CAREER ACCOLADES
- CSC Academic All-District® Team (2024)
2024: Ranked second on the team with 19 relief appearances...three saves ranked in a tie for the team lead...posted a 2.44 earned run average with 45 strikeouts in 44.1 innings of work...walked just 16 hitters and allowed just 12 earned runs...struck out three or more hitters in an outing eight times, including three games with six strikeouts or more...racked up 10 scoreless appearances...key member of an AUM squad that set Division II-era program records for total wins (32) and conference wins (20)…helped AUM win seven games against opponents ranked or receiving votes in national polls…also helped the Warhawks grab their first-ever GSC tournament win and first-ever berth into the NCAA South Region tournament...helped AUM defeat Savannah State in 10 innings to notch the program's first NCAA South Region tournament win...also helped lead the squad to the program's highest-ever ranking in the ABCA Top 30 poll (No. 21) and its highest-ever ranking in the NCBWA South Region Poll (4th).
2023: Made 14 starts in the lineup and 13 relief appearances as a two-way player for AUM...logged six strikeouts in 11.0 relief innings with a .220 batting-average-against...had five outings in which he did not yield a run and recorded at least one out...hit .333 (20-for-60) with two doubles, 12 runs scored, 11 RBIs, and six walks...hit safely in the final four games of the season...put together three three-hit efforts in the back half of the season, and had at least a hit in 13 games for the Warhawks.
PRIOR TO AUM: Starred at Chattahoochee Valley Community College for two seasons in Phenix City, Alabama...was named Most Outstanding Freshman in his debut season, was a president's list selection academically, and was also named an Academic All-American...posted a .373 batting average with a .515 OBP and a .529 SLG percentage in his career.
PREP: Played baseball for head coach Richie Brooks at Benjamin Russell High School...lettered four years on the diamond and was a 6A First Team All-State honoree in his career...was also named North/South game Most Valuable Player and was a member of the National Honor Society...also lettered four years in football.
PERSONAL:Â Son of Brad and Angela Pitts...Has one older brother, Braxton...majoring in business at AUM.