University of San Francisco Athletics

General Capsule: Possesses attributes of toppitchers at every level of baseball... fastball has good velocityat 85 - 87 MPH... possesses sharp breaking ball... good workethic.

AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS: Lettered two yearsin baseball.

PREP CAREER: Played for the Lancaster HighSchool Eagles...twice name all-Golden League... put togetherimpressive 7-1 season with 57 strike outs and only 15 walks...hisfive complete games earned him First Team All-League honors...aftergraduation spent two months pitching for Decatur Blues in CentralIllinois Collegiate League, posting 2-1 record in 30innings...striking out 27, walking 9 and holding opposing hittersto .216 batting avg.

PERSONAL: Brian Mitchell... chose USF for thecoaching staff... thing he likes most about San Francisco are thefriendly people of the city... plans to join the fire departmentafter graduation... favorite band is Green Day... father, Craig,played for the Oakland Athletics for four seasons... parents areCraig and Karol Mitchell... born on August 29, 1984 in MissionHills, CA.

GIARRATANO ON MITCHELL: "We look for Brian tocontinue to mature and expect him to take the next step that willcatapult him into the mid-level of our pitching roster."