Longwood University Athletics

2025: Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week on May 19…Made 17 appearances with seven starts…Posted a 2-4 record with two saves…Tallied a 7.14 ERA in 40.1 innings with 48 strikeouts against 36 walks, 38 hits and 35 runs…Struck out at least four batters in eight games…Earned the win at UNC Asheville (March 21) after striking out four in 3.1 innings of work while giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits and three walks…Struck out five in four strong innings at Presbyterian (April 6) while giving up one run on one hit and four walks to get the win…Put together his deepest start of the season against High Point (April 12) while striking out five and only surrendering one run on five hits and three walks in 6.0 innings…Struck out a career-best seven in 4.0 innings while giving up two runs on two walks and three hits at USC Upstate (May 2) to earn the save Had seven strikeouts against USC Upstate (5/2)...Struck out three in 2.0 scoreless innings against Radford (May 15) to earn the save…Followed it with another 2.0 scoreless frames against Radford (May 16) to close out the game to give Longwood the series…
 
2024: Made 18 appearances with one start on the mound…Went 1-2 with one save with a 6.00 ERA in 21.0 innings…Struck out 32 against 21 walks with 14 runs and 14 hits…Had four appearances with at least three strikeouts…Made 11 appearances without surrendering a run…Struck out four against Winthrop (March 16) to earn the win in 2.0 scoreless relief innings…Picked up a save against Norfolk State (March 26) while striking out a career-high five in 2.0 innings of work…
 
2023: Righthanded reliever who made 19 appearances out of the bullpen…Had a 7.71 ERA with a 1-0 record in 21.0 innings of work…Struck out 25 to 12 walks while giving up 18 runs, all earned, on 27 hits…Did not surrender a run in four of his final five appearances on the season…Went 2.1 innings against Iona on March 11 while striking out three and giving up one run on one hit and two walks…Set a season high with four strikeouts in a season high 3.0 scoreless innings against High Point on April 1 while only giving up one hit and one walk…Threw 1.2 scoreless innings against Radford while giving up one hit and one walk on April 29 to start a string of three straight scoreless outings…Did not allow a hit over two appearances (1.0 IP on 5/9 at VCU, 1.2 IP on 5/13 at Presbyterian)…Earned the win in his final appearance after getting the final out in the top of the ninth against Winthrop on May 19 with a strikeout as Longwood walked off the Eagles…

High School: Pitcher who lettered four times in baseball and once in football…was a national champion with 5 Star National 16u team…two time all-conference winner

Personal: Son to Paul and Carrie Dittner…has two siblings, Griffin and Jake…enjoys golf