University of Richmond Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 37
Kyle Schmidt
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- 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)
Hits: 3, seven times
RBI: 4, vs. George Washington (5/5/19)
Runs: 3, at Georgia Tech (2/16/19)
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)
- 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
Hits: 3, seven times
RBI: 4, vs. George Washington (5/5/19)
Runs: 3, at Georgia Tech (2/16/19)
Baseball Postgame vs Penn State: Head Coach Mik Aoki
Sunday, February 22
Baseball Highlights vs. JMU
Thursday, February 19
Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, February 11
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
