Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2026:
Second Team All-Central Region (ABCA)
First Team All-Conference USA
Conference USA Hitter of the Week (Week of May 11)
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2025:
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024:
Second Team Freshman All-American (Perfect Game)
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Conference USA All-Freshman Team

2026 (JUNIOR)
Garnered Second Team All-Central Region and First Team All-Conference USA honors as a designated hitter … Played in 42 games, making 39 starts … Ranked third in CUSA with 16 home runs in 166 at-bats … Posted a .337 batting average, a .403 on-base percentage, a .693 slugging percentage, and a 1.096 OPS … Finished third on the team with 48 RBI and 115 total bases … Recorded 19 multi-hit games … vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-4 with a home run in his first start as a designated hitter against New Mexico State (3/14) … Registered three hits, including a double and a home run, and a season-high seven RBI versus New Mexico State (3/15) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run against Delaware (3/22) … Had two hits with a home run versus Missouri State (3/27) in the series opener … Had two solo home runs against Missouri State in the series finale (3/29) … Registered two doubles and three RBI versus Kennesaw State (4/2) … Went 2-for-3 with two walks against Sam Houston (4/12) … Logged three hits and an RBI versus No. 25 Liberty (4/19) … Launched a pair of home runs and drove in five runs against FIU (4/25) … Laced a home run in a 2-for-5 day at WKU (5/10) … Went 7-for-13 with a double, a triple, two home runs, and six RBI across three games in DBU’s series win over No. 24 Jacksonville State (5/14-5/16) … Went 3-for-5 with his first career triple and a homer versus No. 24 Jacksonville State (5/15) … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Hit an RBI single against Air Force (2/27) in his first at-bat since 2024 … Went 2-for-5 with a home run versus Oklahoma State (3/31) … Recorded a season-high five hits with a home run and five RBI at Abilene Christian (4/28) … CUSA TOURNAMENT: Hit a solo home run against Missouri State (5/22).

2025 (SOPHOMORE)
Made six relief appearances … Went 2-0 with a pair saves and did not allow an earned run in 11.1 innings of work … vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Returned from injury at Liberty (5/17) to pitch 1.0 scoreless inning as part of a combined no-hitter on the final day of the regular season … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned the win after allowing one unearned run and struck out five over 4.0 innings against North Dakota State (2/15) … Held SIU Edwardsville (2/22) scoreless over 2.2 innings to pick up the win … CUSA TOURNAMENT: Picked up his first save after striking out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning at Liberty (5/21) … BATON ROUGE REGIONAL: Struck out three batters over 1.1 shutout innings to earn the save against Rhode Island (5/30).

2024 (FRESHMAN)
Named a Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game Made … Selected as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and also tabbed to the CUSA All-Freshman Team … Made 11 appearances, including eight starts … Posted a 3-2 record with a 4.17 ERA … Struck out 43 batters and issued just nine walks in 36.2 innings of work … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Allowed one earned run over 2.2 innings in relief against No. 15 Indiana at the Frisco Classic (3/2) … vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Worked 4.0 innings and gave up two runs in his start at Sam Houston (3/24) … Picked up the win versus New Mexico State (3/30) after holding the Aggies to two runs over 5.0 innings and striking out a season-high nine batters … Threw 5.0 shutout innings at WKU (4/7) to notch his third win of the year … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his collegiate debut versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) and struck out five batters over 2.2 innings of relief … Tossed 2.0 shutout innings in his first career start at Baylor (3/5) … Earned his first career win in a predetermined start against San Diego (3/10) after allowing one run in 3.0 inning … Fanned six batters and gave up just one run in 4.0 innings versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/17).

COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Orleans Firebirds in the Cape Code Baseball League … Played for the Forest City Owls in the Coastal Plains League last summer.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years at Second Baptist School ... Played for head coach Rayner Noble … Named the Texas Private School Baseball Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2023 … Was a two-time First Team All-State and three-time All-District selection during his prep career … Led Second Baptist to a TAPPS State Championship and was tabbed the District MVP as a junior in 2022 … Threw a no-hitter and hit a two-run homer in the state quarterfinals … Rated the No. 1 first baseman in the state of Texas and No. 15 nationally by Perfect Game … Also ranked the No. 36 overall prospect from the Lone Star state by Perfect Game.

PERSONAL
Born on June 19, 2005 … Parents are Andy and Laura Pettitte … His father pitched for 18 seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, winning five World Series Championships, and was a three-time All-Star during his career … His father recently was the pitching coach for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic and currently serves as an advisor for the Yankees … His brother, Jared, pitched at DBU in 2021 and spent two seasons in the Miami Marlins’ organization … His sister, Lexy, played on the volleyball team at DBU from 2019-2022 … Majoring in Sport Management … Favorite Bible verse is James 4:6.