2024 Baseball Roster
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Fithian, Jalen
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Jersey Number 6
Jalen Fithian
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bartlett, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Jackson State CC
- High School:
- Bartlett HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2024: Played in 50 games and made 48 starts… batted .292 with five home runs, 57 hits, 38 runs, nine doubles, one triple ad 20 RBI’s… drew 12 walks and posted a .768 OPS while stealing 13 bases in 16 attempts… recorded 18 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests… had a season best five hit performance at Morehead State (May 5)… put together a 10-game hitting streak (Feb. 20-March 6) and ended the year on a five-game streak (May 16-May 22)… reached base safely in 13 straight games (Feb. 20-March 20)… held a .290 average in conference play while hitting three home runs and four doubles… cracked 31 hits, drove in 10 runs and scored 22 runs… stole six bags in seven attempts in conference play… started 24 games at shortstop and 28 games in left field.
BEFORE UTM: Was a dynamic hitter in 2023 for head coach Michael Winders at nearby Jackson State Community College…Topped the Green Jays in batting average (.417), triples (three), slugging percentage (.698), on-base percentage (.486) and stolen bases (28) in 28 games played…Posted 14 extra-base hits (six doubles, five home runs plus the team-best three triples) in just 96 at-bats, driving in 20 runs and scoring 27 runs himself while striking out just nine times…Was only caught stealing four times…Got off to a blazing start, hitting .500 (21-for-42) with 10 extra-base hits (including five homers) in 13 February contests…Hit safely in 24 of his 28 games played, piecing together a dozen multi-hit outings with four 3-hit performances (all in his first 12 games)…Went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and a triple and a season-best three runs scored in his season debut against Coahoma on Feb. 4…Posted six multi-RBI games as his season-high three runs driven in came against Southwest Tennessee on March 6…Swiped multiple bags in eight separate games, including a four-steal game against Lincoln Trail on Feb. 19…Played the 2022 campaign at Dyersburg State Community College under head coach Robert White and alongside Skyhawk teammate Kaleb Baskin…Aided the 42-13 overall record with a 20-7 mark in Tennessee Community College Athletics Association play…Paced the team in runs scored (52) while hitting .330 with 52 hits, 10 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 33 RBI’s and 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts)…Generated a .401 on-base percentage while slugging .442, only striking out 20 times in 197 at-bats…Owned 20 multi-hit games, four of which were three-hit efforts…Managed six multi-RBI games at the dish, including a season-high three runs driven in against Lake Michigan on Feb. 11…Spent the 2021 season at Middle Tennessee under head coach Jim Toman but did not play…Prepped at Bartlett High School under head coach Josh Stewart…Boasted a .500 batting average and an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage at shortstop during his senior campaign…Swiped 17 stolen bases as a junior in 2019…Was named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American in 2020 and a Preseason Underclassman All-American in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 30, 2001...Son of Jon and Tracey Fithian...Has one sibling, Julia...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
BEFORE UTM: Was a dynamic hitter in 2023 for head coach Michael Winders at nearby Jackson State Community College…Topped the Green Jays in batting average (.417), triples (three), slugging percentage (.698), on-base percentage (.486) and stolen bases (28) in 28 games played…Posted 14 extra-base hits (six doubles, five home runs plus the team-best three triples) in just 96 at-bats, driving in 20 runs and scoring 27 runs himself while striking out just nine times…Was only caught stealing four times…Got off to a blazing start, hitting .500 (21-for-42) with 10 extra-base hits (including five homers) in 13 February contests…Hit safely in 24 of his 28 games played, piecing together a dozen multi-hit outings with four 3-hit performances (all in his first 12 games)…Went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs and a triple and a season-best three runs scored in his season debut against Coahoma on Feb. 4…Posted six multi-RBI games as his season-high three runs driven in came against Southwest Tennessee on March 6…Swiped multiple bags in eight separate games, including a four-steal game against Lincoln Trail on Feb. 19…Played the 2022 campaign at Dyersburg State Community College under head coach Robert White and alongside Skyhawk teammate Kaleb Baskin…Aided the 42-13 overall record with a 20-7 mark in Tennessee Community College Athletics Association play…Paced the team in runs scored (52) while hitting .330 with 52 hits, 10 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 33 RBI’s and 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts)…Generated a .401 on-base percentage while slugging .442, only striking out 20 times in 197 at-bats…Owned 20 multi-hit games, four of which were three-hit efforts…Managed six multi-RBI games at the dish, including a season-high three runs driven in against Lake Michigan on Feb. 11…Spent the 2021 season at Middle Tennessee under head coach Jim Toman but did not play…Prepped at Bartlett High School under head coach Josh Stewart…Boasted a .500 batting average and an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage at shortstop during his senior campaign…Swiped 17 stolen bases as a junior in 2019…Was named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American in 2020 and a Preseason Underclassman All-American in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 30, 2001...Son of Jon and Tracey Fithian...Has one sibling, Julia...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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