2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Fitzer, Kevin

Jersey Number 33
Kevin Fitzer
- Position:
- Infielder/Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Aliso Viejo, CA
- High School:
- Aliso Niguel HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2024 All-Big West Honorable Mention
2023 All-Big West Second Team
CSUN - 2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Fitzer picked up All-Big West honors for a second-straight season, earning an Honorable Mention ... became the first CSUN player in 22 seasons to earn Big West Field Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks ... made 46 appearances and started 45 times mainly at DH ... tied for the team lead in batting at .321 while he also led in doubles with 13 ... ranked fourth in the Big West in slugging percentage (.631), tied for fifth in home runs (11) and fifth in OPS (1.060) ... registered the second-most RBI on the team with 42 ... set new career highs in homers, slugging, doubles, runs scored (36), walks (26) and stolen bases (11) ... batted .315 with a team-leading .981 OPS and .576 slugging percentage in Big West play ... recorded 13 multi-RBI games and 13 multi-hit games ... held a team-high 35-game on base streak ... reached base four times, drove in three and homered at Utah Tech (2/23/24) ... finished 4-for-4 with two triples at UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... recorded another four-hit game including the winning hit with two outs in the ninth at UC Riverside (3/23/24) ... went 4-for-4 with two homers, four runs and four RBI vs. UC Davis (3/29/24) ... posted a career-high six RBI and homered at Utah (4/7/24) ... belted a two-run homer in the season finale at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/25/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District Team ... received Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors ... selected in the 16th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
CSUN - 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Fitzer had a breakout season, earning All-Big West Second Team honors ... appeared in 49 games, making 46 starts primarily in left field ... led the Matadors with 50 RBI and finished tied for the most games played on the team ... tied for fourth in The Big West in RBI while he ranked sixth in triples (3), seventh in batting average (.339), 11th in slugging percentage (.537), 13th in OPS (.947) and tied for 15th in home runs (8) ... became first Matador to reach 50 RBI in a season since 2018 ... tied for second on the team in homers and third in slugging and hits (60) ... tied for the team lead with 14 multiple-RBI games and was second with 19 multiple-hit games ... drove in a team-high 32 runs to go with a .339 batting average, .522 slugging percentage and five homers in Big West play ... stole six bases in six chances all in Big West play ... notched two outfield assists on the year ... reached base over the final 13 games of the season ... hit his first career home run at UC Santa Barbara (3/24/23) ... drove in a career-high five runs to go with three hits and three runs scored vs. UC Riverside (4/1/23) ... homered and drove in four runs at Mercer (4/7/23) ... belted another home run and drove in three in a win at UC San Diego (5/7/23) ... drove in two runs and homered for a second-straight game vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... registered his first career multi-home run game and homered for a third consecutive game in defeating UC Irvine (5/12/23) ... hammered a three-run homer and totaled four RBI vs. Hawai'i (5/2023) ... placed on the CSC Academic All-District Team ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Fitzer made 20 appearances including 10 starts as a designated hitter after battling back from an injury-plagued first season at CSUN ... batted .317 with 13 hits, 12 walks, 10 RBI, seven runs and three doubles ... went 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts for the year ... hit a two-run triple at UC Riverside (4/14/22) ... drove in four runs and recorded his first career two-hit game at San Diego State (5/4/22) ... finished 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a run scored at Saint Mary's (5/20/22) ... walked twice and drove in a run vs. UC San Diego (5/27/22).
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Fitzer appeared in one game and at one at bat before missing the rest of the season ... appeared in a pinch-hit role at UC Santa Barbara (4/10/21).
