Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY
Mitch Russell is in his third season with LMU baseball... AT LMU
2014... made four appearances and one start for the Lions... tossed 7.1 innings and registered a 3.68 ERA with three strikeouts... limited opponents to a .222 batting average against... first collegiate appearance came on 2/21 vs. #11 Oregon (1.0 IP | 2 H | ER | K)... made first career start on 3/5 vs. CSUN (ND | 3.1 IP | 3 H | 2 R | ER | 2 BB | K)... 2013... did not appear in a game as a freshman... HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge, Calif... a three-year varsity letterwinner and captain under coach Dennis Ballard... recorded 52 strikeouts in 50.2 innings his senior year... ERA of 2.10 his senior year... earned All-League honors for the Rio Hondo League senior year... named league Cy Young Award winner in senior season... PERSONAL
Mitchell Lawrence Russell was born on July 24, 1993 in Stanford, Calif... son of Joe and Katie Russell... has one brother, Max, who attends USC... chose LMU because of the great baseball program, small class sizes, and location close to home... chose LMU over numerous schools that included WCC opponents Saint Mary's, San Diego, and Pepperdine... a business entrepreneurship major.