2009 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
2009 College World Series All-Tournament Team
2009 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2009 First-Team All-Louisiana
2008 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
2008 Second-Team All-Louisiana
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26, 2007)
MLB Draft:
1st Round in 2009 (Chicago White Sox)
10th Round in 2006 (Minnesota)
One of the top-rated baseball prospects in the country who played three seasons as a starting outfielder for the Tigers … a two-sport athlete as an outfielder on the LSU baseball team and a wide receiver on the Tigers football squad … joined LSU free safety/left-handed pitcher Chad Jones as the first college athletes to win both a BCS football national title and a CWS baseball national title … turned down a significant offer from the Minnesota Twins to attend LSU after being selected by the club in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft … signed with the Chicago White Sox in July 2009 after he was selected in the first round of the ’09 MLB draft … has outstanding speed and defensive tools … quick bat and can drive the ball to all fields.
JUNIOR SEASON (2009)
Played in 67 games (66 starts), batting .327 (74-for-226) with 14 doubles, five triples, 11 homers, 50 RBI, 64 runs and 36 steals … finished No. 5 in the nation with 57 walks on the year … started 42 games in right field, 21 in left field, two in center field and one at DH … his 36 steals marked the second-highest single-season total in LSU history, trailing only Rob Hartwig (42 SB in 1987) … named the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series, as he batted .348 (8-for-23) with two doubles, one triple, two homers, seven RBI and four runs … launched a three-run homer in the first inning of Game 3 of the CWS Finals vs. Texas (June 24), giving the Tigers an early 3-0 lead en route to an 11-4 victory … tripled and drove in two runs in Game 1 of CWS Finals vs. Texas (June 22) … completed his career No. 2 on all-time LSU stolen bases list with 70; the LSU career record of 73 steals is held by Rob Hartwig (1986-87) … voted to 2009 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team, batting .455 (5-for-11) with one homer, two RBI and four runs.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008)
Played in 52 games (42 starts), batting .297 (52-for-175) with 10 doubles, one triple, six homers, 29 RBI, 44 runs and 16 steals … started 24 games in left field, 15 games in center field and three games at DH … batted .365 (19-for-52) in SEC regular-season games with five doubles, four homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs and four steals … 2-for-12 at the College World Series with three runs, including the game-winning run in the Tigers’ 6-5 victory over Rice (June 17 … hit .429 (6-for-14) in Super Regional vs. UC Irvine with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs … 4-for-14 in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, earning all-tournament honors as he collected one double, three RBI and three runs … batted .336 (38-for-113) during LSU’s final 29 games with nine doubles, one triple, five homers, 22 RBI, 31 runs and 11 stolen bases … scored from second base on a Matt Clark sacrifice fly at Auburn on May 17 … delivered an inside-the-park home run on March 8 in the first game of a doubleheader versus Stetson — the homer, a two-run dinger, was the first inside-the-park blast by an LSU player since Cedrick Harris hit one versus Nicholls State on March 17, 1999 in Alex Box Stadium … 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and three runs versus South Carolina (April 25) … 4-for-5 with one homer, one double, three RBI and four runs versus Mississippi State (May 9) … 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs versus Texas Southern in NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (May 30).
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
Started 55 games for LSU in center field, batting .258 (54-for-209) with eight doubles, one triple, three homers, 41 runs, 21 RBI and 18 stolen bases … rated No. 6 in the SEC in steals … made a spectacular game-ending catch in center field to preserve LSU’s 5-3 win at Arkansas on May 6; he leaped and caught a fly ball at the top of the wall that would have tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning … named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 26 as he hit .462 (6-for-13) in three games with one double, one homer, three RBI and four runs to lead LSU to a series victory over Central Florida . . . including the Tigers’ victory over Northwestern State on Feb. 21, Mitchell batted .471 (8-for-17) in four games that week with one double, one homer, five runs and three RBI …
HIGH SCHOOL
A prolific outfielder and wide receiver at Westgate High School … named the Louisiana High School Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after batting .506 with six homers and 31 RBI … swiped 29 bases in 30 attempts … named the MVP of the BEST World Championships in Fort Myers, Fla. … a first-team all-state and all-district selection sophomore through senior years … voted a 2006 Sony Playstation All-American … selected to the all-tournament team for the Perfect Game World Wooden Bat Championship in Marietta, Ga. … invited to the 2005 AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic in Aberdeen, Md. … a five-star athlete in football who was a dual-threat quarterback … named the 2005 Class 5A Offensive MVP after passing for 1,720 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushing for 834 yards and 12 touchdowns … maintained a 3.3 GPA.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jared Christopher Mitchell … parents are Craig and Debra Mitchell … has one brother, Derek … says the most famous person he has met is Atlanta Braves all-star Andruw Jones … majoring in general studies with concentrations in business administration, communication studies and sociology … born October 13, 1988.
Mitchell’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 three times; last vs. Texas (6/22/09)
Hits: 4 twice; last vs. Mississippi State (5/9/08)
Runs Scored: 4 vs. Mississippi State (5/9/08)
Doubles: 2 at Auburn (5/15/08); vs. Arkansas (6/15/09)
Triples: 1 seven times; last vs. Texas (6/22/09)
Home Runs: 2 vs. UCF (3/1/09)
RBI: 5 vs. UCF (3/1/09); vs. Tennessee (4/17/09)
Stolen Bases: 4 vs. Kentucky (3/15/09)