#4 Mitch Einertson - Outfielder
Career Highlights: Ninth season of professional baseball and second with the Wingnuts…acquired from the North American League’s Na Koa Ikaika Maui on 8/16/11 in exchange for a player to be named later…enters 2012 with a career .274 batting average in 757 games with 93 home runs and 466 RBI…has averaged 20 home runs and 100 RBI per 162 games in career…737 lifetime hits, 176 doubles, 12 triples, 424 runs scored, 261 walks, 540 strikeouts, and 35 stolen bases in 61 attempts…has a .351 career on-base percentage, and .452 slugging percentage…has played over 150 games at all three outfield positions, and has averaged eight outfield assists per season in his career…teammate of Wingnuts’ pitcher Josh Dew in 2010 with the Golden League champion Chico Outlaws…drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round in 2004 out of Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, CA…also played basketball, football, and wrestling…named 2004 Appalachian League Player of the Year as well as 2004 Rookie Level Player of the Year…earned Carolina League MVP honors in 2007…played in Arizona Fall League with Mesa Solar Sox in 2007, hitting .260 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 21 games…full name is Mitch Allen Einertson Jr.
2011
Wichita (American Association/Ind.): Hit .382 in 14 games for the Wingnuts with two home runs and 13 RBI…scored nine runs and hit six doubles…drew six walks and struck out just once…hit safely in 11 of 14 games…had five multi-hit games, including one 3-hit game, and two 4-hit games…3 for 3 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBI on 8/23 vs. Amarillo…went 4 for 6 with two runs scored and three RBI on 8/27 at El Paso…went 7 for 16 (.438) with one run and two RBI in four playoff games
Maui (North American/Ind.): Hit .314 with eight home runs and 49 RBI in 68 games played for the Na Koa Ikaika…scored 46 runs, with 13 doubles, four triples, two stolen bases, and 30 walks…struck out just 42 times…had a .405 on-base percentage and a .488 slugging percentage…hit safely in 49 of 68 games…totaled 19 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit games, and three 4-hit games…had 10-game hitting streak from 5/30-6/10 (20 for 45, .444, 11 R, 12 RBI)…had nine-game hitting streak from 6/14-6/24 (14 for 44, .318)…had seven-game hitting streak from 6/28-7/5 (13 for 31, .419)…scored a run in eight consecutive games from 5/29-6/5 (10 total runs)…drew a walk in six straight games from 7/20-7/26 (seven total walks)…hit two home runs on 6/10 at Yuma…went 4 for 4 with four runs, a triple, home run, and one RBI on 6/14 at Yuma…4 for 5 with three runs, two doubles, and three RBI on 7/16 vs. Yuma…2 for 3 with a double and four RBI on 7/25 at Yuma
2010
Chico (Golden/Ind.): Hit .325 with nine home runs and 47 RBI in 72 games, helping the Outlaws to the Golden League championship…scored 57 runs with 19 doubles, one triple, five stolen bases, and 26 walks…struck out just 36 times all season…had a .411 on-base percentage and a .520 slugging percentage…hit safely in 40 of 72 games…had 24 multi-hit games, including 10 3-hit games, and three 4-hit games…had 7-game hitting streak from 7/27-8/7 (13 for 35, .371)…went 3 for 4 with two runs, a double, home run, and four RBI on 5/23 at Tijuana…4 for 5 with one run, two doubles, home run, and four RBI on 6/11 vs. Yuma…3 for 5 with three runs scored on 7/6 at Tucson…2 for 3 with four runs, two doubles, two home runs, and two RBI on 7/9 at Yuma…8 for 12 (.667) in five playoff games, with one home run, five RBI, and 11 runs scored…went 3 for 4 with three runs, a double, home run, and four RBI in Game Two of the first round vs. Calgary on 9/10…scored four runs in clinching Game Three of the first round at Calgary on 9/11
2009
Corpus Christi (Texas/AA): Hit .260 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in 88 games played for the Hooks…scored 36 runs with 13 doubles, three stolen bases, and 23 walks…hit safely in 53 of 88 games…had 20 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…had 7-game hitting streak from 4/18-4/27 (12 for 27, .444, 4 HR, 7 RBI)…had two hits in four consecutive games from 6/26-6/29…had four RBI on 6/6 at Springfield
2008
Corpus Christi (Texas/AA): Hit .262 with 11 home runs and 62 RBI in 105 games for the Hooks in first taste of Double-A level…scored 51 runs with 100 total hits, 26 doubles, two triples, five stolen bases, and 26 walks…had a .427 slugging percentage…hit safely in 67 of 105 games…had 26 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games, and two 4-hit games…had 8-game hitting streak from 5/2-5/9 (10 for 35, .286, 9 RBI)…2 for 5 with two runs, two home runs, and four RBI on 4/24 vs. Midland…2 for 4 with two runs, two home runs, and four RBI on 4/28 at Frisco…2 for 5 with two doubles, a run, and three RBI on 5/8 vs. Frisco…4 for 4 with two runs, a double, triple, and four RBI on 8/13 at Arkansas…had four RBI on 8/17 at Springfield…went 4 for 4 with a double, run, and RBI on 9/1 at San Antonio
