2019 Baseball Roster
Fitzgerald, Tyler
Jersey Number 2
Tyler Fitzgerald
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, Ill.
- High School:
- Rochester
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2019 MLB Draft, 4th Round (116th overall), San Francisco Giants
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Third Team
• 2019 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
• 2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2019: Started 66 of 69 games at shortstop, hitting .315 with eight home runs and a team-best 65 RBIs. Led the Cardinals in hits (84), RBIs (65) and total bases (129). Went 2-for-5 with a first inning solo home run against Auburn on June 18 at the College World Series. Registered his first collegiate four-hit game in a 4-for-5 day with four runs scored against East Carolina in the first game of the Super Regional on June 7. Hit his seventh home run of the season as part of a 3-for-5 day with three RBIs at Virginia on May 10. Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the finale at Notre Dame on May 5. Had a career-best 15-game hitting streak from April 7 through May 3. Went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBIs in the win over Western Kentucky on April 30. Had multiple hits in all three games of the Alabama A&M series. Went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and four runs in the series opener against Alabama A&M on April 26. Hit a two-run homer at Cincinnati on April 23. Had two hits in all three games of the series against Miami, driving in three runs in the finale on April 20. Reached base four times, including a triple, in the win at Kentucky on April 16. Went 2-for-5 with a home run in the finale at Clemson on April 14. Matched his career high with four RBIs in game two at Clemson on April 13. Had two hits and two RBIs in the game one win at Clemson on April 13. Tallied two doubles and a triple in a 3-for-5 night against Northern Kentucky on April 9. Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two stolen bases in the win at Clemson on April 7. Gave the Cardinals the lead with a two-run double in the seventh inning in game two versus Wake Forest on March 29. Hit a two-run triple against Wake Forest on March 29. Went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases against Georgia Tech on March 24. Had an 11-game hitting streak from March 6-22. Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Matched his career high with three hits in the win over Ole Miss on March 13. Drove in three runs, including a two-run home run against Ole Miss on March 12. Matched the UofL single-game stolen base record with four against James Madison on March 1. Hit his second home run of the season in the finale versus Brown on Feb. 23. Drove in a career-high four runs in the series opener on Feb. 22 against Brown. Accounted for four of five Louisville runs against EKU on Feb. 19, including a 2-run double. Recorded a hit in all three games against UConn. Homered and scored twice in the win over UConn on Feb. 16.
2018: Played in all 64 games and made 63 starts hitting .264 with three home runs, 17 doubles, 24 RBIs, 57 runs scored and 23 stolen bases in 24 attempts... Had two hits, scored two runs and added one RBI in elimination game win over Kent State in NCAA Regional on June 3... Hit safely in three of the four ACC Championship games... Went 2-for-5 with a double and scored twice in May 19 win over Notre Dame to complete sweep... Finished with two hits, including a double, one RBI and scored once in May 18 win over Irish... Was 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored in May 5 win at Boston College... Had two doubles and scored career high three runs in May 1 win at No. 15 Vanderbilt... Finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in April 24 win over WKU... Was 4-for-12 with a home run in three games against Virginia on April 20-22... Has hit safely in career best nine straight games after going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in April 17 win over No. 6 Kentucky... Was 5-for-13 in series sweep at Virginia Tech on April 13-14... Hit safely in all three games versus No. 4 NC State on April 6-8... Was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs on March 30 at No.5 Florida State... Went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and stolen base in March 25 win over No. 10 Clemson... Was 2-of-5 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in March 21 win at WKU... Finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in March 17 at Wake Forest... Connected for first collegiate home run in March 6 win over Morehead State... Was 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs in March 3 win against Western Carolina... Had two hits, one stolen base and scored once in Feb. 27 win over Xavier... Walked twice and scored two runs in Feb. 25 win over Youngstown State... Drove in a pair of runs in series-opening win over YSU on Feb. 23... Singled, drove in two runs and scored once in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C... Was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Feb. 17 win at The Citadel.
