2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Landon Mitchell
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Kernersville, N.C.
- High School:
- East Forsyth HS
2019 at Gardner-Webb: Made 15 trips to the mound, including 11 starts … Led the team in wins with a 7-6 record … Also had a team-best 3.80 ERA among starters in 83.0 innings of work, totaling 70 strikeouts … Had five or more strikeouts on seven occasions, including a season-best eight fanned batters in 5.1 innings of work against Campbell (4-6) … Earned the win against ACC foe Clemson, giving up just three runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts in GWU’s 9-7 win (5-5) … Longest outing of the year was eight innings against Presbyterian at the 2019 Big South Conference Championship, allowing just one earned run with seven strikeouts (5-22) … Named to the 2018-19 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.
2018 at Gardner-Webb: Made 16 trips to the mound throughout the season, including nine starts ... Finished the season with a 4-5 record ... Tossed 54.1 innings, the second most on the team, with 40 strikeouts and a 5.30 ERA ... Had five outings where he allowed no earned runs ... Fanned a season-best five batters on two occasions, at Troy (3-9) and against Charleston Southern (5-13) ... His longest outing of the season was part of a 5-1 win against Quinnipiac (3-2), lasting seven innings, allowing no earned runs on five base hits with four strikeouts ... Named to the 2017-18 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.
2017 at Gardner-Webb: Made 15 appearances throughout the season, including 12 starts … Became a part of the weekend rotation at the onset of Big South Conference play … Finished the season with a 5-5 record, leading the team with five victories … Worked a total of 68.0 innings with 44 strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA … Made first career start at North Carolina, allowing five runs on three hits in 3.0 innings (2-22) … Earned first collegiate win in a 5-2 decision over Quinnipiac, allowing two runs on five hits in 6.0 innings of work with four strikeouts (3-14) … Longest outing of the year was at Presbyterian, where he tossed 6.1 innings, giving up just one run on three hits with three strikeouts in a no decision (4-30) … Fanned a season-high eight batters in a 11-0 win over UNC Asheville, working 5.0 innings while allowing no runs on three hits (5-19) … Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors for that performance (5-22).
High School: Played for East Forsyth (N.C.) High School ... Ranked the 33rd best right handed pitcher in the N.C. class of 2016 by Perfect Game ... Helped lead his team to two consecutive Piedmont Triad 4-A regular season and conference tournament championships ... Utilizes an upper 80s fastball ... Posted a 1.20 ERA during his junior season ... Also batted .378 with seven doubles and 18 RBI that year.
