Mitch Lawson is in his second season as an assistant coach with the SMSU baseball program in 2025.
Lawson came to SMSU following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Upper Iowa University (2022-23).
During his first season at SMSU in 2024, SMSU earned a sixth-place finish in the NSIC and secured the program’s second straight appearance in the NSIC tournament. It was the first time SMSU qualified for back-to-back league tournaments since 2009-10. SMSU set numerous individual and team records during the 2024 season and earned several big victories. The Mustang pitching staff set a team record with 420 strikeouts, while the Mustang defense recorded a team record 1,203 putouts and closed with a .968 fielding percentage ranking as the second highest in program history. The Mustang offense racked up 807 total bases, 508 hits and 54 home runs, all ranking second in team history, while the club’s 95 doubles and 349 runs scored, both rank seventh in team history.
He has also been assistant coach with Pleasant Valley High School (2019-24), which made four appearances in the Class 4A state tournament with one state title in 2021.
Lawson played baseball at Cornell University (Iowa) baseball team and was a member of the Midwest Conference championship and NCAA playoff team in 2019.
Lawson received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell in exercise science in 2021 and earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Upper Iowa in 2023.
