Post written by John Servilla

Matt Fitton, a four year starter from Sacred Heart University, has made the next step in ever baseball player’s dream by signing a profession contract with the Newark Bears. Fitton made his debut Monday, June 20 with the Bears against Worcester and pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings of relief, striking out three with a hit and a walk allowed.

Fitton, a 6-9 left-handed pitcher from Lebanon, CT, graduated this May after playing four years for the Pioneers.  As a captain on this past season’s 2011 Northeast Conference championship team, he led Sacred Heart with 20 appearances.  He closed out his collegiate career in impressive fashion in the NCAA Clemson Regional, allowing just one run in 5.2 innings of relief against the Clemson Tigers on June 3. Fitton finished the season 2-2 with a 4.20 ERA, striking out 32 batters in 45.0 innings.

The Newark Bears are a part of the Independent Can-Am League and Fitton will play for former Major League star outfielder Tim Raines, who manages the Bears.  Other former big leaguers on his new team include Tim Raines, Jr. (outfield), Daryl Ward (infield), Jim Leyritz (third base coach), and Ron Karkovice (assistant coach).

You can follow Fittons stats on:

http://canamnewark.bbstats.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=154651