Honors:
- USA South All-Conference second team (2019)
- USA South Player of the Week (April 22, 2019)
- USA South All-Academic (2016-17)
- Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014 - Football at Mercer)
Career Game-by-Game Stats: 2017, 2018, 2019
2019 (Senior): Had a breakout year in his senior season... Earned All-USA South second team honors... Played in all 39 games and started all 39... Had a career-best batting average of .331 to go with three home runs, 44 RBIs, 38 runs scored, and 27 stolen bases... Set program single-season record in steals with 27, and tied a single-game program record with five steals in a USA South Tournament game against Greensboro (April 26)... Tied the program's single-season record for RBIs with 44... Tied a program single-game record with six RBIs in a loss to Berea (March 15)... Had six stolen bases in the USA South Tournament, setting a conference record... Went 4-for-5 with a single-game record-tying three doubles to go with three RBIs in a win over N.C. Wesleyan (April 19)... Had 12 multi-hit games on the year and led the team with 13 multi-RBI games (second-most in program history)... Had a 12-game hitting streak through the final month of the season and reached base safely in 25 straight games... Hit an inside-the-park home run in a win over Emory & Henry (Feb. 16)... Was named USA South Player of the Week on April 22 after batting .542 (13-for-24) with 10 RBIs and six extra-base hits the week prior... Led the team with four three-hit games on the year
2018 (RS-Junior): Appeared in 16 games, starting seven... Compiled a .357 batting average with four RBI and 10 runs scored... Hit a home run in a win at Sewanee (April 3)... Was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts... Had a six-game hitting streak from April 3-20
2017 (RS-Sophomore): Appeared in five games, making his first start in a win over Methodist (Apr. 22)... Had his first collegiate hit in a loss to Berry (Mar. 28)... Also had a hit in a loss at Carson-Newman (Apr. 19)... Picked up USA South All-Academic honors
2015 (Redshirt-Freshman at Mercer): Was a backup quarterback for the Mercer football program
2014 (Freshman at Mercer): Member of the football program... Redshirted... Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll
High School: Attended Stratford Academy... Was an All-Region selection in baseball during senior year after batting .416 with a .511 on-base percentage... Led baseball team to final four at the state tournament in senior year... Three-year football starter... Named a 2013 GISA All-State selection after accounting for 36 total touchdowns... Owns the program’s all-time completion percentage mark, completing 69 percent of his passess ... Appeared in two state championship games at Stratford ... Also lettered on the track and field team
Personal: Parents are Johnny and Lisa Mitchell... Has two siblings, James and Mary Elaine... Brother, James, is a member of the Covenant men's basketball program... Father, Johnny, played college football at VMI... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 91... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Mitchell's Single-Game Highs:
At Bats: 6, vs Berea -- March 15, 2019; at Brevard -- April 15, 2019; vs Greensboro -- April 26, 2019
Hits: 4, vs Berea -- March 15, 2019; at Brevard -- April 15, 2019
Runs: 4, vs NC Wesleyan -- April 19, 2019
RBI: 6, vs Berea -- March 15, 2019
