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| Nick Schmidt
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| #33 |
| Left-Handed Pitcher - LHP
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| Height: 6-5 Weight: 230
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| Junior
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| Bats: L Throws: L
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| Previous Affiliations: |
| Vianney (Steve Bieser)
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| St. Louis, Mo.
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Courtesy: Arkansas
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Release: 01/26/2006
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| Career Highs |
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| Innings Pitched : |
9.0 |
three times (Tennesse) |
March 31, 2006 |
| Hits: |
10 |
three times (ORU) |
June 2, 2006 |
| Runs: |
6 |
twice (at LSU) |
April 28, 2006 |
| Earned Runs: |
6 |
at LSU |
April 28, 2006 |
| Walks: |
5 |
four times (Alabama) |
May 5, 2006 |
| Strikeouts: |
15 |
Auburn |
May 18, 2006 |
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| 2007 Outlook |
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Nick Schmidt enters the 2007 season as one of the elite pitchers in college
baseball … the left-hander is a preseason first-team All-American by
Louisville Slugger, Rivals.com and the NCBWA … he is also on the watch
list for the Brooks Wallace Award given annually to the top college baseball
player … he will contend for the Golden Spikes Trophy that is also
awarded to the best college baseball player … a first-team All-American
by Louisville Slugger and the College Baseball Foundation in 2006, as well
as a second-team All-American by Baseball America and Rivals.com …
named the SEC Pitcher of the Year by league coaches and first-team All-
SEC … was also an ABCA All-South Region honoree … selected to pitch for
the USA National Team during the summer of 2006, Schmidt posted a 3-
1 record with a 1.31 ERA in 34.1 innings of work … was the winning pitcher
in the gold medal game of the International University Sports
Federation (FISU) World Championship against Chinese Taipei in Havana,
Cuba … will once again anchor the Razorbacks’ rotation as the Friday
night starter … named a team captain prior to the start of the season …
already ranks fourth all time at Arkansas with 234 strikeouts after fanning
145 last season, which ranks second in school history … his 2005
accomplishments are littered throughout the Arkansas record book … his
17 starts were the most by any freshman pitcher and tied for the sixthmost
in school history … his 99.2 innings are tied for the most by any
Arkansas freshman (Charlie Isaacson) … his in 89 strikeouts 2005 are the
11th-best single-season mark in school history and the third-most by any
freshman. |
| Sophomore (2006) |
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Schmidt was nearly flawless in his sophomore campaign, quickly gaining
recognition nationally as one the top pitchers in the nation … a first-team
All-American by Louisville Slugger, he was also selected as a a secondteam
All-American by Baseball America, Rivals.com as well as garnering
All-America honors from the NCBWA and the College Baseball Foundation
… was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year by league coaches, first-team
All-SEC and to the ABCA All-South Region team … finished the season with
a 9-3 record and a 3.01 ERA in 116.2 innings of work … struck out 145 batters
while issuing 50 walks … the 145 strikeouts were the second-most in
school history and second in the SEC last season, while his 53 strikeouts
looking led the league … finished with a three-to-one strikeout-to-walk
ratio … posted eight double-digit strikeout performances in 17 starts …
allowed just 90 hits on the season for a .211 opponent batting average
that led the league … opened the year by not allowing a hit in his first
two starts (12 innings) … threw 13.2 innings before allowing his first hit
… the sophomore pitched the first six innings of the 12th no-hitter in
school history against Oklahoma State on Feb. 11 in Mobile, Ala. … struck
out six on 87 pitches against the Cowboys … named the Pro-Line Cap
National Pitcher of the Week for his efforts against Oklahoma State …threw six-hitless innings against No. 18 TCU on Feb. 17 at the Al Ogletree
Classic in Edinburg, Texas … struck out seven and walked just one …
allowed his first three hits of the season against Louisiana Tech in his first
appearance at Baum Stadium on Feb. 24, striking out 10 … pitched seven
innings and allowed two runs - one earned … beat his second top-25 team
of the season on March 2 against No. 24 Hawai'i at Les Murakami Stadium
in Honolulu … overcame a tight strike zone to fan six while surrendering
just two hits in seven innings to the Rainbows … was named to the alltournament
team for his performance … gave up three runs - all earned
- on March 10 in an uncharacteristic outing for the dominant lefty … gave
up five hits over 4.2 innings of work and did not get a decision … worked
6.2 innings at Florida in his first loss of the season … two seventh-inning
throwing errors led to UF's come-from-behind win … tied his then-career
high with 11 strikeouts vs. the Gators while giving up six hits and four
runs - only two earned … pitched seven dominant innings against Georgia
on March 24, setting a new career high by striking out 13 Bulldogs … a
struggling Hogs’ offense gave him no run support as he suffered his second
loss of the season … gave up only two runs - both earned - on seven
hits … threw his first complete game of the year against Tennessee on
March 31, allowing just one run on six hits and striking out 11 … recorded
10 strikeouts in his ninth start of the season against Vanderbilt on April
8 … scattered nine hits over eight innings of work, giving up three runs -
all earned - and walking three … made his 10th start against Kentucky on
April 14 … went six innings, giving up four runs - all earned - off seven
hits, including a home run, which was his third allowed on the season …
scattered eight hits over seven innings of work in the first game of a double
header at Mississippi State on April 22 … gave up on one run - earned
- and struck out eight to earn his seventh win of the season and fifth
against ranked opponents … started at LSU on April 28 and pitched 6.1
innings giving up a career-high six runs - all earned - off four hits …
walked five batters to tie his season high and struck out six … did not get
a decision on May 5 against Alabama after allowing just three runs over
seven innings on six hits against the Crimson Tide … notched his eighth
win of the season by allowing just two runs on four hits and fanning 11
in seven innings of work at Ole Miss … set a new career high with 15
strikeouts against Auburn on May 18 while walking just one … improved
to 9-2 on the season with the win over the Tigers and moved into second
place on the single-season strikeout list with 130 … was named the SEC
Pitcher of the Week for this performance. SEC Tournament: Schmidt
made his 16th start of the season against Ole Miss on May 24, suffering
just the fifth loss of his career … allowing four runs on six hits while striking
out five Rebels. NCAA Fayetteville Regional: Schmidt worked eight
strong innings in the regional opener vs. Oral Roberts for a no decision …
he allowed just three runs while striking out 10. |
| Freshman (2005) |
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Schmidt finished his freshman campaign with an 8-2 record and a 2.80 ERA in
99.2 innings of work ... the true freshman became one of the most impressive
rookie hurlers in the country ... a freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger
... named the SEBaseball.com's Newcomer of the Year in the SEC and a
second-team All-SEC performer ... selected to the SEC All-Freshman team by the
conference coaches ... selected to try out for Team USA ... finished with the
third-most wins by a freshman in school history ... his 17 starts were the most
by any UA freshman pitcher and tied for the sixth-most in school history ...
