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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
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- Position:
- 2B/SS
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Gahanna Lincoln
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- Major:
- Physical Education
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- gp
- 39
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- avg
- .347
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- hr
- 2
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- rbi
- 30
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- r
- 41
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- sb
- 5
Bio
2009 at Defiance: Earned the starting nod in 35 of his 36 games … Led team with a .496 slugging percentage, 32 runs batted in, eight doubles, four homers and 19 walks … Drove in at least one run in 19 contests, en route to posting the program’s fifth-best single-season RBI total … Continued to be one of the Heartland Conference’s toughest outs, striking out only six times in 119 at bats … Raised season average from .295 to .363 by hitting 11-of-19 with 10 RBI and two homers during a torrid six-game stretch from April 1 through April 11 … Turned in a .319 average and an eye-popping 1.105 OPS in 14 contests at Craig A. Rutter Field … Batted .379 in DC’s seven victories … Earned third All-HCAC award … Moved into DC’s top-10 all-time leaderboard in average, hits, home runs, triples, RBI and assists.
2008 at Defiance: Started all 33 games … Led team with .361 average, 26 runs, a .475 slugging percentage and a .435 on-base clip … Hit safely in 29-of-33 games ... Rattled off a hit in 15-straight contests from April 5 through April 26 … Turned in 11 multi-hit efforts … Lit up the opposition for a blistering .571 average during DC’s wins … Ranked 15th in the HCAC in batting average … Also excelled in the field, leading DC with 86 assists … Named Second-Team All-HCAC.
2007 at Defiance: Had an immediate and major impact for DC during rookie season in all aspects of the game … Led squad in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits, runs scored, home runs, runs batted in and total bases … Ranked eighth in HCAC with .378 average … Tallied 12 multi-hit games … Drove in at least one run in 16 games … Proved to be one of toughest outs in the league, striking out only six times in 119 at bats … Also served as DC’s closer … Earned four saves for third-best single-season total in Defiance history … Named HCAC Freshman of the Year.
High School: Graduate of Gahanna Lincoln High … Two-time letterwinner … Named team MVP … Named First-Team All-Ohio Capital Conference and second-team all-district … Led team in batting average, ERA and wins … Set school record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched … Winner of Renaissance Award … Named Citizen Leader … Earned spot on Academic Honor Roll.
Personal: Majoring in physical education … Son of Pete and Lauren Pitro.
Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 39 | 22 |
| Plate appearances | 177 | 101 |
| At Bats | 144 | 80 |
| Runs | 41 | 25 |
| Hits | 50 | 29 |
| Doubles | 14 | 8 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 2 | 1 |
| Runs Batted In | 30 | 20 |
| Total bases | 72 | 42 |
| Walks | 15 | 10 |
| Hit by pitch | 15 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 4 |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 2 |
| Sacrifice Hits | - | - |
| Hit into double play | 7 | 5 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | - | - |
| Batting Average | .347 | .362 |
| On Base Percentage | .452 | .475 |
| Slugging Percentage | .500 | .525 |
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Career Stats: Hitting
Career Stats: Base Running
Career Stats: Pitching
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Splits Stats: Hitting
Splits Stats: Base Running
Splits Stats: Pitching
Splits Stats: Fielding
News mentions
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 All-HCAC Baseball Team. Kirk Jesse topped the list of six Yellow Jackets to be honored with his First-Team All-HCAC nod, while Tim Pitro, Casey Kahsen, Keith Wade, Alex Timofeev and Zach Stallkamp were also recognized.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College closed its 2010 campaign with a pair of Senior Day victories on Saturday at Rutter Field against Rose-Hulman. The series win by the Jackets ended the HCAC Championship hopes of the Engineers, while capping DC’s winningest season since winning 19 games in 1999.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The series opener between Defiance and Rose-Hulman was suspended in the bottom of the eighth inning on Friday, as violent storms moved into the area. The Jackets face an 8-6 deficit and the game will be picked up in the eighth at noon on Saturday and will be followed by the regularly scheduled doubleheader.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Less than 24 hours after seeing MSJ rally for five runs in the ninth to win the series opener on Friday, Defiance closed the weekend set by overcoming a five-run, ninth-inning deficit en route to an 8-7 win. DC dropped Saturday’s first game, 11-1, but doubled its 2009 win total with the 14th win of the year in the nightcap.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance College committed an error on what would have been the final out of the game and Mount St. Joseph capitalized with a five-run ninth inning to steal the 9-8 victory in the opening game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series.
