2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Garrett Mitchell
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orange, Calif.
- High School:
- Orange Lutheran HS
Notes
Selected No. 20 overall in the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers ... UCLA's highest-selected position player draftee since Chase Utley (No. 15, Philadelphia) in 2000 ... UCLA's highest-selected outfielder since Shane Mack (No. 11, San Diego) in 1984 ... Through the end of his true junior season, owns a career .327/.393/.478 slash line at UCLA with 24 doubles, 15 triples, and six home runs in 477 at-bats ... UCLA record holder for single season triples (12, 2019), he is second all-time at UCLA with 15 career three-baggers ... 2019 All-American, ABCA Gold Glove Finalist ... Unanimous Preseason All-American in 2020.ย
2020
Started all 15 of the team's games in center field, one of three Bruins to start every game at the same position (Schwartz, Moberg) ... Slashed .355/.425/.484 with six doubles and one triple over 62 at-bats ... Had just three strikeouts on the season, making him the 12th hardest batter to strike out in the NCAA (one K for every 20.7 plate appearances) ... Rated as the No. 16 junior hitter in the country per D1Baseball's analytical rankings ... Unanimous Preseason All-America selection ... Closed the year on a 10-game hitting streak, the longest by a Bruin in 2020ย ... Led the team in runs (18), doubles, triples, extra-base hits (7), and HBPs (3) ... Was 5-6 in stolen base attempts ... UCLA hit .371 as a team (23-62) when Mitchell was on base ... Led team with eight multi-hit games ... Best offensive game of the year came against Illinois on Mar. 1, as he went 2-5 with season-highs in both runs (3) and RBIs (4) ... Had a pair of doubles and scored twice against Oklahoma State on Feb. 28 ... All three of his HBPs came in the first two games of the year ... Triple in a pair of runs against TCU on Mar. 7 ... Had four doubles in a four-game span from Feb. 22-28 ... Went 3-5, his season-high for hits, against Pepperdine on Mar. 26 ... Had nine RBIs in a six-game span from Feb. 28 to Mar. 7 ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019 (Summer)
Invited to play on the United States Collegiate National Team over the summer ... Became the 18th Bruin to suit up for the red, white, and blue ... UCLA's first position player on Team USA since Steve Rodriguez in 2010 ... Tied for the team lead with five hits over the four-game Red vs. Blue series, but was shut down for the summer after that due to injury.ย
2019
Had a breakout sophomore campaign, slashing .349/.418/.566 over 62 games (all starts) ... Named an All-American by the NCBWA (Third Team),ย ABCA (Third Team), and Perfect Game (honorable mention) ... Selected to Pac-12 All-Conference Team and was a First Team All-ABCA West Region honoree ... Led the NCAA and set a UCLA single-season program record with 12 triples (previous record was Robbie Katzaroff's 11 in 1988) ... Added 14 doubles, six home runs, 57 runs scored, and 41 RBIs over 258 at-bats ... Was 18-22 in stolen bases ... Was a finalist for an ABCA Gold Glove Award ... Led the team in at-bats (258), runs (57), hits (90), triples (12), and stolen bases (18) ... Ranked second on the team in slugging and on-base percentage, had the highest average among players who qualified for the batting title ... Made no errors in 124 attempts ... Recorded a pair of outfield assists ... Paced the Pac-12 Conference in triples and at-bats ... Also finished the year in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in batting average (ninth), runs (eighth), total bases (146, fifth), hits (second),ย stolen bases (fourth), and plate appearances (293, second) ... Slashed .371/.440/.629 in conference action, adding 19 extra-base hits and 32 runs scored in 29 games ... In Pac-12 play, ranked sixth in batting, second in runs scored, eighth in slugging, second in hits (46), first in triples (seven), and ninth in OBP ... Was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week after the Washington State series (May 10-12), as he went 11-19 (.579) with four extra-base hits and four stolen bases in as many attempts ... Batted a team-high .374 with the bases empty, and had a .483 OBP in plate appearances where he led off an inning ... Had 17 two-out RBIs, third-most on the team ... Batted .356 (21-59) with runners in scoring position ... Reached base in 56 of his 62 games played (90%) ... Had a standout day on May 4 at Arizona State; went 4-6 and finished a triple short of the cycle as he matchedย career highsย in hits and RBIs (four) ... His 90 hits were 15th-most in the country, while his 1.45 hits per game ranked fifth nationally ... Named to the Los Angeles Regional All-Tournament Team after going 5-17 with a pair of triples ... Batted .267 overall in the postseason (8-30) with three triples ... Led the team with 25 multi-hit games, including 10 three-hit performances and a pair of four-hit outings ... Had 12 multi-RBI games, second-most on the team ... Ended the year on a season-high 12-game hitting streak ... Made 48 starts in right field and 14 in center field ... Batted leadoff in a team-high 49 games ... Over the final 22 games of the season, batted .420 (42-100) with 17 extra-base hits - including 10 triples - and nine stolen bases in as many attempts ... In nine games from Apr. 28 to to May 12, went 24-41 (.585) and had multiple hits in all but one contestย ... Went 3-5, tripled twice, and drove in four runs on May 17 against Washington ... Also tripled twice on Jun. 2 against Baylor as part of a 2-4 day ... Went 4-6 and stole two bases at Washington State on May 12 ... Hit a home run at Long Beach State on Mar. 12 to lead off the game; that run held up as the game-winner in a 2-0 UCLA triumph ... Was 3-6, scored three runs, and homered against Washington on May 19.ย
2018 (Summer)
Had a standout summer with the bat for Mankato of the Northwoodsย League, finishing with a .328 batting average, .404 on-base percentage, 21 RBIs, and 20 walks in 35 games โฆ Added four hits in five at-bats in the playoffs.
