2023 Baseball Roster
Fritton, Dominic
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Jersey Number 51
Dominic Fritton
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
- B/T:
- L/L
- Major:
- Agricultural Business Management
- High School (Last School):
- Pro5 Baseball Academy
Bio
2025 - Junior Season
2024 - Sophomore Season
2023 - Freshman Season
2023 Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 ACC All-Freshman Team
High School / Prep Career
- Appeared and started in 17 games
- Held opposing batters to a .273 batting average
- Threw a career-high 13 strikeouts against Pittsburgh (3/21)
- Struck out his 100th batter of the season against Clemson in the ACC Tournament (5/22). First NC State pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season since Carlos Rodon in 2014
- Ranked first among pitchers for games started, innings pitched, and strikeouts for NC State
- Started both the ACC tournament and NCAA Tournament Auburn Regional
- Finished top 10 in the ACC in both innings pitched and strikeouts
- Finished the season with a 5-6 record, 4.47 ERA, and 107 strikeouts over 86.2 innings pitched
- Ranked #16 for starting pitchers in D1Baseball Midseason Player Rankings
- Named to the Midseason watch list for the Gold Spikes Award
- Named Second Team All-American in D1Baseball Midseason Rankings
2024 - Sophomore Season
- Started 17 games during his sophomore season for NC State
- Tied for first on the team with 17 starts
- Finished second on the roster with 72 strikeouts and 73.0 innings pitched
- Allowed two earned runs or fewer in five starts, highlighted by shutout performances at Hawaii (Feb. 24) and at No. 2 Clemson (April 13)
- Tossed 5.2 shutout frames with six strikeouts and just one walk allowed to earn the victory in NC State’s 4-0 shutout win at No. 2 Clemson on April 13
- Struck out five or more batters in eight starts, highlighted by a season-high eight strikeouts against Towson on March 2
- Tossed 4.2 innings while allowing just one run with five strikeouts in NC State’s 2-1 win over No. 8 Wake Forest on May 17
- Delivered five innings while allowing just two runs in an NCAA Raleigh Regional victory over South Carolina on June 1
- Ranked second on the team with 43 strikeouts and first on the roster with 44.2 innings pitched in ACC play
2023 - Freshman Season
- Had a stellar freshman season with the Wolfpack, making 17 total appearances with nine starts
- Ranked third on the roster with 62.2 innings pitched and 75 strikeouts
- Tied for first on the team with three saves despite making only eight relief appearances
- Led all NC State pitchers (minimum 6 IP) by limited opposing batters to just a .211 batting average against him
- Ranked first among NC State starting pitchers with a 3.59 ERA
- Finished the season with a 3-4 overall record with three saves
- Recorded his first-career victory after tossing 6.1 innings against Belmont (Feb. 26), firing six strikeouts without allowing a walk to limit the Bruins to just one run
- Shined in his ACC debut at Miami (March 12), pitching 4.1 scoreless frames with seven strikeouts
- Earned the victory on the first Friday night start of his career against Florida State (April 14), tossing 6.0 innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts
- Notched a one-out save in just his second relief appearance for his first save of his career against The Citadel (April 28)
- Pitched four scoreless innings while allowing just two hits with a pair of strikeouts to earn the save at Notre Dame (May 6)
- Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of 16 appearances, including five scoreless outings (two starts and three bullpen appearances)
- Led all NC State pitchers with 56 strikeouts and two saves in ACC play
- One of two NC State pitchers named to the College Baseball Foundation’s Pitcher of the Year Watch List in April
- One of two Wolfpack players (and one of 56 nationally) invited to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp in June
2023 Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American, SP
2023 ACC All-Freshman Team
High School / Prep Career
- Listed by Perfect Game as North Carolina’s fifth-ranked left-handed pitcher in the 2022 class
- Tossed a 10-strikeout no-hitter during a 2021 outing against P27 Academy