North Carolina State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Saturday, May 30
Monday, May 25
Friday, May 22
Friday, May 22
Jersey Number 47
Aiden Kitchings
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Braselton, Ga.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School:
- Rabun Gap Nacoochee
2026 – Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Pitched in 15 games for the Wolfpack and finished with a 1-0 record
- Held a 6.11 ERA in 17.2 innings of work, striking out 24 batters and walking 16
- Made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen against Indiana State (2/14). Struck out a career best four batters
- Went a season high 3.0 innings against Elon (3/10)
- Earned his first collegiate win against UNCW (4/7) after pitching 1.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on one hit, with a walk and two strikeouts
High School / Prep Career
- Perfect Game rated him 8.5/10 as a recruit
- No. 16-ranked RHP in Georgia’s 2025 recruiting class, according to Prep Baseball Report
- No. 40 overall player in Georgia’s 2025 recruiting class, per Perfect Game
- No. 164 overall RHP in the 2025 recruiting class, per Perfect Game
- One of 322 players to participate in the MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, Ariz.
- Possesses a mid-90s fastball that tops out at 98 mph. Also throws a cutter, slurve and changeup.
- Father, Des, was an NC State football assistant from 2012-2019. Currently, Virginia’s offensive coordinator