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19 Mitch Calandra

  • Position Catcher/Third Base
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Floral Park, N.Y.
  • Previous school Floral Park Memorial HS

Biography

Junior (2018): Had another stellar season as a junior, starting all 49 games while playing catcher, third base, first base, and designated hitter…Hit .327 with nine doubles, two homeruns, and 29 RBIs…Led the team in hits with 65…Was a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases…Led the team in multi-hit games with 22…Went 7-for-14 in a three-game series against Flagler including three hits in each game of the doubleheader (April 7)…Had back-to-back three-hit games at Florida Tech (March 2 and 3)…Went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs against Claflin (Feb. 18)… Committed only eight errors for a .978 fielding percentage while throwing out 19 baserunners behind the plate.

Sophomore (2017): Followed his standout first year with a phenomenal sophomore campaign starting all 50 games as a third basemen and catcher…Was second on the team in batting average (.343) while leading the team in RBIs (36) and tied the team lead in hits (70)…Put together two hitting streaks through the season with a nine-game streak from February 10 through February 25 and a 13-game streak from March 17 through April 14…During the 13-game streak, he had five multi-hit games including two four-hit performances against Barry…In conference games, he hit an impressive .400 going 9-fo-14 with four RBIs against Barry and 7-for-15 against Lynn with four RBIs…Cranked his first home run of the season on April 28 against Saint Leo...Cleared the fence against Florida Tech on May 13...Cut down 10 of 17 base-stealers from behind the plate.

Freshman (2016): Became the first player in Eckerd history named SSC Freshman of the Year following a standout first year...Appeared in 39 contests while starting 32 games during his freshman campaign...Finished the year hitting .345 and batting .364 against conference opponents...Ended the year on a 10-game hitting streak and ranked third on the team in multi-hit games with 13, including five three-hit performances and one four-hit game...Scored 24 runs and drove in 21 from the plate...Ranked second on the team in hits (49) and triples (2).

Prior to Eckerd: Attended Floral Park Memorial High School where he racked up a list of accomplishments...Name to the All-Nassau County team on three occasions...Also a two-time member of the First Team All State team and First Team All-Long Island...Two-time Conference MVP and Two-Time Catcher of the Year in Nassau County award winner...Named the Diamond Award winner for being the top position player in Nassau County.

Personal: Born January 13, 1997...Son of Lisa and Mike Calandra...Has an older brother, Nick, and younger sister, Elizabeth...Nick played baseball at Tiffin University until graduating in 2015...Outside of baseball, he enjoys basketball and video games...Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter...Cheers for the New York Yankees.

HONORS/AWARDS
  • SSC Freshman of the Year (2016)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2016Freshman

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'11" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'11" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Junior

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'11" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2019Senior

    Catcher/Third Base
    5'11" 195 lbs
    19