Josh Mitchell

Position:
LHP
Class:
Redshirt Junior
B/T:
R/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 210
Hometown:
Ridgway, Pa.
High School:
Ridgway

CAREER: Appeared in 41 contests in three seasons … tallied 16 career starts … owns a career record of 1-10 with a 4.95 ERA … threw 103.2 innings in his three-year career with 91 strikeouts ... was selected in the 22nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals with the 660th overall pick.

2017: Became a staple in the weekend rotation as a redshirt junior … appeared in 17 contests, making 16 starts … owned a record of 1-5 with a 4.61 ERA … threw 70.1 total innings, allowing 36 earned runs off 86 hits with 22 walks … whiffed 65 batters … made his first start of the season against Kansas State in game two of opening weekend … went 7.0 innings, allowing no earned runs off three hits, with one walk and three strikeouts in the no decision … threw 5.0 innings in the first game of the doubleheader against Siena, allowing no earned runs off three hits, walking a pair and fanning four … fell to 0-1on the year against Wofford, going 4.2 innings, surrendering two runs off eight hits and one walk, whiffing six … made his first ACC appearance at No. 2 Louisville on March 10, earning the loss … threw 4.2 innings, allowing two runs off eight hits, walking three and striking out five … went 4.2 innings against Notre Dame on March 17 … threw 4.1 innings, allowing one run off four hits and two walks, fanning four … earned his first collegiate victory on March 24 against Virginia Tech … threw 7.0 innings of efficient work, allowing just one run off three hits, walking one and striking out a career-best nine … went 2.2 innings against Duke, 5.2 at Virginia and 3.0 in game one of the doubleheader with Miami (FL) … earned a mid-week start against Penn State on April 18 … threw 4.2 innings against nationally ranked North Carolina … went 5.0 innings, allowing four runs off seven hits without a walk, fanning four against SIU Edwardsville on April 29 … also threw 1.0 innings in a start against Maryland Eastern Shore on May 3 … took the ball in the opener at Georgia Tech, going 4.1 innings … threw 8.0 innings against NC State, allowing four runs off nine hits, not allowing a walk and fanning eight … appeared in a pair of contests at Wake Forest, getting the start in game one and tossing 1.0 inning of perfect relief as Pitt earned a win in game two.

2016: Appeared in eight games out of the bullpen in his redshirt sophomore season … went 0-3 on the year with a 9.39 ERA … recorded seven strikeouts with a season-best two Ks against both New Orleans (March 4) and Miami (FL) (May 13) … allowed eight earned runs off 10 hits and six walks … made his season debut against Ohio State on Feb. 20 … pitched 1.0 innings at Grambling State on Feb. 27, allowing one run off three hits, recording one strikeout … tossed 1.0 inning in relief at New Orleans on March 4 and March 5 … appeared in his first ACC action of the season at nationally ranked North Carolina on March 11 … went 1.0 inning, allowing one run off two hits … tossed 2.1 innings at Miami (FL) on May 13 and 1.1 innings at Miami (FL) on May 15 to conclude his season.

2015: Made his collegiate debut against Kansas State, yielding just one walk in 1.0 innings … credited with his first career decision, a loss, after giving up one run on one hit in 1.0 innings in the finale versus VCU … pitched 1.0 inning of relief in game two against Niagara … struck out his first career batter in 0.2 innings against No. 11 North Carolina in game one … appeared in the series finale at Duke … struck out a career-high two batters in 1.0 innings at NC State in the opener … threw a career-long 4.0 innings in game one against Notre Dame, allowing only one run on one hit while striking out a pair … made two appearance against Wake Forest, striking out one and allowing one hit in 1.0 innings in game two and no hits with two strikeouts in 2.0 innings … was handed the loss at No. 13 Florida State with 1.0 innings in game two … fired 2.2 innings of two-hit, shutout relief in game one at Georgia Tech, striking out two … allowed only one hit in 2.0 innings versus Georgia Tech in game three … against West Virginia, went 2.2 innings and struck out four … made an appearance in the finale game of the Virginia Tech series.

2014: Redshirted in his true freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school baseball at Ridgway High School under head coach Mark Morelli … also played club baseball for the Allegheny Pirates under head coach Fred Albert … at Ridgway, was selected to the First-Team All-District in both his sophomore and junior seasons … was named to the American Legion Region 8 All-Tournament Team in 2012 … was ranked the No. 1 pitcher by the Tri-County Sunday in 2012 .. that season, recorded an ERA of 1.98 with 100 strikeouts … also hit .530 with six home runs and 50 RBIs … was named to the First-Team All-District as an outfielder, in addition to the pitching nod.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 8, 1994 … son of Doug and Theresa Mitchell … has one younger brother, Johnny.