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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

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8 Karter Fitzpatrick

8 Karter Fitzpatrick

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    218
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Monroe, Mich.
  • High School:
    Carleton Airport

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Pitched in 50 games, while making 46 starts across five campaigns ... his 10 victories during the 2023 season was tied-for-first by a Warrior in a single season ... is the all-time career leader in games started (46) and in victories (31 wins to nine losses) ... also ranks second in innings pitched (293.0) behind Michael Newsted's 313.0 IP between 1998 and 2001 ... is third in strikeouts (270), fourth in winning percentage (.775, 31-9), and tied-for-10th in complete games (14) ... pitched Wayne State's first ever perfect game (seven innings) on May 4, 2024, at home against Purdue Northwest ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team in each of the past four seasons.

2024:  Named a CSC First Team Academic All-American ... recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... collected College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors ... recognized as First Team All-Region by the NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA ... selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted GLIAC Pitcher of the Year (second in as many seasons) and chosen First Team All-GLIAC ... when it comes to GLIAC Pitcher of the Year, only three other players in league history have garnered the distinction twice and Fitzpatrick is just the second back-to-back winner (first since 2018) ... became the program's all-time wins leader with victory No. 25 (first of career out of the bullpen) on Feb. 27 in the home opener against Tiffin ... that day, retired all eight batters faced including four by strikeout to go with no hits or walks allowed on just 34 pitches ... collected a total of eight wins on the season (8-3 record) in 13 appearances and 12 starts for a career record of 31-9 in 50 outings, 46 of which were as the starter ... tossed four complete games including 3/23 vs. Davenport, 3/30 at Grand Valley State, 4/27 at Davenport and 5/4 against Purdue Northwest for the perfect game ... earned eighth career GLIAC Pitcher of the Week award on May 6 thanks to that seven-inning perfect game against the Pride with seven strikeouts and only 64 pitches ... that performance also made him the D2 Baseball Insider and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week ... garnered GLIAC Pitcher of the Week distinction for the seventh time in his career on February 19 after striking out 10 Hillsdale batters over 7.1 innings in an Opening Day start ... the 10 K's tied a career-best set on May 5, 2022, at Parkside ... that effort was one of four with 10 or more punchouts, all of which came in his first five starts ... struck out a new career-high 13 in his second out of the spring, 2/23 against Tiffin ... also racked up 10 strikeouts vs. Minnesota Duluth on 3/7 and 10 against Davenport on 3/23 ... that 3/23 effort against Davenport and the 5/4 perfect game represented his two shutouts for the campaign ... for the season, struck out 102 batters (first in the GLIAC, tied-for-ninth in DII and fifth in school history) to only 21 walks in 85 and one-third frames (tied-for-seventh in program history) with a 3.90 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and batting average against of just .221, his lowest mark since 7.1 innings pitched as a freshman in 2020 (.091 BAA) ... opened the season with only three earned runs allowed in his first three outings (17 innings pitched) and an ERA of 1.59 ... turned in a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.86, fourth in school history ... defensively, was perfect on 11 chances with three putouts and eight assists ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received NCBWA Preseason All-Region recognition ... selected to the inaugural Lou Gehrig Community Impact Team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2023:  Received the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Second Team Academic All-American and NCBWA Second Team All-American honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected to the ABCA/Rawlings, NCBWA and D2CCA All-Region First Team ... voted GLIAC Pitcher of the Year, the program's third in four seasons it's been awarded ... received All-GLIAC First Team recognition ... garnered Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) ... named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team ... made 12 starts with a 2.66 ERA in 81.1 innings pitched, two shutouts, 70 strikeouts, and 18 walks ... went 10-1, tying the school record for pitching victories in a season, while racking up eight complete games, two off the program mark ... also registered a 1.19 WHIP and .252 batting average against ... ranked first in the conference for both wins and complete games as well ... also ranked first in shutouts, second in strikeouts, third in games started, third in innings pitched, fourth in ERA, and sixth in strikeouts per game (7.75) ... the two individual shutouts came against Purdue Northwest on April 2 (7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 SO) and Davenport on May 6 (7 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 9 SO) ... teamed up with Mitchell Mychajluk for a combined shutout against Wayne State College on March 10 (6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 9 SO) ... racked up a season-high nine strikeouts for the first of three times against Ohio Dominican