| Career Highlights |
| • 2026 All-PSAC West |
| • 2026 Consensus All-Region (NCBWA / D2CCA / ABCA) |
| • 2026 ABCA All-American |
| • 13th in SRU History in Career Saves |
| • 3x CSC Academic All-District Team |
Personal: Son of Lisa and Robert Kitko … Majoring in Exercise Science … Mother is a Slippery Rock graduate.
2026: Started 44 games between designated hitter (28), left field (10) and right field (6) … Also pitched in nine games with three starts and six relief appearances … Earned ABCA All-America Accolades (third team / utility) … A consensus All-Atlantic Region choice (NCBWA / D2CCA / ABCA) … Voted to the All-PSAC West first team as a utility player … Received PSAC West Athlete of the Week honors once … Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … Slashed .403/.441/.585 with 25 runs, six home runs and 44 RBIs … Produced seven doubles … Was eighth in Division II with just one strikeout every 19.9 at-bats … Also ranked sixth in the PSAC in batting average and 10th in total hits (64) … Led The Rock in hits, batting average and OPS (1.026) in addition to ranking second in slugging percentage, second in RBI, second in home runs as well as third in on-base percentage … Had 18 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests … Held a Slippery Rock best 14-game hitting streak … Hit .400 with runners in scoring position (24-for-60) … Went 2-for-3 with two runs, one home run, four RBIs and a triple vs. West Virginia State … Hit one home run and collected five RBIs against Mansfield … Drove in six runs as part of a 4-for-6 game against Pitt-Johnstown … Also had four-hit contests at IUP and Walsh … Posted five RBIs and one home run vs. IUP … Allowed just one unearned run in 3.1 innings out of The Rock’s bullpen to earn a win vs. Pitt-Johnstown …
Game-by-Game Statistics
2025: A CSC Academic All-District Team honoree … Started 49 of The Rock’s 50 games … Split starts between right field (37), designated hitter (7) and left field (5) … Also made eight appearances out of SRU’s bullpen … Batted .293 with a .398 on-base percentage … Scored 26 runs to go with two home runs and 29 RBIs … Hit .333 (15-45) with runners in scoring position … Compiled a .793 OPS … Went 2-0 on the mound with three saves … Recorded a 1.08 ERA, .158 opponent batting average and 0.90 WHIP over 16.2 innings pitched … Struck out 20 batters while allowing just six walks … Was the third toughest athlete to strikeout in Division II with just one strikeout every 26.2 at-bats … Led The Rock in RBI, walks (22) and doubles (10) while also ranking fourth in runs scored, fourth in on-base percentage, and fifth in batting average … Had seven multi-RBI games and a season-long reached base streak of 21 games including an 11-game hitting streak … Drove in three runs with a double and a walk in season-opener vs. Kutztown (Feb. 21) … Went 2-for-3 with one run, one home run, four RBIs and a double against Saint Anselm (March 16) … Reached base three times (two hits / one walk) while posting three RBIs versus Pitt-Johnstown (March 21) … Gave up a run in just one of eight pitching appearances … Earned a win at Walsh (March 18) and saves vs. Shippensburg (March 1) and IUP (March 29) while pitching 7.2 scoreless innings in first four appearances of season … Final three pitching appearances featured a win and save against Clarion on April 18 and April 19, respectively, and 3.2 shutout innings at California (April 26) … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete …
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2024: Started 40 games as one of The Rock’s primary corner outfielders … Also made six relief appearances and one start on the mound … A CSC Academic All-District honoree … Named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on one occasion … Hit .350 with 25 runs scored, three home runs and 26 RBI while slugging .474 with a .396 on-base percentage … Batted .373 (19-51) with runners in scoring position … Had 15 multi-hit games … Recorded a season-long hitting streak of eight games and reached base streak of 18 contests … Went 3-0 with two saves on the mound … Posted a 1.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and .194 opponent batting average while striking out 21 batters and surrendering just five walks over 18 innings pitched … Led The Rock in both batting average and total hits (48) while ranking second in OPS (.870), third in on-base percentage, third in RBI, third in home runs, fifth in runs and fifth in slugging percentage … Went 3-for-5 with one run and two RBI in The Rock’s 11-0 win against Dominican … Over three-game series versus Saint Anselm, went a combined 5-for-11 with three runs, two home runs and five RBI all the while finishing off a combined no-hitter with Joey Purcell on March 17 by throwing two scoreless innings … Drove in two runs in PSAC Tournament loss to East Stroudsburg … Struck out six batters over three scoreless innings against Pace to earn first win of season … Threw two shutout innings vs. Pitt-Johnstown (March 22) for second save of year … Made lone pitching start of year against Mercyhurst, scattering two hits and three walks over 5.2 shutout innings en route to the victory … Picked up final win of the year following 1.1 scoreless innings out of SRU’s bullpen against IUP (April 7) … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ...
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2023: Made six appearances out of The Rock’s bullpen … Went 1-1 with a 4.61 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 13.2 innings … Limited opponents to a .160 batting average … Surrendered just five walks … Made collegiate debut in 8-6 win vs. Frostburg State with three strikeouts in two innings … Came out of the bullpen to pitch four shutout innings while striking out seven batters to finish off a 3-2 Rock victory against West Liberty for first college win … Did not allow any of three inherited runners on the year to score … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ...
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High School: Lettered four times in both baseball and basketball at Moshannon Valley … Earned All-Inter County Conference accolades in baseball three times, including two first team honors … A three-time Moshannon Valley League All-Star selection as well … Also enjoyed a standout prep basketball career, earning ICC honorable mention recognition and being selected to play in the ICC vs. Mountain League All-Star Game … Took part in AAU competition for team Iron Horse … A member of the National Honor Society.
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 4/26/23 |
West Liberty |
4 IP, 0 Runs, 7 K, Win |
| 3/1/24 |
Pace |
3.0 IP, 0 Runs, 6 K, Win |
| 3/2/24 |
Dominican |
3-5, 1 Run, 2 RBI |
| 3/16/24 |
Saint Anselm |
2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
| 3/17/24 |
Saint Anselm |
2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 IP, 0 R, Save |
| 3/30/24 |
Mercyhurst |
5.2 IP, 0 Runs, 4 K, Win |
| 3/16/25 |
Saint Anselm |
2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI |
| 3/21/25 |
Pitt-Johnstown |
2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B |
| 4/12/25 |
Lock Haven |
3-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB |
| 3/8/26 |
WV State |
2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI |
| 3/15/26 |
Mansfield |
5 RBI, 1 HR |
| 3/29/26 |
Pitt-Johnstown |
4-6, 2 R, 6 RBI |
| 4/4/26 |
IUP |
2-3, 1 HR, 5 RBI |
| 4/14/26 |
Walsh |
4-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI |
| 4/18/26 |
Lock Haven |
5-5, 1 R, 1 RBI |
