/19)...gave up four earned runs and struck out five on 10 hits in a 6-4 win over LeTourneau (3/19)...struck out a season-high nine and allowed five earned runs in 5.1 innings of a 9-7 win at Houston-Victoria (4/9)...pitched 5.1 innings and allowed five earned rusn on 11 hits with four strikeouts in a 11-5 win over Ozarks in his final start of the season (4/22).
Career Single-Game Highs
• Innings Pitched: 7.0, 3 times (last at Houston-Victoria, April 9, 2011)
• Hits Allowed: 15, at Schreiner, March 5, 2011
• Most Earned Runs Allowed: 9, at Schreiner, March 5, 2011
• Walks Allowed: 5, vs. Ozarks, April 22, 2011
• Strikeouts: 9, at Houston-Victoria, April 9, 2011
Career Single-Season Highs
• Innings Pitched: 69.0 (2011)
• Starts: 11 (2011)
• Appearances: 11 (2011)
• Wins: 5 (2011)
• Losses: 5 (2011)
• Hits Allowed: 100 (2011)
• Most Earned Runs Allowed: 45 (2011)
• Fewest Earned Runs Allowed (min. 20 IP): 45 (2011)
• Most Walks: 33 (2011 )
• Fewest Walks (min. 20 IP): 33 (2011)
• Most Strikeouts: 60 (2011)
• Saves: None
• Lowest ERA (min. 20 IP) 5.87 (2011)
• Highest ERA (min 20 IP): 5.87 (2011)
At Brookhaven Community College
2010 (Sophomore) -- Finished 4-7 with a 5.45 ERA in 77.2 innings...struck out eight and allowed just one hit and no earned runs in five innings vs. North Central Texas College (2/5)...threw eight innings and allowed five earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts vs. Richland College (2/26)...struck out seven and allowed six earned runs in seven innings vs. North Lake College (3/12)...allowed one earned runs on six hits in seven innings vs. Mountain View College (3/19)...gave up just two earned runs on nine hits in 8.1 innings vs. North Lake College (4/23).
2009 (Freshman) -- Went 2-2 with a 5.53 ERA in 42.1 innings...struck out 36...struck out six and allowed three earned runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings vs. Des Moines Community College (3/16)...struck out five and gave up just one earned run in five innings vs. Murray State College (3/23)...struck out nine and allowed four earned runs on four hits in five innings vs. Cedar Valley College (4/25).
At Toms River East High School: Pitcher of the Year as a junior and senior...second-team all-conference...played on South Championship team...also was All-State in soccer...coached by Bill Frank.
