The University of Akron Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 26
Mitchel Szymczak
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Strongsville, Ohio
- High School:
- Strongsville HS | Lake Erie College
2026: Made 31 appearances and 26 starts… hit .200 in 85 at-bats… recorded 17 runs, 17 hits, four doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, nine walks and 25 strikeouts… stole one base… recorded a season-high three hits at Ball State (4/12/26)… … recorded a season-high two home runs at Ball State (4/12/26)… recorded a season-high four RBI at Ball State I4/12/26)…
2023-25 (Lake Erie College): Appeared in 88 games and started in 86 from 2024-25 in ... in 2024 he led the team with a .347 batting average...Drove in a team-high 30 runs...Had an .938 OPS...Hit three home runs...Scored 35 runs...Drew 25 walks...Recorded 14 multi-hit games...Had a season-high four hits in a game against Hillsdale (4/6) and on the road against Thomas More (4/20)… hit .218 in 2025 with 32 hits, five doubles, six home runs and 26 RBI… stole six bases…redshirted in 2023…
High School: Second Team All-Ohio (2022)...First Team All-Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) (2022)...Defensive Player of the Year...Helped lead Strongsville to a District championship (2022)...Had a .427 batting average...Recorded an OPS of 1.320...Four-year letter winner...Team captain…
Personal: Son of Carol and Richard Szymczak...Brother, Ben, played baseball at Lake Erie...Brother, Craig, played baseball at Fairmont State...
2023-25 (Lake Erie College): Appeared in 88 games and started in 86 from 2024-25 in ... in 2024 he led the team with a .347 batting average...Drove in a team-high 30 runs...Had an .938 OPS...Hit three home runs...Scored 35 runs...Drew 25 walks...Recorded 14 multi-hit games...Had a season-high four hits in a game against Hillsdale (4/6) and on the road against Thomas More (4/20)… hit .218 in 2025 with 32 hits, five doubles, six home runs and 26 RBI… stole six bases…redshirted in 2023…
High School: Second Team All-Ohio (2022)...First Team All-Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) (2022)...Defensive Player of the Year...Helped lead Strongsville to a District championship (2022)...Had a .427 batting average...Recorded an OPS of 1.320...Four-year letter winner...Team captain…
Personal: Son of Carol and Richard Szymczak...Brother, Ben, played baseball at Lake Erie...Brother, Craig, played baseball at Fairmont State...
2026 Akron Zips Baseball vs. Miami - 05.16.26 - Game 3
Saturday, May 16
2026 Akron Zips Baseball vs. Miami - 05.15.26 - Game 2
Friday, May 15
2026 Akron Zips Baseball vs. Miami - 05.14.26 - Game 1
Thursday, May 14
2026 Akron Zips Baseball vs. Kent State (Game 3) - 05.03.2026
Sunday, May 03