on March 5 (6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO) ... was brilliant in his final three starts of the regular season and first of the postseason surrendering just four earned runs in those 30 frames of work (1.20 ERA), a stretch that lowered his season ERA to 2.01 ... went the distance on the big stage tossing a nine-inning complete game against Saginaw Valley State on May 12 for day two of the GLIAC Tournament ... surrendered just one earned run on six hits in that outing with one walk, five strikeouts and 120 pitches ... dubbed GLIAC Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time in his career on April 4 after throwing a complete-game three-hit shutout at Purdue Northwest the previous Sunday ... earned GLIAC Pitcher of the Week honors again on May 8 after a complete-game shutout of Davenport the Saturday before ... second on the squad with 17 strikeouts looking ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2022:  Voted to the All-Region Second Team by the D2CCA, the NCBWA and the ABCA ... selected to the All-GLIAC First Team ... earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District honors ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected GLIAC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 22 ... earned second GLIAC Pitcher of the Week award on March 21 ... garnered GLIAC Pitcher of the Week for a third time on April 18 ... collected fourth GLIAC Pitcher of the Week award on May 9 ... led the GLIAC in wins (9) and ranked fifth in innings pitched (71.1), sixth in ERA (2.65) and ninth in strikeouts (56) ... his nine wins is tied-for-fifth most in school history, while his winning percentage (.900) is tied-for-third .... went 9-1 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts ... struck out 56 batters in 71 and 1/3 innings ... collected one complete game, while being a part of two combined shutouts ... the opposition hit.255 against the right-hander ... worked seven scoreless innings in season debut vs. Tiffin (2/19) with nine strikeouts ... allowed two runs in five innings at UIndy (3/5) to earn second victory of the season ... pitched six innings and allowed one run with eight Ks vs. Southwest Baptist (3/19), improving to 3-0 ... topped Davenport (4/2), working six and 1/3 innings and allowing one run ... did not allow an earned run in seven innings in a win over Grand Valley State (4/15) ... improved to 6-1 with a win over Purdue Northwest (4/29), allowing one run in six innings with six strikeouts ... finished regular season by striking out a career-best 10 batters in eight innings at Parkside (5/5), allowing one hit and no runs ... earned the win in the opening round of the GLIAC Tournament vs. Saginaw Valley State (5/12), allowing one run in five and 2/3 innings ... started against Ashland (5/20) in the NCAA Midwest Regional and won by allowing two runs in eight innings ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2021:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... pitched in 10 games and made nine starts ... went 4-4 with a 6.23 ERA and struck out 35 batters over 47 and 2/3 innings ... earned first victory of the season against Bethel (3/18) allowing five runs in five innings ... made only relief appearance against UIndy (3/27) and allowed two runs in two innings ... struck out five in six innings in a win over Parkside (4/17) ... improved to 3-1 with a complete game win at Saginaw Valley State (4/24) where he struck out eight and allowed two runs (one earned) ... matched season-high with eight punch outs in six innings at Purdue Northwest (5/1), allowing one run ... started vs. Grand Valley State (5/22) in the GLIAC Tournament and allowed one run in three innings ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2020:  Pitched in three games and made one start before the final 32 regular-season games were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic ... finished with a 2.45 ERA and struck out seven batters over seven and a 1/3 innings ... posted a .091 opponents batting average ... made collegiate debut against Kentucky Wesleyan (2/23) and allowed two runs in an inning and a 1/3 ... struck out three batters over two scoreless innings vs. Ohio Valley (3/2) ... started against Northern State and did not allow a run in four innings to go with two punch outs ... Game-by-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Carleton Airport High School ... represented the Jets at the 2019 MHSBCA (Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association) East-West All-Star game played at Comerica Park and was selected as the East squad's MVP ... was a two-year letterwinner and team captain for the Jets and head coach John VanWashenova ... helped lead CAHS to a 32-2 record, including district and league titles ... went 11-1 as a starting pitcher in 2019 with a 0.36 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 72 innings ... hit .426 ... tossed a no-hitter vs. John Glenn and a one-hit shutout against Bedford ... was a two-time All-Huron League and a two-time All-Region selection ... received Second Team All-State recognition ... played travel baseball with the Blissfield American Legion Post 325 and head coach Larry Tuttle ... also lettered in soccer, basketball and football ... carried a 4.2 GPA throughout high school.

Personal:  Full name -- Karter D. Fitzpatrick ... born on June 10, 2001, in Monroe, Mich. ... son of Shawn and Kim Fitzpatrick ... has one brother, Kollin ... is a Civil Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2023. 
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 218 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 218 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 218 lbs
    8