2018 Softball Roster

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Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography
Timothy R. Dougherty / Double Eagle Media and Photography

5 Ryleigh Fitch

  • Position Third Base
  • Class Senior
  • Major Criminal Justice
  • Height 5-5
  • High School Tunkhannock Area
  • Hometown Springville, Pa.
  • Prev School Lackawanna College

Biography

Career
  • Three-year letter-winner who played in 108 games and started 98 times
  • Finished her career with a .276 batting average, with 22 doubles, a triple, four home runs, and 52 RBIs
  • Is 11th in doubles (22), tied for 13th in RBIs (58), and tied for 20th in hits (78) on the Giants' all-time list
  • Tied the Giants' single-game record for most home runs when she belted two against Cabrini University on March 25, 2017

2018
  • One of three players to start all 40 games
  • Batted .241, with a team-leading eight doubles and 19 RBIs
  • Hit safely in 21 games, including six multi-hit games, and drove in at least one run in 14 games
  • Had an on-base percentage of .274 and a slugging percentage of .310
  • Drove in a season-high three runs in the first game against Misericordia University on April 24 and three against Marywood in the first game on April 28
  • Made only five errors in 116 total chances to finish with a .957 fielding percentage
  • Made only one error in the final 19 games of the season

2017
  • NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • CSAC All-Academic Team
  • Started all 34 games in which she played
  • Batted .282 with 29 hits including eight doubles and four home runs
  • Collected 18 RBI and scored 17 runs
  • Posted a .476 slugging percentage and a .312 on-base percentage after drawing four walks and one hit by pitch on the year
  • Went 2-2 on stolen base attempts
  • Posted a .881 fielding percentage with 54 assists and 35 putouts

2016
  • Second Team All-CSAC as a designated player
  • Appeared in 34 games including 24 as a starter
  • Batted .328 with 21 hits including six doubles and one triple
  • Had 15 RBI and scored 15 runs while finishing the year with a .453 slugging percentage and a .411 on-base percentage
  • Drew nine walks on the year and went 2-3 in stolen base attempts
  • Had 47 putouts and nine assists for a .966 fielding percentage

Personal
  • Daughter of Jane and Adam Fitch
  • Her sister, Casey, is a graduate of Keystone College

High School
  • Earned all-star honors

Awards & Honors
  • Colonial States Athletics Conference (CSAC) All-Academic Team (2017)
  • Colonial States Athletics Conference (CSAC) 2nd-team selection (2016)
  • National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete (2017)

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016Freshman

    Third Base/First Base
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    Third Base
    5'5"
    5
  • 5

    2018Senior

    Third Base
    5'5"
    5