Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: MITSCHELE -- MITCHELL - ee

2022 (Redshirt Senior): Made just one appearance, tossing an inning against Illinois State (Feb. 26).

2021 (Redshirt Junior*): Started nine games on the mound before being sidelined with a sore shoulder, missing the final week of April and the entire month of May, though he was working his way back at the season’s end … Finished with a 3-3 overall record with a 5.91 ERA … Struck out 37 against 21 walks with nine hit batters over 42.2 innings of work … Allowed 43 hits including 18 for extra bases … Matched his then career-best with seven strikeouts twice against Towson (Feb. 21) and VMI (April 11) … Earned his first win of the season in a seven-inning, two-run effort at Charlotte (March 7) … Tossed his second career complete game with a 9.0 inning effort in a home win over Samford (April 16), striking out a career-high 10 batters... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Redshirt Junior): Recorded four appearances on the mound including two starts and twice coming out of the bullpen … Tossed 20.0 innings on the year with at least 2.0 innings per appearance, posting a 2-1 record and a 3.15 ERA on the shortened season … Struck out 14 against 10 walks … Allowed nine runs, only seven of which were earned, on 21 hits including just four for extra bases … Scored his first career victory after 5.2 relief innings against Chicago State (Feb. 16), scattering five hits and holding the Cougars to one earned run … Matched a career-high with seven strikeouts in the neutral field victory over Kansas (March 1) … Named to the 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made 14 appearances on the season with five starts and nine in relief … Finished the season 0-3 with a 7.56 ERA, tossing 33.1 innings … Allowed 44 base hits, 18 of which went for extra bases … Recorded five-or-more strikeouts in his final three starts of the season … Came within two outs of securing his first collegiate victory, tossing 4.1 innings at Prasco Park against Eastern Kentucky (May 14), striking out six … Less than a week later, tossed his first career complete game, limiting The Citadel (May 18) to three runs – one earned – while scattering nine hits with five strikeouts without issuing a walk … Struck out a career-high seven in a 4.2 inning start against Furman (May 23) at the conference tournament ... Named to the 2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Made three relief appearances out of the bullpen, making his collegiate debut against Canisius (Feb. 24) … Finished the year 0-1 with a 23.14 ERA in small sample size, recording just 4.2 innings on the season … Tossed a career-long 4.0 innings against Canisius, striking out a career-high six against five walks … Suffered a concussion after taking a foul ball off the ear in the dugout during the two-game set against VCU (May 18) in games played in Forest City, N.C. … Named to the 2017-18 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action despite traveling part of the season ... Expected to take a redshirt; Summer League: Pitched for the Irish Hills (Mich.) Leprechauns of the Great Lakes Collegiate League ... Made seven appearances with one start, tossing a combined 14.1 innings ... Finished 0-3 with an 8.79 ERA, striking out 14 batters against 23 walks issued.

Career Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 9.0, twice (MR: SAMFORD-2, 4/16/21)
• Strikeouts: 10, SAMFORD-2, (4/16/21)
• Walks: 6, SAMFORD-2 (4/16/21)