Aliso Niguel High School
Fitzer occupied the middle infield positions at Aliso Niguel ... spent four seasons on the baseball team ... scored 10 runs in 11 games as a senior in helping the Wolverines to a 7-4 start ... batted .302 with 26 hits, 16 RBI and 13 runs as a junior ... earned second-team all-league in 2017-18 ... Won two Gold Gloves in his prep career ... helped the Wolverines win the Sea View League and advance to the CIF-Southern Section Division I quarterfinals in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Robert and Lisa ... favorites include the New York Yankees, Javier Baez, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, "Impractical Jokers," "Benchwarmers," Zac Brown Band and Thomas Rhett ... lists scoring the winning run in the first round of the CIF tournament as his greatest sports moment ... says his grandfather is his greatest hero ... graduated with a degree in Business Real Estate.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
2023 All-Big West Second Team
CSUN - 2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Fitzer picked up All-Big West honors for a second-straight season, earning an Honorable Mention ... became the first CSUN player in 22 seasons to earn Big West Field Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks ... made 46 appearances and started 45 times mainly at DH ... tied for the team lead in batting at .321 while he also led in doubles with 13 ... ranked fourth in the Big West in slugging percentage (.631), tied for fifth in home runs (11) and fifth in OPS (1.060) ... registered the second-most RBI on the team with 42 ... set new career highs in homers, slugging, doubles, runs scored (36), walks (26) and stolen bases (11) ... batted .315 with a team-leading .981 OPS and .576 slugging percentage in Big West play ... recorded 13 multi-RBI games and 13 multi-hit games ... held a team-high 35-game on base streak ... reached base four times, drove in three and homered at Utah Tech (2/23/24) ... finished 4-for-4 with two triples at UC Riverside (3/22/24) ... recorded another four-hit game including the winning hit with two outs in the ninth at UC Riverside (3/23/24) ... went 4-for-4 with two homers, four runs and four RBI vs. UC Davis (3/29/24) ... posted a career-high six RBI and homered at Utah (4/7/24) ... belted a two-run homer in the season finale at No. 13 UC Irvine (5/25/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District Team ... received Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors ... selected in the 16th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies.
CSUN - 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Fitzer had a breakout season, earning All-Big West Second Team honors ... appeared in 49 games, making 46 starts primarily in left field ... led the Matadors with 50 RBI and finished tied for the most games played on the team ... tied for fourth in The Big West in RBI while he ranked sixth in triples (3), seventh in batting average (.339), 11th in slugging percentage (.537), 13th in OPS (.947) and tied for 15th in home runs (8) ... became first Matador to reach 50 RBI in a season since 2018 ... tied for second on the team in homers and third in slugging and hits (60) ... tied for the team lead with 14 multiple-RBI games and was second with 19 multiple-hit games ... drove in a team-high 32 runs to go with a .339 batting average, .522 slugging percentage and five homers in Big West play ... stole six bases in six chances all in Big West play ... notched two outfield assists on the year ... reached base over the final 13 games of the season ... hit his first career home run at UC Santa Barbara (3/24/23) ... drove in a career-high five runs to go with three hits and three runs scored vs. UC Riverside (4/1/23) ... homered and drove in four runs at Mercer (4/7/23) ... belted another home run and drove in three in a win at UC San Diego (5/7/23) ... drove in two runs and homered for a second-straight game vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23) ... registered his first career multi-home run game and homered for a third consecutive game in defeating UC Irvine (5/12/23) ... hammered a three-run homer and totaled four RBI vs. Hawai'i (5/2023) ... placed on the CSC Academic All-District Team ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Fitzer made 20 appearances including 10 starts as a designated hitter after battling back from an injury-plagued first season at CSUN ... batted .317 with 13 hits, 12 walks, 10 RBI, seven runs and three doubles ... went 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts for the year ... hit a two-run triple at UC Riverside (4/14/22) ... drove in four runs and recorded his first career two-hit game at San Diego State (5/4/22) ... finished 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a run scored at Saint Mary's (5/20/22) ... walked twice and drove in a run vs. UC San Diego (5/27/22).
CSUN - 2021 (Freshman)
Fitzer appeared in one game and at one at bat before missing the rest of the season ... appeared in a pinch-hit role at UC Santa Barbara (4/10/21).
Aliso Niguel High School
Fitzer occupied the middle infield positions at Aliso Niguel ... spent four seasons on the baseball team ... scored 10 runs in 11 games as a senior in helping the Wolverines to a 7-4 start ... batted .302 with 26 hits, 16 RBI and 13 runs as a junior ... earned second-team all-league in 2017-18 ... Won two Gold Gloves in his prep career ... helped the Wolverines win the Sea View League and advance to the CIF-Southern Section Division I quarterfinals in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Robert and Lisa ... favorites include the New York Yankees, Javier Baez, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, "Impractical Jokers," "Benchwarmers," Zac Brown Band and Thomas Rhett ... lists scoring the winning run in the first round of the CIF tournament as his greatest sports moment ... says his grandfather is his greatest hero ... graduated with a degree in Business Real Estate.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Runs | 4 vs. UC Davis - GM. 2 | 3/29/24 |
Hits | 4 (4x) last at Utah | 4/5/24 |
Doubles | 2 (3x) last at Utah | 4/5/24 |
RBI | 6 at Utah | 4/7/24 |
Home Runs | 2 (2x) last vs. UC Davis - GM. 2 | 3/29/24 |
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