Fresno State: (2001) Was a catcher, designated hitter, starting pitcher and closing pitcher
against TCU on May 4 Fritz went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs and hit two home runs in a game for the first time in his career
went 5-for-5 against Nevada on March 30 with one run and five RBIs
struck out a season-high seven batters in 8.1 innings of work against Eastern Michigan on March 6 in an 11-3 Fresno State victory
registered a career-high seven saves, earning him a spot in the Fresno State record books
started a career-high eight games on the mound (2000) Solid two-way player who appeared in 27 games (19 starts) in the field and 16 contests (three starts) on the mound ... shared Fresno State Rookie of the Year honors with relief pitcher Mike Hernandez
team was 8-2 when he started at catcher ... did not allow a run in his last four outings, a span of 4.2 innings pitched
drove in a career-best three runs in the Bulldogs 12-5 victory on April 11 against Pacific
started and tossed a career-high 5.1 innings and struck out a career-best five in Fresno States 4-0 loss on April 4 at Cal Poly.
Summer League: (2001) Played for the Alaska League Anchorage Glacier Pilots
helped the Pilots win the National Baseball Congress World Series championship
batted .306 with two home runs and 15 doubles
also recorded five saves with a 2-1 record as a pitcher
was named first-team summer league All-America by Baseball America
was voted the second best Major League prospect of the Alaska League. (1999) Helped summer league team win Palamino World Series championship
also played in the USA Baseball Tournament of the Stars, where he earned MVP accolades.
Oak Grove High School: Three-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year letterwinner in football
first-team all-league as a junior and senior
was Most Valuable Player of the Mount Hamilton Athletic League in 1999
hit .400 and was 10-3 with a 1.06 ERA as a senior
had 105 strikeouts in 93 innings of work as a prep senior
voted San Jose High School Player of the Year by local professional scouts.
Personal: Benjamin James Fritz was born March 29, 1981, in San Jose, Calif.
son of Gretchen and Roger Fritz
has three older brothers, Jason, Ryan and Scott
enjoys golf and water, snow skiing and playing video games
favorite athlete is Ivan Rodriguez
greatest athletics thrill came this summer when he helped the Glacier Pilots to an NBC World Series title.
Career Statistics
Hitting
YEAR G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.
2000 27-19 73 13 19 1 1 0 16 0 14 14 .260
2001 42-36 142 22 40 10 1 4 24 2 13 20 .282
Totals 69-55 215 35 59 11 2 4 40 2 27 34 .274
Pitching
YEAR G-GS W-L ERA SV CG IP H R ER BB SO
2000 16-3 1-1 2.60 0 0 27.2 31 12 8 16 17
2001 27-8 3-5 4.65 7 0 71.2 71 41 37 28 58
Totals 43-11 4-6 4.08 7 0 99.1 102 53 45 44 75