ADA, Ohio – Tim Pitro set one and tied two more all-time records for the Defiance College baseball program and Bryn Lehman etched his name in the record books as well, as the Yellow Jackets blew out Ohio Northern, 12-1, on Wednesday for an impressive non-conference road triumph.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College dropped a pair of games on Sunday to Transylvania, as the Pioneers used the 9-1 and 9-7 victories to complete the three-game sweep over the Yellow Jackets at Craig A. Rutter Field.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance and Transylvania were able to complete the first of two scheduled games on Saturday afternoon at Rutter Field, before rain moved in and forced the suspension of the second contest. TU won the opener, 10-6, and built a 1-0 lead in game two before play was halted.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Kirk Jesse singled in the eighth inning to take sole possession of second place on DC’s all-time hit list with 151, but it was not enough to help the Jackets get past Ohio Northern on Tuesday afternoon. Defiance ended up falling, 6-2, to extend its season-long losing streak to five games.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Casey Kahsen swatted his team-leading third home run and DC’s top four hitters combined to go nine-of-18 at the plate to help the Jackets outhit Manchester, 14-9, but the Spartans held on for the 7-5 victory on Monday night at the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets could not slow down the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s top-rated lineup, as Anderson won 17-5 and 16-5 on Saturday to complete the series sweep against Defiance at Rutter Field.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – A pair of hot-swinging offenses collided at Rutter Field on Friday with the wind howling out, as Defiance and Anderson squared off in the first of a three-game weekend series. When the dust had settled, 33 runs had been scored on 43 hits and AU walked away with a 24-9 victory.
GOSHEN, Ind. – Tim Pitro stroked a first-inning single for the 151st hit of his collegiate career and became the all-time hit leader at Defiance College. The Jackets went on to secure their 11th win of the 2010 campaign with a 6-5 win at Goshen on Sunday afternoon.
TIFFIN, Ohio – Defiance College had the tying runs in scoring position with two outs in the top of the ninth but could not get the big hit and fell by a 3-1 score at No. 3 Heidelberg on Friday. Tim Pitro collected two hits in the loss to tie for the most career hits in DC history.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Defiance College shook off a pair of defeats at Franklin on Friday to rebound with a 6-4 win on Saturday morning. The Jackets held leads of 1-0 and 4-2, before scoring a pair of tallies in the seventh to pull out the two-run win over the Grizzlies.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Yellow Jackets could not slow a powerful Franklin College lineup on Friday, as the Grizzlies piled up 30 runs in the doubleheader to secure two victories over Defiance College. Franklin exploded for 16 runs in the opener to win 16-4, before rallying for a 14-9 win in the nightcap.
HANOVER, Ind. – A valiant comeback bid by the Defiance College baseball team ended with a disappointing extra-inning loss at Hanover on Friday, as the Jackets fell in the 10-inning affair, 6-5, in their 2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener.
ALBION, Mich. – An Albion walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth inning in Sunday’s second game concluded a frustrating day on the field for Defiance College, as the Jackets suffered a doubleheader sweep at Albion College in non-conference action.
ANGOLA, Ind. – Defiance College put eight runs on the board in Saturday’s opener at Trine University to secure an 8-1 win, before seeing the bats go quiet in a 4-2 loss to the Thunder in the day’s second contest.
UPLAND, Ind. – Defiance College suffered a 7-2 non-conference loss at Taylor University on Wednesday afternoon, as the Trojans plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning and held on for the 7-2 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College continued its winning ways early in the 2010 season, as freshman Jacob Taylor tossed a complete game gem on the mound and the bats pounded out nine runs to secure the Jackets’ fourth-straight victory with a 9-2 triumph over Kenyon on Wednesday morning.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Defiance College continued to play strong defense to back up solid performances on the mound during its time in Port Charlotte and used that combination to pull off a doubleheader sweep against the Muskingum Muskies on Tuesday afternoon.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla, - Tim Pitro homered and drove in four runs to lead Defiance to a 12-2 victory against Wilmington on Monday afternoon to open up the squad’s 2010 Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced its 2010 Baseball Preseason Watch List. The Yellow Jackets saw Kirk Jesse, Casey Kahsen, Tim Pitro and Keith Wade named among the 41 student-athletes to be honored from around the league.