|
Brent Hitz enters his third season at George Mason and is expected to be a member of the starting rotation ... Left-hander with fluid motion ... Has good command of three pitches (fastball, curve, change-up) ... Transfer from University of North Carolina at Pembroke ... Majoring in criminal justice. 2005: Was second on the team with 13 starts and 81.1 innings pitched... One of just two starters with an ERA less than 4.00... Compiled a 4-5 record with a 3.65 ERA... allowed just 16 walks in 81.1 innings... Averaged 1.77 walks per nine innings, best on the team... limited batters to a .298 batting average... Grabbed wins against Fordham, Fairfield, Old Dominion and James Madison... Had best performance of season against Old Dominion, allowing one run on eight hits with no walks and five strikeouts in seven innings of a 3-1 win... Walked more than two batters in a game just once, allowing three free passes in five inning against Towson... Not once during the season did ERA go higher than 3.65... Victim of bad defense, being credited with a loss while allowing one earned run against Kentucky and no earned runs against Hofstra... Allowed just six home runs on the season... Allowed just 29 walks in 154.1 career innings. 2004: Moved into the starting rotation in late March and responded by going 6-0, giving him the best single-season winning percentage in school history... Started nine games with eight coming against CAA teams... Compiled a 5-0 mark against conference teams, including a complete-game win over Virginia Commonwealth in the CAA Tournament... Paved the way for a spot in the starting rotation with a five-inning no-run, three-hit performance in relief against nationally-ranked N.C. State... First career victory came against Old Dominion when he allowed two runs on five hits in seven and two-thirds innings... First complete game came against Delaware when he allowed two runs and six hit sin nine innings... Allowed just nine walks in first 64 innings of work and finished the season with 13 walks in 73 innings... Patriots were 12-4 in games in which he appeared and 8-1 in games in which he started... Was second on the team in ERA, third in innings pitched and second in opponent's batting average... Threw just one wild pitch on the season. At UNCP: Had excellent season as a freshman at UNC Pembroke, an NCAA Division II institution in Pembroke, NC ... Was 6-3 with one save and a 5.61 ERA in 15 appearances ... Started seven games, completing two, and pitched a shutout ... Allowed 61 hits in 51 1/3 innings, walking 21 and striking out 43 ... Received Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors once ... Had solid summer season in 2003 with the Vienna Mustangs of the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League, a local wood-bat circuit ... Was 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA in nine appearances, including three starts ... Allowed 33 hits in 33 1/3 innings, walking three and striking out 35. Prep: Earned two varsity letters at nearby Lake Braddock Secondary School ... Was Patriot District Player of the Year and earned first-team all-district honors after posting a 7-1 record with a 1.70 ERA as a senior with the Bruins ... Allowed just six walks in 49 innings while striking out 47 ... Also named to All-Northern Region second team and received honorable mention to the All-Metropolitan Washington squad (by The Washington Post). Personal: Full name is Brent Michael Hitz ... Born May 17, 1984 ... Son of Gary and Loretta Hitz ... Has one sister ... Grandfather played baseball at Elizabethtown College and was drafted by St. Louis Cardinals ... 2002 graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School, where he played for former Patriot standout Jody Rutherford.
CAREER GMU PITCHING STATISTICS |
  |
