Milwaukee Athletics

Gillitzer put together an amazing two-year career as a Panther after transferring into the program following time at Madison College. With the Panthers in 2000 and 2001, he led the team to back-to-back Midwestern Collegiate Conference regular-season titles and a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 2001. In 110 career games, Gillitzer batted .392 – still second in program history – hit 21 home runs and recorded 107 RBI.
 
A Second-Team All-MCC and MCC All-Newcomer Team selection as a junior, he led the team in runs scored and home runs, batting .349 in 53 games.
 
He topped that as a senior with one of the best single season performances in school history. Gillitzer was named a member of the All- MCC First Team and MCC All-Tournament Team, was the MCC Tournament MVP and set school single season records for average (.424), runs (68) and hits (97). The runs record still stands 18 years later, while the hits and average marks are currently second. He capped his collegiate career by being selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the Major Baseball Draft.