2017: Made 36 starts and played in 48 games during first collegiate season while finishing with .208 batting average and 11 RBI... Walked three times and scored a run in June 10 win over Kentucky to send Cardinals to College World Series... Had a single, walked twice and scored a run at Indiana on May 16... Singled, walked and scored a run in May 6 win at Notre Dame... Singled, drove in two runs and scored once in April 29 win over Toledo... Delivered third two-hit outing in as many starts while also driving in a run and scoring twice in March 28 win over WKU... Had a pair of hits in each of the first two games at NC State, including two doubles in March 25 win... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice in March 11 win over Pittsburgh... Finished 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in March 3 win over EMU... Had two doubles and scored once in Feb. 24 win over Omaha... Earned first collegiate hit in Feb. 19 win over Ball State... Made collegiate debut earning the start at third base and driving in a run in opening day victory over Alabama State on Feb. 17 in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 30th Round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox... Played four seasons of prep baseball at Rochester High School where he was coached by Matt Carlson... Ranked No. 42 in the nation in the class of 2016 and No. 2 in the state of Illinois by Perfect Game… Was also rated as the No. 2 player in the state by Prep Baseball Report… Named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year in 2016... Selected as a Rawlings PG first team All-American and CS8 Baseball Player of the Year in 2016... Received first team All-State honors and Max Preps All-American honors in 2016… Received Perfect Game All-American honors in 2015... Hit .500 with 15 doubles, nine home runs, 42 stolen bases, 31 RBI and 34 walks during senior season... Closed junior year with a .375 batting average, eight home runs, 34 stolen bases and 27 RBI... Also lettered one season in football at Rochester.
Personal: Born Tyler Joseph Fitzgerald on September 15, 1997 in Springfield, Ill... Parents are Mike and Leann Fitzgerald... Has two older siblings – Allie and Mike... Majoring in finance... Signed with Louisville after strongly considering Ole Miss, Indiana and Illinois... Person with the greatest influence on athletic career is his dad who taught him everything he knows about baseball... Hobbies and interests include listening to music, fishing, playing video games, hanging with friends and lifting... Favorite movies are The Sandlot and Moneyball... Favorite TV shows include Prison Break, Sons of Anarchy and The Office... Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Derek Jeter and Chipper Jones... Favorite cereal is Fruity Pebbles... Favorite candy bar is Hershey’s... Favorite teams are the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Falcons... Favorite restaurant is Chipotle... Dad Mike played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and brother Mike played collegiate baseball at Indiana State and professionally with the San Diego Padres.
• 2019 MLB Draft, 4th Round (116th overall), San Francisco Giants
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Third Team
• 2019 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
• 2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2019: Started 66 of 69 games at shortstop, hitting .315 with eight home runs and a team-best 65 RBIs. Led the Cardinals in hits (84), RBIs (65) and total bases (129). Went 2-for-5 with a first inning solo home run against Auburn on June 18 at the College World Series. Registered his first collegiate four-hit game in a 4-for-5 day with four runs scored against East Carolina in the first game of the Super Regional on June 7. Hit his seventh home run of the season as part of a 3-for-5 day with three RBIs at Virginia on May 10. Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the finale at Notre Dame on May 5. Had a career-best 15-game hitting streak from April 7 through May 3. Went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBIs in the win over Western Kentucky on April 30. Had multiple hits in all three games of the Alabama A&M series. Went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and four runs in the series opener against Alabama A&M on April 26. Hit a two-run homer at Cincinnati on April 23. Had two hits in all three games of the series against Miami, driving in three runs in the finale on April 20. Reached base four times, including a triple, in the win at Kentucky on April 16. Went 2-for-5 with a home run in the finale at Clemson on April 14. Matched his career high with four RBIs in game two at Clemson on April 13. Had two hits and two RBIs in the game one win at Clemson on April 13. Tallied two doubles and a triple in a 3-for-5 night against Northern Kentucky on April 9. Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two stolen bases in the win at Clemson on April 7. Gave the Cardinals the lead with a two-run double in the seventh inning in game two versus Wake Forest on March 29. Hit a two-run triple against Wake Forest on March 29. Went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases against Georgia Tech on March 24. Had an 11-game hitting streak from March 6-22. Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Matched his career high with three hits in the win over Ole Miss on March 13. Drove in three runs, including a two-run home run against Ole Miss on March 12. Matched the UofL single-game stolen base record with four against James Madison on March 1. Hit his second home run of the season in the finale versus Brown on Feb. 23. Drove in a career-high four runs in the series opener on Feb. 22 against Brown. Accounted for four of five Louisville runs against EKU on Feb. 19, including a 2-run double. Recorded a hit in all three games against UConn. Homered and scored twice in the win over UConn on Feb. 16.
