Josh Fitzgerald

Photo by: Jerod Ringwald

Photo by: Claudia Staut

Photo by: Kelly Lynn

Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Mason City, Iowa
High School:
Newman Catholic

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24, 2024-25)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2024)

2025 | REDSHIRT SENIOR appeared in 40 games, making 39 starts · slashed .275/.500/.407 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 21 RBIs · was 12-for-15 in stolen bases · ranked sixth in the Big Ten with eight steals in league games · Game Highlights: hit two home runs versus USC (4/25), and collected three RBIs at Michigan State 5/17.

2024 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR Appeared in 42 games, making 38 starts in the outfield · led the team with an average of .360 (9th in B1G), OBP of .467 (6th in B1G), slugging percentage of .632 (5th in B1G) and OPS of 1.100 (4th in B1G) · stole 11 bases with a perfect 1.000 stolen base percentage · tallied nine homers, 38 RBI and 31 runs scored · recorded 87 putouts with just one error · named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Game Highlights: Made his Gopher debut on Feb. 16 against CSU Bakersfield going 1-3 with three walks, an RBI and a run scored · went 1-3 with a walk, home run, three RBIs and two runs scored against Pacific (Mar. 3) · had three hits in three consecutive games from March 23-31 · went 3-5 with a home run, double and three runs scored against San Francisco (Mar. 23) · tallied three hits with a double and two runs scored against San Francisco (Mar. 24) · had three hits including a home run and a double with three RBI and three runs scored in a win over Iowa (Mar. 29) · went 2-4 with two RBI against Iowa (Mar. 30) · went on a 13-game hit streak from April 13-May 4 · had a three-run home run against Indiana (Apr. 21) · went 2-3 with and RBI, run and two stolen bases in a win over St. Thomas (Apr. 24) · was 2-5 with a home run, two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in a win over Penn State (Apr. 28) · collected three hits in five at-bats with a home run, double, two RBI and a run scored against Nebraska (May 3) · tallied a career-high five RBI after going 3-4 with a home run and two runs scored in a win over Michigan State (May 11) · collected five hits in the final series at Northwestern to end the season with a six-game hit streak.

2023 | SUMMER Fitzgerald spent his summer rehabbing, training and working out on campus at Minnesota to prepare for 2024.

2023 | JUNIOR Tore his ACL in the off-season and took a medical redshirt.

2022 | SUMMER Played in 33 games for the Willmar Stingers, tallying 27 hits in 93 at-bats, swatting .290 for the summer · had two home runs, 19 RBI, five doubles and 13 walks · also scored 23 runs and stole 14 bases · posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 42 putouts and two assists.

2022 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (DALLAS BAPTIST) Played in three games for Dallas Baptist, totaling four at-bats · posted a pair of putouts in the field.

2021 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (KIRKWOOD CC) Named First Team All-Region after hitting .358 for a Kirkwood team that reached the NJCAA Division II World Series · led the conference in home runs (17) · posted a .670 slugging percentage and a .504 on-base percentage · also collected 13 doubles, drove in 51 runs, and stole 29 bases.

2020 | FRESHMAN (KIRKWOOD CC) Was hitting .500 (14-for-28) through 10 games before the season was canceled due to COVID-19 · Seven of his 14 hits went for extra bases including three home runs, three triples, and one double.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Newman Catholic High School · played for head coach Alex Bohl · was a three-sports standout in high school starring in baseball, football, and basketball · two-time First Team All-State selection in baseball and was also twice named to the Iowa High School Baseball Super Team · tabbed the 2019 1A Iowa High School Baseball Player of the Year · rated the No. 1 outfielder and the No. 2 overall prospect in the class of 2019 from the state of Iowa by Perfect Game · garnered First Team All-State honors and was named the Class A District Offensive MVP in football as a running back in 2019 · was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection in basketball during his prep career · competed for Iowa Select Black in the summers.

PERSONAL
Born on December 3, 2000 · parents are John and Shelley Fitzgerald · his father played golf at the University of Northern Iowa · his brother Jack played baseball at Houston Baptist University · his brother Ben was a First Team All-Sun Belt selection at the University of Louisiana in 2021 before finishing his career at UC Irvine and now plays independent ball for the Glacier Range Riders · majoring in communications.