University of South Carolina Upstate

2015: Made three starts and had 16 other appearances out of the bullpen...Earned the win against Charleston Southern (March 18) as he allowed two runs on four hits with a season-high seven strikeouts in five innings...Earned the save with two scoreless innings against Wofford (April 22)...Didn''t allow a run in two of his final three outings.

2014: Made seven starts and had 10 other appearances out of the bullpen … Was used as both a reliever and midweek starting pitcher … Ranked fourth on the team with 28 strikeouts … Pitched 43.2 innings and ended the season with a 1-4 record and a 5.77 earned run average … Had a career-high four strikeouts at The Citadel (Mar. 12) and against Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 21) … Earned his first career win after pitching 5.1 innings in Upstate’s 3-2 win over Winthrop (Apr. 8).

Before USC Upstate: Posted a 2.50 earned run average and a 12-3 record as a senior at Boling Springs High School under head coach Jeff Lipscomb … Earned All-Region II-AAAA honors … Tabbed as an All-Area first team selection … Tossed 38 innings and posted a 6-1 record and a 1.66 earned run average in 2012 … Played for the SC Shockwave U17 club in the summer of 2012 and went 5-0 with a 2.26 earned run average.

Personal: Born on February 14, 1995 in Arlington, Va … Son of John and Janine Mitchell … Has three brothers and one sister … Majoring in biology … Favorite food is chicken … Favorite movie is “Book of Eli” … Favorite TV network is ESPN … Favorite actor is Will Smith … Favorite musical group is Florida Georgia Line … Favorite song is “Kryptonite” … Favorite season is spring … Favorite book is The Great Gatsby … Favorite sports figure is Justin Verlander … His hero growing up with his father … The people he admires most are his parents … Favorite quote is “Don’t let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game” … His dream job is to become a Major League pitcher.