San Diego Athletics

SOPHOMORE (2009):Sat out season due to NCAA Transfer rules. SOPHOMORE (2008:) Schmidt missed the 2008 season with an injury following offseason surgery. FRESHMAN (2007): Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball after going 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA ... Appeared in 16 games, making seven starts ... Struck out 27 batters in 43.1 innings on the mound ... Held opponents to a .238 average (15-for-63) with runners on base ... Was the winning pitcher in the MVC Tournament championship game against Wichita State (5/26) after pitching two hitless innings of relief ... Team won in both of his starts against in-state rival Nebraska ... Pitched 5.1 scoreless innings against the Huskers in Lincoln on April 17 in a no-decision, an eventual 2-1 CU win ... Picked up the victory against Nebraska at Rosenblatt Stadium on May 15 in the rubber match, allowing only two runs in five innings of a 9-2 Bluejay win... Was the winning hurler in CU[apos]s 21-11 win over Albany (6/2) in the NCAA Regionals ... Defeated Kansas State (4/11) with five innings of scoreless work as the starter in a 3-1 win, striking out a career-high five Wildcats ... Also picked up wins over Northern Iowa (4/1) and North Dakota State (5/9) ... Pitched career-high six innings in the victory over NDSU ... Held No. 25 Missouri scoreless in an inning of work in the Jays[apos] 4-3 win ... Was perfect on 11 fielding chances with seven assists. HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball at Ralston Valley High School for head coach Shane Freehling, brother of Rick Freehling, who played on Creighton[apos]s 1991 College World Series team ... Was selected team captain his junior and senior seasons ... Earned first-team academic all-state his junior and senior years ... Was selected first-team all-conference his senior season after leading the Mustangs to the regional championship and a third-place finish at state ... Returned from major chest surgery to lead Ralston Valley to the state semifinals his junior season after sitting out as a sophomore ... Is second in school history in wins, strikeouts and ERA.