2018
Played in 44 games, making 41 starts โฆ hit .280 with 19 runs scored and 31 RBIs โฆ totaled six extra-base hits with four doubles and two triples โฆ ended season with a .331 slugging percentage and a .337 on-base percentage โฆ drew 11 walks and three hit by pitches โฆ registered 14 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games โฆ stole five bases โฆ second on the team with 17 two-out RBIs โฆ hit .266 in 21 Pac-12 games with 14 runs scored and 14 RBIs โฆ tallied two doubles and one triple in conference play โฆ finished conference season with a .316 slugging percentage and a .330 on-base percentage โฆ named Preseason Freshman of the Year by Baseball America โฆ went 3-for-4 with a double at Utah on April 14 โฆ drove in three runs on two hits vs. Minnesota at NCAA Minneapolis Regional on June 3 โฆ recorded two hits and three RBIs vs. No. 2 Stanford on April 8.
2017 (Summer)
Batted .462 with one home run, one triple and three doubles in just 13 at-bats for Walla Walla in the West Coast League โฆ recorded four RBIs and four runs scored โฆ slugged 1.077 and recorded a .563 on-base percentage โฆ played with future teammate Will McInerny.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, Calif.) under head coach Eric Borba โฆ ranked No. 9 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 32 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ selected by the Oakland Athletics as the 411th overall pick in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB Draft โฆ 2017 Baseball America All-America first team selection โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-America first team selection โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region first team โฆ ranked No. 12 on MaxPreps list of Top 100 High School seniors โฆ Awarded ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove in 2017 โฆ 2017 Collegiate Baseball Preseason High School All-America second team selection โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings first team Underclass All-American โฆ ranked No. 37 on MaxPreps list of Top 50 High School juniors โฆ played in 2016 Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill. โฆ competed in the 2016 Perfect Game All-American Classic โฆ named to the Rawlings Top Prospect list at the 2016 National Showcase โฆ played for the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2016 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ named to the 2016 Baseball America All-Area Code Team โฆ 2015 Perfect Game Rawlings High Honorable Mention Underclass All-American โฆ named All-Trinity League first team in 2015 โฆ selected to 2015 17U WWBA National Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ 2015 PG/Evoshield National Championship WWBA Champion โฆ 2015 WWBA 17U National Champion โฆ 2014 California World Series Champion โฆ as a senior at Orange Lutheran HS, hit .294ย with 21 runs, 11 RBIs and a .435 slugging percentage โฆ as a junior hit .299 with 19 runs and 11 RBIs in 29 gamesโฆas a sophomore hit .373 with 23 runs and 17 RBIs including five doubles and 21 walks โฆ as a freshman hit .250 in 10 games with six runs.
Personal
Full Name: Garrett Antony Mitchell โฆ parents are Antony Mitchell and Shannon Van Dykeโฆ has one sister, Lindsey โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it was his dream โฆ admires major league baseball All-Stars Mike Trout and Bryce Harper โฆ lists his hobbies as hanging out with friends and family, playing video games and watching tv, working out, playing basketball โฆ something you may not know about Garrett is he is type 1 diabetic since he was nine years old โฆ undeclared major.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2020)
At-Bats: 6 (seven times)
Runs: 4 (twice)
Hits: 4 (twice)
RBI: 4 (three times)
Doubles: 2 (three times)
Triples: 2 (twice)
Home Runs: 1 (six times)
Stolen Bases: 2 (twice)