2007
Salem (Carolina/A+): Hit .305 with 11 home runs and 87 RBI in 122 games for the Avalanche…scored 68 runs, totaled 136 base hits, had 40 doubles, three triples, five stolen bases, and 35 walks…posted a .365 on-base percentage and a .482 slugging percentage…earned Carolina League All-Star honors and was named the Carolina League MVP…won Carolina League batting title…also ranked first in doubles, fourth in base hits, second in RBI, and fifth in slugging percentage…hit safely in 77 of 122 games played…had 42 multi-hit games, including 13 3-hit games, and two 4-hit games…had 9-game hitting streak from 5/25-6/2 (16 for 38, .421, 8 R, 5 2B, 15 RBI)…had 8-game hitting streak from 7/5-7/18 (16 for 37, .432, 10 RBI)…had 9-game hitting streak from 8/22-/9/1 (15 for 40, .375, 3 HR, 7 RBI)…hit a home run in three consecutive games from 8/22-8/25…drove in a run in five straight games from 5/26-5/30 (13 total RBI)…drove in a run in five straight games from 6/12-6/15 (five total RBI)…2 for 3 with two doubles and four RBI on 5/9 vs. Winston-Salem…3 for 5 with three runs scored on 5/19 at Frederick…4 for 5 with two runs, triple, home run, and four RBI on 5/29 at Potomac…3 for 5 with three doubles and four RBI on 6/8 at Lynchburg…3 for 5 with run, home run, and five RBI on 6/28…helped Avalanche reach the Carolina League Championship Series…went 11 for 30 (.367) in seven playoff games with four RBI
2006
Lexington (South Atlantic/A): Hit .211 in 122 games with 12 home runs and 62 RBI for the Legends…scored 51 runs, with 25 doubles, one triple, six stolen bases, and 31 walks…hit safely in 66 of 122 games…had 20 multi-hit games, including four 3-hit games…had a 7-game hitting streak from 5/12-5/19 (11 for 29, .379, 6 R, 6 RBI)…scored a run in seven straight games from 4/15-4/24 (10 total runs)…scored three runs on 4/23 vs. West Virginia…3 for 5 with a double and two RBI on 6/24 vs. Ashville…2 for 5 with two runs, double, home run, and three RBI on 7/12 at Delmarva…homered and drove in four runs on 7/17 vs. West Virginia…homered and had four RBI on 8/17 at Greensboro…hit a home run and had two RBI in two playoff games
2005
Lexington (South Atlantic/A): First year of full-season ball…hit .234 with seven home runs and 45 RBI in 101 games for the Legends…scored 52 runs with 19 doubles, one triple, five stolen bases, and 52 walks…had a .353 on-base percentage…hit safely in 57 of 101 games…had 22 multi-hit games, including four 3-hit games…had 6-game hitting streak from 8/17-8/23 (9 for 27, .333)…scored three runs on 5/19 vs. Hickory…2 for 3 with run, double, home run, and three RBI on 5/25 at Ashville…homered and had four RBI on 6/13 vs. Hagerstown…3 for 4 with two runs, double, and three RBI on 8/11 at West Virginia
2004
Tri-City (New York-Penn/A-): Earned promotion to Tri-City, appearing in two games for the ValleyCats…went 1 for 7 with one home run and one RBI…scored one run…hit home run on 9/3 vs. Oneonta in the second game of a double header
Greeneville (Appalachian/R): Started professional career hitting .308 in 63 games with 24 home runs and 67 RBI in 63 games played for the Astros at just 18-years-old…scored 53 runs with 15 doubles, four stolen bases, and 32 walks…had a .413 on-base percentage and a .692 slugging percentage…earned Appalachian League all-star honors…named 2004 Appalachian League MVP and Rookie Level Player of the Year…ranked first in the Appalachian League in home runs, first in RBI, and first in slugging percentage…hit safely in 41 of 63 games…had 19 multi-hit games, including 10 3-hit games…had 10-game hitting streak from 8/20-8/29 (17 for 38, .447, 17 R, 6 HR, 12 RBI)…went 3 for 5 in professional debut with two doubles and five RBI on 6/24 at Bristol in the first game of a double header…3 for 5 with a home run and four RBI on 7/4 vs. Bluefield…hit three home runs and went 3 for 4 with three runs and four RBI on 7/7 vs. Elizabethtown…3 for 4 with four runs scored, two doubles, and two RBI on 8/5 vs. Princeton…hit two home runs on 8/23 at Elizabethtown…scored four runs on 8/28 at Pulaski…3 for 10 (.300) with two home runs and three RBI in three playoff games, helping the Astros win the Appalachian League championship
Kevin Hooper on Mitch: Mitch is a true 'gamer' in every sense of the word. I can't wait to see what he can do with us for a full season. We acquired him so late that we only got a taste of what he can do, and I loved what I saw out of him. He will be a veteran this year, and I will expect a lot out of him—not only on the field, but in the clubhouse as well. He has been blessed with so many tools, and hopefully he will get another shot in affiliated ball at some point.
