Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 24
Mitchell Hartigan
- Position:
- Outfielder/Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jupiter, Fla.
- High School:
- Jupiter
- Birthday:
- 11/8/99
- Major:
- Finance
2023 (Senior)
- Started 54 games, 51 of which were at designated hitter
- Hit the Owls' first home run of the season on February 18 against Monmouth
- Homered once and drove in four runs in the C-USA Tournament
- Named to the CSC Academic All-District team
2022 (Junior)
- Prior to the season, was ranked as the 46th best outfielder on the D1 Power List Top 150
- Hampered by injury for the first half of the season but returned in May to start 12 of the last 13 games
- Picked a perfect time for his first home run of the season -- a game-tying three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth on May 14 against Charlotte
2021Â (Second Sophomore Season)
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Ranked third on the team with a .318 batting average, and led the squad, while ranking fifth in the conference and in the top 30 nationally, with 19 doubles
- Ramped up his power stroke late in the year, with seven of his eight home runs coming against Conference USA pitching
- In fact, over the span of 13 games in 21 days, and 42 at-bats, he hit five of them, or one every 8.4 AB
- His eighth came in the C-USA Championship in a win over Charlotte
- Wrapped the year with a .318 average, 19 doubles, eight home runs, 36 RBI, 63 hits and 43 runs scoredÂ
- Very successful off the field as well, graduating in just three years (earning his degree this spring in finance with a 3.89 cumulative GPA) and being named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
- Returned to his role in the bullpen late, with three of his four appearances coming as part of the team's last six games
- All three were scoreless, as he allowed just three baserunners in 2 2/3 innings, against Southern Miss, in a shutout at Miami, and versus Old Dominion in the C-USA Tournament
- Prior to the year, was voted Preseason All-C-USA as utility (or two-way player)
2020Â (Sophomore)
- Was off to a great start in his second year, both in the field and on the mound
- Earned the league's second Conference USA Hitter of the Week honor, on Feb. 24
- Reached base at least twice in every Owls' game that week, all four FAU victories to push the team to 7-0 on the year
- Hit a blistering .500 (7-for-14) with four extra bases hits – three doubles and a triple – got on base at a clip of .579, and slugged .857. He also knocked in five and scored six runs
- Led the team on the season with a .308 average, 13 runs scored and five doubles, as well as with six multi-hit games
- Finished second with a .433 OBP and .500 slugging; those two marks combined led to a team-high .933 OPS
- Also was tasked with being the team's closer, earning two saves in three scoreless outings
- In four innings, gave up just four hits and a walk while striking out three
- Picked up saves against Binghamton (Feb. 23) and Northeastern (March 6)
- Had two of the team's three outfield assists on the season, and didn't commit an error in 20 total chances
- Ranked among C-USA leaders in both of his roles: seventh in doubles and 11th in walks, as well as fifth in saves
- Named C-USA baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year
2019 (Freshman)
- Tremendous first-year showing saw him earn Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors, as well as being recognized as Conference USA All-Freshman
- Finished second on the team with a .322 batting average, and totaled 21 extra base hits (14 doubles, a triple and six home runs)
- Knocked in 33 while scoring 35 runs, and was third on the team with a .514 slugging percentage
- Picked up a pinch-hit single in his second appearance of the year, which began a 10-game hitting streak and cemented his place in the lineup
- First collegiate home run came as part of a road win at UAB in which he reached base four times
- Recorded a season-high four RBI against Old Dominion, which included a three-run home run in the ninth as part of the team's comeback win
- In a crucial road series at Southern Miss, had back-to-back games where he went 3-for-4 and 4-for-4, the latter producing three RBI
- Reached base at a higher clip than any Owl against C-USA opponents, at .435
- Batted .349 in league play
High School
- Part of the 2018 Florida 9A State Champions at Jupiter High for coach Andy Mook
- Was named All-County and All-District in both 2017 and 2018
- Graduated with a 4.0 GPA, and was 21st in a class of over 700
- Was a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American, and was also Florida All-Region Second Team
- This summer, was one of just a few graduating high school players to take part in the Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches, and was third among all hitters with a .397 batting average
Personal
- Son of Jay Hartigan and Barbara Hartigan
- Born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- Pursuing an MBA with a specialization in finance
- Follows the Boston Red Sox and lists Andrew Benintendi as his favorite player
- New Girl is his top TV show
- Favorite restaurant is Outback
- Last read Harry Potter
- Enjoys drawing and painting
- Most people don't know that when his baseball career ends, he wants to do American Ninja Warrior
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