Adrian College

Mitchell Griffiths is in his first season as an assistant coach on the Adrian College baseball coaching staff. He will work with the Bulldogs pitchers beginning in 2020, and assist Head Coach Craig Rainey in all facets of the Adrian program.

 

He spent last year at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, as the graduate assistant coach helping with the NCAA Division II pitching staff.

 

A Columbus, Ohio native, Griffiths played for four years at NCAA Division II Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, W.Va. He was a sophomore member of the 2016 Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship team that qualified for the Division II Midwest Regional, as AB ended up with a 31-21 overall record and 14-8 in the GMAC. He graduated as the program's career record holder in pitching appearances at 56. He finished with a 4-7 career won-lost record with five saves. He earned a degree in business administration.

 

Griffiths played for head coach Ty Brenning at Olentangy Liberty High School in central Ohio. He was a three-year letterman for the Patriots as a pitcher and third baseman. He was honorable mention all-conference in 2013 and second-team all-conference a year later. He earned the school's scholar-athlete award from 2012 to 2014.