Before Brown: Three-sport athlete at North Attleborough, earning four varsity letters in baseball, four in basketball and one in cross country ... baseball team captain his senior season ... Sun Chronicle All-Star in baseball and basketball.

Personal: Edward J. Fitzpatrick is the son of Edward and Tara Fitzpatrick ... national and french honor society member and honor roll student all four years ... sister Kerry attends UMass-Amherst.