First Team All-Mountain West (2018)
Mountain West Co-Pitcher of the Year (2018)
Second Team ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region (2018)
Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2018)
Mountain West Pitcher of the Week (March 8, 2019)
College Sports Madness Mountain West Player of the Week (March 8, 2019)
AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Two-year Friday starter with 213 career strikeouts, 10-7 record and 4.14 ERA … 2018 ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region Honoree (second team) ... 2018 Mountain West Co-Pitcher of the Year … 2018 First Team All-Mountain West … Earned a spot on the 2018 Mountain West All-Tournament Team after a recording nine strikeouts against San Diego State (5/24) ... First Spartan in the last 14 years to eclipse 100 strikeouts in a single season (2018) ... First Spartan since Matt Durkin to have back-to-back seasons of 100+ strikeouts ... Ranks ninth in single-season school history with 112 strikeouts as a senior (2019).
2019 (SENIOR): Made 14 starts and 15 appearances ... MW strikeout leader with 112, ninth-most in a single season in school history ... Led conference with 39 strikeouts looking ... Finished second in MW with a .208 opposing batting average ... Tied for conference lead with 14 starts ... Recorded 18 strikeouts vs. Air Force (3/8), most in the NCAA in 2019 ... The 18 strikeouts are second-most in school history in a nine-inning game and most since 1964; also the second-most by a MW pitcher in a conference game in history ... Named the MW Pitcher of the Week as well as MW Player of the Week honors by College Sports Madness and was one of the Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week for the performance ... Also led the conference with 83 strikeouts (33 looking) in conference play ... Led team with a 4.57 ERA and 84.2 innings pitched ... Recorded at least five strikeouts in all but one start ... 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings vs. New Mexico (4/5) ... 10 strikeouts against just one walk at Northwestern (3/29)
2018 (JUNIOR): 18 appearances with 13 starts…First in the MW in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.45 … Second in the MW and led all Spartans in strikeouts with 101 … Ranked third in the conference in hits allowed per nine innings at 7.14 … Third in the MW and led Spartans in opposing batting average at .218 … In conference action he ranked second in strikeouts with 62 and third in ERA at 3.16 … Led Spartans with a 6-2 record … Pitched a team leading 87.0 innings and allowed just 36 earned runs … Posted back to back 11 strikeout to one walk performances against UC Riverside (4/21) and New Mexico (4/28) … Pitched a season high 8.0 innings against UC Riverside (4/21) … In his last four starts he faced three different nationally ranked top-10 hitting teams and recorded a 1.71 ERA in 26.1 innings throwing 29 strikeouts and allowing just five earned runs.
GROSSMONT COLLEGE: Attended Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calif. from 2016-17 … Posted a record of 6-1 … Won a state championship under coach Randy Absheir … Played for Fresno City College in 2016 and won the Central Valley Conference championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Buhach Colony High School in Atwater, Calif. … Four-time letter winner in baseball for coach Greg Wakefield … Earned first-team All-Conference his senior season … All-Central California Conference honors and second-team All-Conference honors as a junior.
MORE ON ANDREW: Majoring in justice studies … Hopes to continue his career as a professional baseball player after graduation … Grandfather Dave Mitchel was a U.S. Air Force pilot …Parents are Kevin and Suzie Mitchel … Has a sister named Elizabeth … Native of Austin, Texas.