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Overview - Will return to the baseball squad following football season ...This speedster will backup Charles Merricks in center field...Head Coach Gary Adams said, "I haven't seen a whole lot of Freddie but I remember him as a fleet-footed centerfielder. He'll be one of the fastest guys on the team, if not the fastest."
1999 (As A Sophomore) - UCLA's leading receiver on the gridiron...Made 38 receptions for 533 yards (14.0 average)...Twenty-three of his 38 receptions, including three of four versus USC and all four against Washington, resulted in a Bruin first down...Had best game of the season against Fresno State, making nine catches for 149 yards to set career highs in both categories...His nine catches are tied for seventh on UCLA's single-game list, while the 149 yards are tied for 16th on that list...On Oct. 23 at Oregon State, led the team with five catches for 58 yards...Made a one-handed reception while laying on his back on the artificial turf...In season finale against USC, made five catches for a team-high 88 yards, including two 37 yard receptions.
1998-99 (As A Redshirt Freshman) - Did not play baseball in '99... Missed most of the '98 football season due to a fractured right femur suffered in the second game of the season against Houston...In varsity debut against Texas, made four receptions for 108 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown reception...Also threw a 34-yard touchdown pass, gained 30 yards on a reverse and returned three kickoffs for 78 yards...Recovered from injury in time to play 11 snaps against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl...On one of those plays, tossed a 61-yard touchdown to Durell Price off a fake reverse, his second TD pass of the year.
1997-98 (As A Freshman) - Did not see action on the gridiron in '97...Redshirted the '98 baseball season.
Kathleen HS (Lakeland, Fla.) - Lettered in baseball, basketball and cross-country...Earned three varsity letters in football for coach Robson...Selected SuperPrep All-American (nation's No. 12 receiver) and All-State...Named PrepStar All-American wide receiver...Listed No. 94 on the National Recruiting Advisor Top 100...Also named a Cornwell All-America and USA Today honorable mention...As a senior, he made 30 receptions for 530 yards and nine touchdowns in a run-oriented offense...As a junior, averaged 17 yards per reception and caught eight touchdown passes...Also scored a couple of touchdowns on kickoff returns...Basketball team won the 1996-97 State championship.
Personal - Drafted in the 47th round of the 1997 Major League Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ... His parents are Freddie and Joyce Mitchell...Has one brother, Tremaine, and two sisters, Shameka and Tracy...Full name is Freddie Lee Mitchell II...Born on Nov. 28, 1978, in Lakeland, Fla.
