University of Texas Arlington Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022) 
Appeared in four games, making three starts at center field…hit .167 in six at-bats…drove in three runs…suffered season-ending injury at Incarnate Word (March 12)

AS A FRESHMAN AT LSU (2021)
Appeared in 36 games for the Tigers...batted .268 across 71 at-bats...on-base percentage of .325 and slugging percentage of .366...knocked in 11 runs and scored an additional 13 times...26 total bases with two doubles, one triple and one home run...first career home run came vs UTSA (March 14)...three multi-hit games and multi-score games.

AS A FRESHMAN AT LSU (2020) *season shortened due to worldwide coronavirus pandemic*
Played in nine games (four starts), batting .250 (3-for-12) with two RBI, five runs scored and one stolen base … started two games in left field and two games at DH … 1-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored in win over UMass Lowell on March 7 … recorded an RBI and a run scored vs. UMass Lowell on March 8.

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time all-state selection and four-time all-district selection at Berwick (La.) High … named the state championship MVP in his junior year … voted the 2019 Hitter of the Year in Class 3A and the 2019 Louisiana All-Star Game MVP … batted .427 in his senior season with 12 doubles, 7 triples and six homers … an honors graduate at Berwick High and a four-year football letterman at quarterback.

PERSONAL
Full name is Mitchell James Sanford … parents are Dan and Raegan Sanford … dad is a locomotive engineer, mom is a teacher … has one younger sister, Novalyn …born January 30, 2001, in Berwick, La.