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2018 Baseball Roster

27 Mitchell Wood

  • Position Infielder
  • Height / Weight 6-1 / 185
  • Class Senior
  • Bats / Throws L/R
  • Hometown Saegertown, Pa.
  • High School Saegertown

Biography

Personal: Son of Tonya Dixon and Dean Wood … Safety Management major.

2018: Started 40 games … Hit .307 with 27 runs scored, three home runs and 16 RBI … Also stole five bases, hit eight doubles and produced a .351 on-base percentage … Hit .303 with runners on base … Registered 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests … Held a team season-best hitting streak of 15 games … Went 4-for-5 with two runs, a double, a triple and three RBI against West Chester on March 14 … Drove in two runs on three hits April 2 at Clarion …           Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in The Rock’s PSAC Tournament win against West Chester … Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: Had a career-year as a junior, batting .297 with 27 runs scored and 10 RBI over 45 games, 44 of which were starts … Drastically cut down on errors from sophomore season, finishing his junior year with just five miscues and a .970 fielding percentage … Seven hits went for doubles … Slugged .348 with a .353 on-base percentage … Also stole seven bases … Hit .301 (22-for-73) with runners on base … Season long hitting streak of 11 games … Recorded 11 multi-hit games … Went 3-for-4with two runs scored at Clarion … Drove in two runs at Mercyhurst … Was 2-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI and one double in PSAC Tournament victory against East Stroudsburg … Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Started 38 of 40 games played as Slippery Rock's primary shortstop ... Hit .257 with 19 runs, two home runs and 12 RBI ... Slugged .394 with a .314 on-base percentage ... Also hit five doubles and and two triples ... Hit .325 (15-for-46) with runners on base and an impressive .455 (10-for-22) with runners in scoring position ... Finished year strong with three multi-hit games in last five contests ... First home run came Feb. 27 against Saint Thomas Aquinas ... Drove in three runs March 20 against Pitt-Johnstown ... Also hit a home run April 1 at Indiana (Pa.) ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2015: Saw time as both a pitcher and position player as a freshman … Started three of six games played in the field, batting 0.091 to go with four relief appearances out of The Rock’s bullpen … Went 1-0 with two strikeouts … Earned first collegiate hit March 31 at Walsh University … Pitched 0.1 scoreless innings to help SRU to a 9-8 win and earn first victory at SRU … Game-by-Game Statistics
 
High School: A 2014 graduate of Saegertown High School … Lettered four times in baseball and three times in basketball at SHS … Helped lead Saegertown to three District 10 titles and Region 4 championships … A decorated player as both a position player and pitcher, earning all-region honors four times as a middle infielder and being named the Region 4 Pitcher of the Year as a senior … Also received all-state honors as a shortstop during senior season … Tabbed a first team all-region guard as a senior for the Saegertown basketball team … A honor roll student as a junior and senior.


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2015Freshman

    Infield / Pitcher
    6'1" 175 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2016Sophomore

    Shortstop
    6'1" 185 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    6'1" 175 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    6'1" 185 lbs
    27