Kyle Schmidt

Photo by: Keith Lucas

Photo by: University of Richmond Athletics

Photo by: Elle Forte - Elle Forte Photography

Photo by: University of Richmond Athletics

Photo by: Keith Lucas

Photo by: Delvin Jones - Georgia Tech Athletics

Photo by: Alex Edelman

Position:
Catcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Smithville, Texas
High School:
Smithville

2019
Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Second Team All-Atlantic 10
33rd round draft pick by the Minnesota Twins in the 2019 MLB Draft
A-10 Player of the Week (April 22)
A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2018
Johnny Bench Award Watch List

2019 (Senior)

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 33rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft
Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Catcher
A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Appeared in 47 games making 45 starts as the Spiders primary catcher
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after the weekend series with VCU
Hit for a .347 average in 170 at bats
Earned 59 hits with 16 for extra-bases including a career-best four home runs
Drove in 37 runs and scored 34 times
Drew 21 walks for a .415 on-base percentage
17 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs in nine games
Recorded a team-high 13-game hitting streak
Reached base safely in 30-consecutive games
Drove in three runs in three games
Homered in three-straight games en route to earning the A-10 Player of the Week award
Went 2-for-6 with a double, a home run, three RBI and scored once against VMI (4/16)
Against VCU, hit the walk-off home run to open the series against the Rams (4/20), going 2-for-5 with two runs scored, and three RBI
Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to take the series from the Rams at Pitt Field (4/21)
Drove in a season-high four runs in a 2-for-3 performance with a double against George Washington (5/5)

2018 (Junior)

Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Saw action in 42 games including 37 starts behind the plate
Finished the season with a .278 batting average, with 40 hits and 12 RBI
Hit his first home run of the season vs. Yale (3/17)
Hit two doubles vs. Davidson (4/22)

2017 (Sophomore)

Saw action in 38 games, including 29 starts
Finished the season hitting .313 with 35 hits, including 10 doubles and 12 RBI
Nine multi-hit games
Stole his first career base at Saint Joseph's (4/21)
Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak
Caught 15 runners trying to steal while behind the plate, which led the Spiders and was the second most in the Atlantic 10

2016 (Freshman)

Played in 26 games, including 19 starts
Finished hitting .232 with 16 hits and 11 RBI
Earned his first start behind the plate at UNCW (2/21)
In his debut, he hit his first collegiate home run (finished 2-for-5 with one RBI)
In three games had a pair of RBI
Four multi-hit games and posted a nine-game reached base streak

High School

2014 THSBCA Third-Team All-State
Led Smithville High School baseball his junior season with a .446 batting average and .507 on-base percentage including eight doubles, two triples, two home runs and 20 RBI
2014 All-Area and District 26-AAA Defensive MVP
2014 Area Code Invite
2014 All-Tournament selection Weimar HS Tournament and Stanley Krist HS Tournament
Selected to the USA Baseball 16U North Texas NTIS Team
2013 District 26-AAA First-Team
2013 All County and District 26-AAA All Academic
2012 District 26-AAA Newcomer of the year (Freshman)
National Honor Society
Member of Action Baseball coached by Keith Jackson