Education
Stites attended Festus High School in Festus, Missouri.
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He then enrolled at Jefferson College, where he was named a junior college All-American while playing for their baseball team The Chicago Cubs selected Stites in the 2010 MLB Draft, Stites opted not to sign, and instead transferred to the University of Missouri, where he played for the Missouri Tigers baseball team The San Diego Padres selected Stites in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.
They traded Stites with Joe Thatcher to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Ian Kennedy on July 31, 2013.
He missed the remainder of the 2013 season following an emergency appendectomy. On June 19, 2014, Stites was recalled to Arizona"s roster, replacing Tony Campana.
