Baseball

Career: Recorded 15 saves in his career, which are the fourth-most in Tusculum history, while his 75 career mound appearances were second in the TU record book... Amassed 166 strikeouts in his 122.2 career innings pitched while posting an 11-9 record and a 3.66 ERA.

2021: D2CCA All-America third team as a relief pitcher... D2CCA All-Southeast Region first team... All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention... Team-best 1.38 ERA in his 18 mound appearances... 3-2 record and posted eight saves which were the second-most in the region... His saves total is also second-best in a TU single-season... Limited the opposition to a .148 batting average while tallying 53 strikeouts in his 39 innings on the mound... Recorded saves against Mars Hill (Mar. 7), Queens (Mar. 13), Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 21), Newberry (Mar. 28), Anderson (Apr. 2), twice at Carson-Newman (Apr. 11-12) and Limestone (Apr. 18)... Pitched four innings of shutout relief to record the win against Coker (Apr. 24) in the SAC Tournament... Earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament Team... Pitched 5.2 innings of relief with a career-best 10 strikeouts in TU's win over Indianapolis (Feb. 21)... 6 strikeouts in 3.1 innings of relief against Queens for his second victory of the season... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2020: Led the team with 11 pitching appearances as well as 23 strikeouts in 18.2 innings of work... 1-2 record with a 4.34 ERA with a team-best two saves (6)... Walked only five batters and held the opposition to a .221 batting average... Preserved a 3-0 shutout win vs Belmont Abbey (Feb. 8) where he inherited a bases-load, no-outs jam in the ninth inning where he recorded back-to-back strikeouts and a ground out for his first save of the year... Recorded the final out of the game in a 8-7 win vs King for his second save of 2020... Pitched five innings of relief with six strikeouts vs UVa-Wise (Mar. 2) for his lone win of the year... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2019: Finished with 21 relief appearances for a total of 37.2 innings of work... Struck out a career-high seven batters at Wingate (Mar. 2) in his second win of the year... Recorded a strikeout in 18 of his opportunities, with streaks of seven and nine games... Pitched a career-high five innings vs. Lincoln Memorial (Apr. 13) for his fourth win of the season... Also earned wins over Notre Dame (Ohio) on Feb. 16, at Anderson (Apr. 6), and vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 20)... Credited with a save against the Bears on Apr. 22... Threw over 800 pitches... Inaugural recipient of the Bob McCloskey Insurance Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded by the SAC... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2018: Tied for the team-lead with four saves... Led the team with 23 relief appearances (T6th most in TU history)... 26.2 innings... 6.08 ERA... 2-4 record... 32 strikeouts / 14 walks... Picked up win in relief at Palm Beach Atlantic (Feb. 3)... Pitched 1.2 shutout innings in relief, earning the victory over Wingate (Mar. 3)... Recorded first collegiate save against Anderson (Mar. 25) with two perfect innings including three strikeouts... Followed the next day with another save against the Trojans going 1.2 innings with a strikeout... Earned his third straight save in as many appearances against Newberry (Mar. 30) going 1.2 innings... Fourth save came at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 8) retiring the last two batters of the game... Recorded a career-best five strikeouts against Lander (Feb. 20).

2017: Made two relief appearances against Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 31) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 11)... Recorded two strikeouts in one inning of action in his collegiate debut vs LMU.

2016: Redshirt.

High School: Attended Collins Hill HS in Suwanee, Ga... Coached by Paul Pierce... Lettered in baseball four years... Scholar-Athlete... 2015 All-Region Second Team... Scholar-Athlete... 2015 Region Champions.

Personal: Full name is Mitchell Vance McCain... Born Apr. 7, 1997 in Lawrenceville, Ga... Son of Rusty and Darlene McCain... Brother - Matt (26); Sister - Mandy (26)... Graduated from Tusculum in 2019 with a undergraduate degree in business administration with a minor in economics... Working on masters of business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golf... Community Service: Nettie Day of Service, Old Oak Festival volunteer; Favorite book: The Great Gatsby; Favorite class at Tusculum: Business Law; Favorite midnight snack: Cosmic Brownies; Favorite movie: "Major League"; Favorite musical artists: Cole Swindell, Jon Langston; Favorite song: "They Don't Know" by Jason Aldean; Favorite sports teams: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Georgia Bulldogs; Mitch can't go a week without: Coke; Favorite athlete: Todd Gurley; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the region title in 2015 at Collins Hill HS; Favorite Tusculum moment: Earning his first collegiate save against Anderson on Mar. 25, 2018; Advice to kids: "Live today like it's your last"; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Steak, Chicken Fingers and French Fries; Favorite sport other than baseball; Golf; Person Mitch most admires: His grandfather; Most famous person Mitch has ever met: Bobby Cox; Toughest opponent Mitch has ever played against: Austin Meadows; What people don't know about Mitch: He can cook and bake; When he was a kid, Mitch tried to be like: CC Sabathia and Chipper Jones.