2018: Played in all 64 games and made 63 starts hitting .264 with three home runs, 17 doubles, 24 RBIs, 57 runs scored and 23 stolen bases in 24 attempts... Had two hits, scored two runs and added one RBI in elimination game win over Kent State in NCAA Regional on June 3... Hit safely in three of the four ACC Championship games... Went 2-for-5 with a double and scored twice in May 19 win over Notre Dame to complete sweep... Finished with two hits, including a double, one RBI and scored once in May 18 win over Irish... Was 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored in May 5 win at Boston College... Had two doubles and scored career high three runs in May 1 win at No. 15 Vanderbilt... Finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in April 24 win over WKU... Was 4-for-12 with a home run in three games against Virginia on April 20-22... Has hit safely in career best nine straight games after going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in April 17 win over No. 6 Kentucky... Was 5-for-13 in series sweep at Virginia Tech on April 13-14... Hit safely in all three games versus No. 4 NC State on April 6-8... Was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs on March 30 at No.5 Florida State... Went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and stolen base in March 25 win over No. 10 Clemson... Was 2-of-5 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases in March 21 win at WKU... Finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs in March 17 at Wake Forest... Connected for first collegiate home run in March 6 win over Morehead State... Was 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs in March 3 win against Western Carolina... Had two hits, one stolen base and scored once in Feb. 27 win over Xavier... Walked twice and scored two runs in Feb. 25 win over Youngstown State... Drove in a pair of runs in series-opening win over YSU on Feb. 23... Singled, drove in two runs and scored once in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C... Was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Feb. 17 win at The Citadel.
2017: Made 36 starts and played in 48 games during first collegiate season while finishing with .208 batting average and 11 RBI... Walked three times and scored a run in June 10 win over Kentucky to send Cardinals to College World Series... Had a single, walked twice and scored a run at Indiana on May 16... Singled, walked and scored a run in May 6 win at Notre Dame... Singled, drove in two runs and scored once in April 29 win over Toledo... Delivered third two-hit outing in as many starts while also driving in a run and scoring twice in March 28 win over WKU... Had a pair of hits in each of the first two games at NC State, including two doubles in March 25 win... Went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice in March 11 win over Pittsburgh... Finished 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in March 3 win over EMU... Had two doubles and scored once in Feb. 24 win over Omaha... Earned first collegiate hit in Feb. 19 win over Ball State... Made collegiate debut earning the start at third base and driving in a run in opening day victory over Alabama State on Feb. 17 in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 30th Round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox... Played four seasons of prep baseball at Rochester High School where he was coached by Matt Carlson... Ranked No. 42 in the nation in the class of 2016 and No. 2 in the state of Illinois by Perfect Game… Was also rated as the No. 2 player in the state by Prep Baseball Report… Named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year in 2016... Selected as a Rawlings PG first team All-American and CS8 Baseball Player of the Year in 2016... Received first team All-State honors and Max Preps All-American honors in 2016… Received Perfect Game All-American honors in 2015... Hit .500 with 15 doubles, nine home runs, 42 stolen bases, 31 RBI and 34 walks during senior season... Closed junior year with a .375 batting average, eight home runs, 34 stolen bases and 27 RBI... Also lettered one season in football at Rochester.
Personal: Born Tyler Joseph Fitzgerald on September 15, 1997 in Springfield, Ill... Parents are Mike and Leann Fitzgerald... Has two older siblings – Allie and Mike... Majoring in finance... Signed with Louisville after strongly considering Ole Miss, Indiana and Illinois... Person with the greatest influence on athletic career is his dad who taught him everything he knows about baseball... Hobbies and interests include listening to music, fishing, playing video games, hanging with friends and lifting... Favorite movies are The Sandlot and Moneyball... Favorite TV shows include Prison Break, Sons of Anarchy and The Office... Favorite athletes are LeBron James, Derek Jeter and Chipper Jones... Favorite cereal is Fruity Pebbles... Favorite candy bar is Hershey’s... Favorite teams are the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Falcons... Favorite restaurant is Chipotle... Dad Mike played professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and brother Mike played collegiate baseball at Indiana State and professionally with the San Diego Padres.
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