#49  Chance Fitzgerald

Career Stats

Righthander who made most of his appearances during the second half of the 2024 season and served as a long reliever in 2025 … in 33.1 innings pitched over 23 appearances (one start) and two seasons, he has a 4-1 record and 7.56 ERA while allowing 40 hits (.292 opponents’ batting average) and 13 walks with 31 strikeouts.

2025: Had a 4-0 record and 7.71 ERA in 17 appearances (one start) … in 28.0 innings pitched, he allowed 35 hits (.302 opponents’ batting average) and nine walks with 24 strikeouts … had a 3-0 record, 3.91 ERA, .212 opponents’ batting average and 19 strikeouts against seven walks in 23.0 innings pitched over 11 appearances (one start) at home … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no walks to earn his first career win against Presbyterian on March 5 … pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Notre Dame on March 16 … pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to earn the win against The Citadel on March 19 … pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk with six strikeouts to earn the win against Presbyterian on March 26 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing two hits, one run and no walks with three strikeouts against Stanford on April 13 … pitched 1.0 scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts to earn the win at No. 5 Florida State on May 3 … pitched 2.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with one strikeout against Kentucky in the Clemson Regional on June 1.

2024: ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had an 0-1 record and a 6.75 ERA in six relief appearances … in 5.1 innings pitched, he allowed five hits (.238 opponents’ batting average), no homers and four walks with seven strikeouts … pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on April 20 … No. 152 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Perfect Game … No. 16 ACC prospect for the 2026 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game … played for Lexington County in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, when he was 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched over five starts.

Before Clemson: No. 211 player and No. 62 righthander in the nation by Perfect Game … No. 29 player and No. 8 righthander in Florida by Perfect Game … selected to the Senior All-Star Game … lettered three times in baseball, one time in golf and one time in volleyball at Lake Howell High School, where he was coached by Paul Giambalvo.

Personal: His father, Duane, played basketball at UCF … majoring in marketing … born Chance Owen Fitzgerald on June 9, 2005 in Sanford, Fla.