Northwestern surrendered six unearned runs in series opener
2013: Ranks fourth on team with 19 RBI ... Hit two-run double at Indiana (5/11) ... Drilled second home run of the year at UIC (5/7) ... Had two hits and came around to score both time at Purdue (4/5) ... Posted career-high three hits at Nebraska (3/29) ... Matched career high with three RBI in that game ... Had first career multi-hit game vs. LIU Brooklyn (3/14) ... Notched a two-run single at Missouri State (3/9) ... Made first start vs. the Bears (3/8) ... Crushed his first collegiate home run, a pinch-hit, three-run shot vs. Saint Louis (2/23) ... Collected his first career hit on a pinch-hit RBI double against Michigan State (2/17) ... Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Miami (2/15).
High School: Two-sport standout at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif. ... Collected four combined letters in football and baseball ... 2012 Torrey Pines High School Athlete of the Year ... 2010, 2011 and 2012 San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born John Stewart Mitchell ... Son of Trey and Sarah Mitchell ... Born in Washington D.C. before relocating to San Diego ... High school teammate of NU pitcher Reed Mason ... Also a redshirt freshman kicking specialist for the Northwestern football team ... Chose Northwestern over Duke and Boston College ... Anticipated major is economics.