26 Mitchell Shields
26 - Mitchell Shields
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Bats/Throws: L/L
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
High School: Shadow Ridge HS
Position: P

2016 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Wrapped up his four-year CLU career as one of the most reliable arms out of the bullpen…finished second among relievers with a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings pitched…made 19 appearances to give him 58 in his career, ranking him fifth all-time in CLU history…finished with 16 strikeouts, including five multi-strikeout games…worked one shutout inning of relief against Texas-Tyler and Pacific Lutheran in the NCAA Division III Spokane Regional.

2015 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Appeared in 19 games out of the bullpen for CLU…finished the season with a 2.62 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched…went a season long 3.2 innings against Drew (N.J.) on Mar. 9 and struck out two batters…tallied two strikeouts in a game on four separate occasions.

2014 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Appeared in 10 games for the second consectuive season…went 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA…pitched 21.0 innings and struck out 12, limiting hitters to a .233 batting average…got the start against Carthage and allowed no runs and three hits in 4.0 innings of work (Mar. 22)…earned first career win against Caltech, allowing just two hits in five shutout innings (Mar. 29). 

2013 (Baseball) Season Stats
Made 10 appearances in debut season for the Kingsmen…went 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA over 10.2 innings…struckout 11 batters…earned first collegiate win against George Fox (Feb. 16) pitching the final 2.2 innings…picked up second win of the season against Bridgewater (Mar. 14).

Shadow Ridge High School
Graduated in 2012…played three years of baseball for the Mustangs…threw two no-hitters, which are the only two in SRHS history…credits his greatest personal sports moment as those two no-hitters and the only homerun he has hit…part of HS pitching staff to be crowned strikeout leaders…recorded second most wins on team…best fielding percentage as a first baseman.

Personal
Full name: Mitchell Craig Shields…born on June 6, 1994 in Gilbert, Ariz…parents are Carrie and Todd Shields…has a younger brother, Mason who plays high school baseball…has two dogs Boomer and Roxy and two cats Tigger and Rondo…family resides in Las Vegas, Nev…has done volunteer work with the Relay for Life…chose CLU to further himself in career and sport…currently majoring in Biology…career aspirations include living in Australia and saving the Great Barrier Reef.

Favorites
Movies: Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit
Music Artist: Taylor Swift
Foods: Sushi
Sport (Other than what you play): Soccer
Pro Teams: Houston Astros and New York Giants
Pro Athlete: Derrick Rose, Alex Morgan, Christiano Ronaldo
Book: Hunger Games series
Magazine: ESPN
Color: Green
Number: 22
TV Shows: Friends
Super Hero: Rick Grimes
Video Game: Gears of War
Quote: “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe you will be successful”
Hobbies/Special Talents: Salt water fish tanks
If you could visit anywhere, where would it be? Bora Bora because of the beautiful ocean.