Milwaukee Athletics

2013: Named Horizon League Newcomer of the Year following a standout campaign after redshirting 2012 ... added national honors as well - named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team and Perfect Game College Freshman All-American First-Team ... quickly worked his way into the starting lineup, batting .322 in 38 games ... hit three home runs and drove in 19, making just one error in the field on the season while also throwing out close to 40 percent of would-be base stealers ... finished seventh overall in batting average in the Horizon League ... took it a step higher offensively in league-only games, batting a team-best .413 in 16 contests ... made season debut with a 3-for-6 outing against New Mexico State Feb. 15 ... went 7-for-16 in the season-opening series ... recorded a 3-for-5 day at the plate against UALR March 9, scoring twice ... posted a phenomenal day against UIC March 23, becoming just the second UWM freshman to ever collect five hits in one game, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI ... perfect 4-for-4 against Valparaiso March 30, scoring twice ... 2-for-4 with a home run at Youngstown State April 6 ... went 7-for-13 in a three-game set at Valpo May 3-5 ... ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak, batting .405 (15-for-37) in the span ... College Sports Madness Horizon League Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-Conference ... also named Horizon League Player of the Week by College Sports Madness April 1.

2013 game-by-game in PDF Format

2012: Received medical hardship waiver ... maintained freshman eligibility ... did appear in nine games, making two starts ... one of the starts came at Minnesota Feb. 26, where he singled off his brother in the ninth inning of the contest ... recorded three hits, two runs and three RBI.

2012 game-by-game in PDF Format

High School: Missed his senior year after injuring his hip during hockey season ... led team to second-straight Mississippi Valley Conference title as a junior, a season in which he was named Second-Team Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State, first-team all-district, First-Team All-MVC and all-city at catcher ... batted .324 with 16 extra-base hits, driving in 25 runs ... that followed a sophomore campaign in which he batted .440 while driving in 32 runs and was again first-team in the city, MVC and district in addition to earning WBCA Third-Team All-State honors ... also an all-conference soccer and hockey player.

Personal: Son of Andy and Tina Ghelfi ... father played in college at Indiana State and professionally in Cleveland Indians organization ... brother, Drew, pitches at Minnesota ... given name is Mitchell ... a marketing major ... career goal is to get an education and play professional baseball ... chose UWM because he really liked the coaching staff and the style of play Milwaukee is known for ... most memorable sports experience was playing in the National Legion Tournament ... lists hobbies as sports, video games and hanging out with friends ... born Sept. 24, 1992.