Mitch Stetter

[Michael Trzinski]

Mitchel Blake Stetter was born in 1981 in Huntingburg, Indiana. Growing up in hoops country, it was only natural that Stetter was a star player on the Southridge High School basketball team and averaged 15 PPG as a sharp-shooting 6-foot-4 guard. He attended Indiana State University and after graduation was drafted by the Brewers in the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft in the 16^th round, getting a $1,000 signing bonus.

The southpaw pitcher worked his way through the minor league system, earning a 2007 call-up to Milwaukee in his fifth pro season. In his short September stint, Stetter made six appearances and had an ERA+ of 132.

The following season, Stetter shuttled between Milwaukee and Triple-A Nashville and finished the season with an ERA+ of 134 and an ERA of 3.20 in 30 outings. Against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, Stetter faced four batters across three games and struck out two of them, in each case slugger Ryan Howard.  

In 2009, Stetter finally spent the whole season in the majors, pitching in 71 games. Between May 27 and July 8, Stetter appeared 17 times, allowing zero runs and five hits in 14.2 innings while striking out 24. His totals for the season included four wins, one save, and an ERA+ of 115.

Stetter struggled in 2010 and spent most of the season in Nashville after compiling a disappointing ERA of 14.73 and ERA+ of 30 in nine games for Milwaukee. Stetter pitched well to start the 2011 season, posting an ERA of 2.84 through his first 13 appearances. But then he was limited to six minor league appearances before having surgery on his left hip.

After a failed trial in the Texas Rangers organization in 2012, Stetter signed a minor league deal with the Brewers and pitched well in 41 games but never got a call-up. He finished his pro career after spending a couple months in the Los Angeles Angels farm system in 2013.

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