his 99.2 innings are tied for the most by any Arkansas freshman (Charlie
Isaacson) ... his 89 strikeouts is the 10th-best single-season mark in school
history and the third-most by any freshman ... led the team with two complete
games ... held opposing hitters to a .235 batting average ... selected to the
NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament team after a complete-game win against
Texas ... named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after beating Florida on May 6 and
throwing a complete game ... finished 4-2 in SEC games with a 3.23 ERA ... had
the seventh-best ERA in the SEC and pitched the 12th-most innings ... struck
out 34 batters looking to rank fourth in the conference ... his eight wins
finished tied for 10th in the league ... led the team in strikeouts with 69 ...
opposing hitters batted .235 off the left-hander ... fastball consistently
clocked at 92-94 mph ... has allowed just six doubles all season ... ranked
ninth in the SEC in both ERA and opponent batting average ... surrendered only
three hits in five scoreless innings at Dallas Baptist on Feb. 12 ... improved
to 2-0 with five innings at Louisiana Tech ... turned in his shortest outing of
the season against Minnesota, lasting just 3.1 innings ... gave up three runs
on six hits and hit a batter ... allowed just one hit in a no decision against
Illinois-Chicago on March 4 ... allowed two runs, struck out two and walked a
season-high three ... worked a then-career-high 6.1 innings against Eastern
Illinois on March 11 for his third win of the year ... Schmidt took a no-hitter
into the sixth inning in his first career SEC start at No. 2 South Carolina ...
the southpaw struck out 11, becoming the first Arkansas pitcher to do that
since the 1999 season ... pitched seven innings on March 25 against Mississippi
State and left with a 2-1 lead, but did not get a decision after UA gave up
four ninth inning runs ... allowed just one run on four hits against the
Bulldogs ... lost his first collegiate game at Auburn on April 1 ... lasted
just four innings and walked five ... started April 8 against Vanderbilt ...
went only 2.1 innings and allowed four runs on six hits while striking out two
... made his first career appearance in relief with one inning ... pitched
5.2-scoreless innings to earn his first win in four weeks at Tennessee on April
15 ... allowed just three hits and struck out two ... started the first game of
a three-game series against LSU on April 22 ... pitched 4.1 innings giving up
six runs - one earned - off four hits, while striking out six ... earned his
sixth win on the season at Kentucky on April 30 in the first game of a
doubleheader ... worked six solid innings ... gave up only two runs on six
hits, while striking out seven ... threw the first complete game of his career
on May 6 against Florida scattering seven hits and allowing just one run while
striking out seven ... did not factor into the decision at Alabama after
leaving in the seventh inning with a 3-2 lead ... worked 6.1 innings and
allowed three runs on three hits and walked three while striking out eight ...
was hit harder than he had been all season on May 20 against Ole Miss ...
struggled to spot his fastball and was rocked for four runs on 10 hits in four
innings of work. SEC Tournament: Schmidt was masterful against Florida in the
SEC Tournament, holding the conference champs to two runs on seven hits in
seven innings ... Arkansas blew the third win for the freshman this season as
the Gators scored six runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth. NCAA
Austin Regional: Schmidt once again put the Hogs on his back and pitched
Arkansas into the championship game of the Austin Regional ... he tossed his
second complete game of the season to beat Texas 9-2 ... he scattered 10 hits
and allowed just two runs while striking out eight.
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Lettered three years under head coach Steve Bieser ... posted an 18-9 career
record with a 2.13 ERA and 223 strikeouts ... named all-state as a senior ...
helped lead team to district titles as a sophomore and senior ... helped team
claim state championship as a senior ... also received one letter in wrestling
... had a .300 batting average, five home runs with 45 RBI.
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| Personal
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| Born Oct. 10, 1985 … son of Ken and Mary Schmidt … has one brother and
two sisters … has one son, Mason, born Nov. 21, 2006 … also recruited by
Missouri, Texas, Miami and Clemson. |
| Schmidt's Career Statistics |
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| 2005 |
8-2 |
2.80 |
0 |
19-17 |
2 |
0 |
99.2 |
87 |
38 |
31 |
39 |
89 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
418 |
.235 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2006 |
9-3 |
3.01 |
0 |
17-17 |
1 |
0 |
116.2 |
90 |
42 |
39 |
50 |
145 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
495 |
.211 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
.933 |
| Total |
17-5 |
2.91 |
0 |
36-34 |
3 |
0 |
216.1 |
177 |
80 |
70 |
89 |
234 |
21 |
4 |
13 |
913 |
.222 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
25 |
1 |
.968 |
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