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Mitchell Boe - Baseball - University of Iowa Athletics

#4 Mitchell Boe

Position IF
Height 5-10
Weight 175 lbs.
Class Sr.
Hometown Naperville, Ill
High School Joilet Catholic

Hawk Item — Appeared in 193 career games, tied for the ninth-most all-time.

2019 Honors — Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. 2019 — One of four team captains… started 46 games — all at second base… hit safely in 34 games… had eight multi-hit games (six 2-hit, two 3-hit)… had a career-best 17-game on-base streak from March 24-April 21… hit .257 (44-of-171) with 28 runs and 19 RBIs… had 30 walks… went 7-for-9 in steal attempts… missed the UC Irvine series after colliding with Zeb Adreon in shallow right field at Ohio State (4/28)… suffered four facial breaks, which required surgery… returned to lineup May 12 against Michigan State, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored… had a career-best 17-game on-base streak from March 24-April 21… notched his seventh multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a steal in game one at Ohio State (4/26)… went 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs in game two win over No. 30 Nebraska (4/20)… had a pair of two-RBI games and two doubles in Iowa’s series win over Rutgers (4/5-6)… went 3-for-6 with three runs scored in series opener over No. 23 Illinois (3/29)… went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in game one against Cal State Northridge (3/16) and went 1-for-3 with a game-tying three-run home run in game two (3/17)… it was his second career home run… went 2-for-4 with a double in game one at No. 19 Oklahoma State (3/1) and had the game-tying RBI double in the eighth in the series finale (3/2)… tied a school record with four walks against Hawaii (2/22)… it is the second time Boe has had four walks in a single game… went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and at triple against Marshall (2/17).

2018 — Started 50 games — 49 at second base and one at shortstop… hit .266 with 23 RBIs, 23 runs, and 10 doubles… hit safely in 30 games and reached safely in 38 contests… had 10 multi-hit games — nine two-hit and one 3-hit contests… didn’t commit an error the first 19 games… hit a team-best .400 in the sweep of Penn State (5/17-19)… tied a career-high with three hits in game two, finishing 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored… was 7-for-10 in stolen base chances, including swiping home with the bases loaded, two outs, and the scored tied at four in the top of the ninth inning in the road win at Western Illinois (5/15)… went 1-for-2 with a run scored and RBI in series finale against No. 12 Oklahoma State… singled to center field and scored on a three-base error by the center fielder… went 2-for-5 and tied a career-high with three RBIs against Missouri (5/1)… hit a game-tying ninth-inning home run — a solo shot down the left field line — for his first career home run… finished 2-for-3 and tied a career-high with three RBIs in Iowa’s series opening win at Nebraska (4/13)… went 2-for-4 in the series opener against Ohio State (4/7)… went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in come-from-behind victory over Bradley (3/28).

at World University Games (2017) — Started all seven games at second base… scored five runs, had three RBIs, and collected six walks… went 2-for-4 with four runs and an RBI against Russia (8/22).

2017 — Started 59 games — all at second base… hit .244 with 29 runs and 26 RBIs… had 23 walks… reached safely in a career-best 14 games from Feb. 19-March 17… had 12 multi-hit games — all two-hit contests… part of a double play tandem that was one of the best in the nation… hit .500 (5-of-10) — second-best on the team — during NCAA Regional play with two multi-hit games and a team-high four RBIs… went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double in opener against No. 15 Houston (6/2)… went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Texas A&M (6/3) and 1-for-3 with an RBI against No. 15 Houston (6/4)… went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI double against Omaha (5/16)… tied a career-high against Penn State, finishing 2-for-4 with a double, triple, and one run scored… had the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning in Iowa’s 7-6 game one victory at Nebraska (4/14)… had three game-tying or game-winning hits in the eighth inning or beyond in 2017… hit .500 with three doubles and a triple, four runs, and five RBIs against UNLV (3/31-4/1)… went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs in game two… had a game-tying two-run double in bottom of ninth inning and scored game-winning run… went 2-for-4 with a career-high three RBIs in game three, which included a game-tying two-run double in eighth… score go-ahead run in eighth.

2016 — Started 18 games at second base… hit .190 with 12 runs and four RBIs… drew 13 walks on the year… hit a team-best .556 in three-game series at Ohio State (5/6-8)… went 3-for-5 with a double and a career-high three runs scored in game two for his first career multi-hit game… finished 2-for-4 in the series finale… went 1-for-3 with a run scored and steal against Grand View (4/26)… tied a school record, drawing four walks against Air Force (4/13)… scored a career-high three runs and had an RBI… drew two walks and scored a run in Iowa’s 12-3 victory over Northern Illinois (3/29)… made his first career start Feb. 27 against Dartmouth, going 1-for-4… went 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a win over Chicago State (2/28)… saw his first career collegiate action as a defensive replacement at Dallas Baptist (2/19).

High School — Ranked as a top-500 prospect nationally by Perfect Game… all-state and ESCC Offensive Player of the Year honoree as a senior… won the 2013 Illinois State Championship and 2014 Illinois Summer State Championship… two-time first-team all-conference… hit .394 as a senior, .357 as a junior, and .301 as a sophomore… 2014 WWBA All-Tournament selection in Atlanta… recipient of the 2014 Steve Bajenski Award… played for Team Demarini for four years… also played for the Midwest Reds Scout Team… high school coach was Jared Voss… club coaches were Andy Stack and Charlie Hayes.

Personal — Born July 11, 1996… son of Kim and Kathy Boe… has an older sibling, Kori… majoring in sport and recreation management.