Major: Health and Physical Education
Family: Parents - Ed Witkowski & Kim Muller
Favorite Bible Verse: John 13:7
Places I'd Like to Visit: Evan Sareyka's house
Hobbies: Swinging the heavy bat with friends
Reason I Chose LBC: To grow in my faith and connect with a great community of guys
Previous Seasons
2024: Dylan Witkowski showed out again in 2024, playing in all 39 games with 111 at-bats and 13 appearances on the mound. He finished second on the team with a .378 batting average, 42 hits, and a 1.079 OPS, tying the team lead and 10th-most in the United East with 11 doubles. He finished top-10 in the conference in slugging % (.604), OPS (1.079), doubles (11), and sacrifice flies (4), adding 34 RBI, 18 walks, 13 stolen bases, and four home runs. Dylan recorded his 100th career hit on May 3 in the playoffs against Penn St. Abington, putting him at 102 hits in just two seasons as a Charger. As a pitcher, Witkowski made 10 starts in 13 games and finished with a 9.06 ERA, tying the team lead with 53 2/3 innings pitched and 9th-most in the conference. He posted a 5-4 record with 47 strikeouts, finishing tied for 10th in strikeouts and tied for 7th in wins for the conference. Dylan threw the second-most complete games in the conference with three, recording a shutout against Penn College on March 16 with six hits, one walk and five Ks. He had six games with 5+ strikeouts and a season-high eight Ks twice against both Mount Aloysius (Apr. 17) and Penn St. Abington (Apr. 27). On top of two conference Player of the Week nods, Witkowski capped 2024 with his second consecutive selections to both the United East All-Conference 1st Team and the NCCAA Midwest All-Region 1st Team.
2023: Witkowski stepped right into the Chargers' lineup as a freshman and lit up the scoreboard, starting all 41 games. He hit for an electric .377 batting average with a 1.119 OPS and 60 hits, landing him in 7th for the conference and the most by a freshman in the United East in 2023. He led the team with 159 at-bats, hitting in the leadoff spot in most games and connecting on 24 extra-base hits, including 14 doubles, one triple, and nine home runs. Witkowski had two multi-HR games against conference opponents with a .370 average in conference play, tallying a total of 33 RBI and 25 stolen bases, one of three Chargers to record 20+ SBs. He also scored a team-high 47 runs and drew 21 walks, leading the team with eight hit-by-pitch. Dylan also pitched 21.1 innings on the mound, finishing with a 5.91 ERA and a 1-1 record with 21 strikeouts. Witkowski capped off his incredible season with selections to both the United East All-Conference 1st Team and the
D3Baseball.com All-Region IV 3rd Team. He was the first freshman to earn an All-Conference nod for Lancaster Bible since teammate Brian Coburn earned 2nd Team honors in 2021 and the first to make 1st Team since Will Welsh in 2016.
Career Game Highs
Hitting
AB:
6 (May 3, 2024 (Penn St. Abington) (United East Playoffs))
Hits:
5 (April 7, 2023 at Gallaudet)
Runs:
4 {4x} (Most Recent: March 19, 2025 vs Wilson)
2B:
2 {3x} (Most Recent: March 28, 2025 at Penn St. Brandywine)
3B:
1 {5x} (Most Recent: April 26, 2025 at Wilson)
HR:
2 {4x} (Most Recent: April 19, 2025 vs Penn St. Abington)
RBI:
6 (March 31, 2023 vs Penn St. Abington)
BB:
4 {2x} (March 21, 2025 at Penn St. Berks | March 12, 2025 vs Central Penn)
SB:
3 {3x} (Most Recent: March 19, 2024 vs Albright)
K:
2 (April 5, 2024 at Penn St. Abington)
Pitching
IP:
8.0 (March 16, 2024 vs Penn College)
K:
8 {2x} (April 27, 2024 vs Penn St. Abington | April 17, 2024 vs Mount Aloysius)
Hits:
13 (March 19, 2025 vs Wilson)
ER:
11 (March 19, 2025 vs Wilson)
BB:
5 (April 13, 2024 vs Penn St. Harrisburg)
Fielding
PO:
6 {4x} (Most Recent: April 26, 2025 at Wilson)
A:
5 {3x} (Most Recent: March 19, 2025 vs Wilson)
E:
2 {2x} (April 18, 2023 vs Stevenson | April 1, 2023 vs Penn St. Abington)
TC:
10 (April 4, 2023 at Cairn)
Awards & Achievements
2x United East All-Conference 1st Team (2023 | 2024 (Volt))
1x United East All-Conference 2nd Team (2025)
3x NCCAA All-Region 1st Team (Midwest: 2023, 2024 | Mideast: 2025)
2x D3Baseball.com All-Region IV 3rd Team (2023 | 2025)
3x United East Player of the Week (March 24, 2025 | March 25, 2024 (Volt) | March 18, 2024 (Volt))