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30 Justin Fitzpatrick

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown O'Fallon, Mo.
  • Highschool Fort Zumwalt North

Biography

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2018 NATAS Mid-America Regional Student Television Award

JUNIOR (2018 BASEBALL): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 20 games with 31 starts … played 11 games in center field, six in right and three in left … recorded a season-high three hits at Indiana State (March 11) … helped the Leathernecks to a 4-3, 14-inning win over South Dakota State with an RBI single in the final frame … recorded his first career home run at Fort Wayne (March 31) … finished the season with a career-high 13 hits with five RBIs

JUNIOR (2017 FOOTBALL): Played in all 12 games… named Second Team All- Missouri Valley Football Conference… Second Team Academic All-MVFC… finished with five interceptions tying the MVFC lead…57 tackles (39 solo)…4.5 for a loss (25 yards)…six breakups…two forced fumbles…two quarterback hurries… recorded a solo tackle and broke up a pass at Tennessee Tech… started at Northern Arizona and recorded his first-ever interception… added three solo tackles…matched a career-high seven tackles (6 solo) vs. South Dakota and a forced fumble…at Northern Iowa forced a fumble… broke up a pass… made four tackles (2 solo)… matched his career-high six solo tackles versus Missouri State adding one for a loss of 13 yards and broke up two passes… intercepted a pass…broke up another and made four tackles at North Dakota State… set a career-high two tackles for loss and added a quarterback hurry against South Dakota State… matched a team-high and set a career-high eight tackles, five solo, while registering a tackle for loss and breaking up a pass at Illinois State… intercepted a pass and compiled six tackles…0.5 for loss at Indiana State… rounded out the season with two solo tackles and assisted another in the playoff game against Weber State.

CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 8 at Illinois State (11/4/17)
CAREER-HIGH SOLO TACKLES: 6 on two occasions
CAREER-HIGH INTERCEPTIONS: 2 at Coastal Carolina (9/23/17)

SOPHOMORE (BASEBALL 2017): Summit League Academic Honor Roll...  Played in 28 games and started 13 times... .180 batting average with three doubles... four runs scored and two RBI... three walks... 3-4 in stolen bases... played in three games and started the final two at the Mississippi State/Texas Tech series... made four putouts in centerfield in each of his starts... two hits in the Southern Illinois series... recorded a hit in both games of the Fort Wayne series he appeared in.

SOPHOMORE (FOOTBALL 2016): MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award... MVFC Honor Roll... Played in all 11 games... made 19 tackles on the year, including 16 solos... three pass break-ups... recorded three solo tackles at Eastern Illinois... career-high seven tackles against Northern Arizona... two solo tackles at Northern Illinois, including a TFL, and broke up a pass... matched a career-high of seven tackles at South Dakota State and broke up a pass.

FRESHMAN (BASEBALL 2016): Started 19 times in 25 games played... three runs scored and five RBI with five walks... several impressive defensive plays in centerfield... missed nearly three weeks of the season with an injury... played in two games and started in center field in the series finale at Tennessee Tech... started two games during the Southern Illinois series and picked up his first collegiate hit... batted .385 versus Northern Kentucky with a double and triple... drove in five runs, posted a .615 slugging and .467 on-base percentage... started at Arkansas and made a couple of run-saving defensive plays in centerfield... started both midweek games at Missouri State and suffered an injury during game two of the series... earned his first start at SDSU since his injury nearly six weeks prior... recorded two hits at SDSU and started in centerfield.... drew a pinch-hit walk in the Fort Wayne series.

FRESHMAN (FOOTBALL 2015): Played in nine games... started at Coastal Carolina and versus Southern Illinois... made 14 tackles and broke up three passes... one tackle for a loss.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football, baseball and basketball… First Team All-Conference and First Team All-District at defensive back… earned All-State honors… also during his junior year named Second Team All-Conference at wide receiver… made 74 tackles with six interceptions his junior year… limited to just three games his senior year due to a foot injury… ended his career with 12 career interceptions… First Team All-Conference honors in baseball last year… joins his older brother as the only two Division I football players out of their high school… part of an undefeated conference championship team last fall, and also a district championship… team won conference title his sophomore year… played for coach Joe Bacon.

PERSONAL: Born December 23, 1996 in St. Charles, Missouri… No. 1 sports highlight was catching a touchdown pass from his brother during his freshman year… his parents have been a major influence, “They do their best to make it to all my games and are always supportive.”… most admires quarterback Marcus Mariota, “The way he plays, carries himself and the respect he has for others. I try to have that sort of mentality.”… his older brother VJ plays football at Cornell… enjoys table tennis, video games and hanging out with friends… favorite professional team is the St. Louis Cardinals… favorite musician is J Cole… son of Vince and Naomi Fitzpatrick.

MAJOR: Broadcasting

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2018

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 195 lbs
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    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
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    2017Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
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    2018Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
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