Primetime 585 Shining Star: Evan Fitzpatrick
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — News 8's Primetime 585 Shining Star spotlight shines on Notre Dame Batavia student Evan Fitzpatrick on Friday. The spotlight showcases students impacting their communities through sport and leadership.
Fitzpatrick comes from an athletic family with a personal legacy to Notre Dame Batavia, with uncles who won both state championships and sectional titles during their time playing for the school. He has followed in their footsteps since eighth grade as an involved player on the school's varsity baseball and varsity basketball teams.
In his first year on the baseball team, they won sectionals and moved on to the state championship final four. During 15 games, Fitzpatrick batted a .438, two games of which he pitched and earned two saves with a 0.00 ERA.
In the 2023-2024 season, Fitzpatrick started four games and went 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 36 strikeouts. This season, he is 4-1 with a 0.40 ERA, with 47 strikeouts and a batting average of .410.
After being a part of the sectional championship basketball team in the 2024 season with his brother Ryan, he went on to shine this past season with 120 points with 21 3-pointers, having been a starter every game. His athletic director described him as the team's 'do it all guy.'
Fitzpatrick most recently showed his talents in Thursday night's baseball game against Oakfield-Alabama, where he allowed the lead-off batter of the game to make one base before getting 21 following batters out of the game in a row. He faced one batter above the minimum for a perfect 2-2 game and struck out 7 batters with no walks. He finished the game with 68 thrown pitches, 53 of which were strikes.
Academically, Fitzpatrick ranks first in his class.
News 8 and Primetime 585 would like to congratulate Evan Fitzpatrick on his success!
Primetime 585 Shining Star: Evan Fitzpatrick
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