Missouri State

Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
• MVC Honor Roll (2020)

2020 (Sophomore)
Made seven relief appearances, posting a 3.65 ERA and a .191 opponent batting average in 12.1 innings ... Struck out 13 batters and allowed nine hits ... Pitched four scoreless outings, and did not allow a hit in three of those ... Retired all eight hitters faced and fanned three against SIU Edwardsville (March 11) ... Season high of four strikeouts came at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 23) and Rice (Feb. 28), and he pitched a season-high 4.2 innings against Rice.

2019 (Freshman)
Schmidt established himself as a regular contributor out of the Bears’ bullpen as a freshman, making 19 appearances and three starts ... Totaled seven scoreless outings ... Made his MSU debut in the season opener vs. Nevada (Feb. 15), working 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout ... Turned in back-to-back scoreless appearances, striking out a pair of Texas State (Feb. 17) hitters in a scoreless frame, before holding Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 22) in check for 2.0 innings ... Worked a scoreless inning at Oklahoma (March 15) as part of the Bears’ comeback victory, then blanked Kansas (March 27) and Indiana State (March 31) for a combined total of three innings in his next two appearances ... Made his first collegiate start at Murray State (April 3), allowing three earned runs over 2.0 innings in an eventual 15-10 win ... Held Missouri (April 23) scoreless for an inning, before logging his two longest outings of the season vs. Bradley (3.2 IP) and Wichita State (4.0 IP), holding each to a single run; fanned a personal best six BU hitters ... Drew his first MVC starting assignment May 18 in the Bears’ regular-season finale vs. Valparaiso, allowing a pair of runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings ... Closed his season with a scoreless outing vs. Southern Illinois (May 23) at the Valley Tournament, blanking the Salukis over an inning and two-thirds ... Went 3-4 with 38 strikeouts in 40.2 innings over eight starts with the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League over the summer.

Background
A talented right-handed pitcher for Wentzville (Mo.) Holt High School, Schmidt logged a 7-1 record, 2.18 earned run average and 77 strikeouts in 41 innings last spring to garner All-Gateway Athletic Conference Player of the Year and second-team all-metro honors ... Led the Indians to a school-record 24-win season and GAC league title as a senior ... Posted a 6-1 mound mark to go along with a 2.43 earned run average and 64 punchouts in 40.1 innings pitched as a junior ... The three-time All-GAC honoree helped the Indians a league title in 2017 after Holt went 22-8 during his sophomore campaign ... Rated as the No. 2 right-hander in Missouri and No. 3 overall in the state by Prep Baseball Report, Schmidt picked up all-tournament honors as both a pitcher and infielder at the 2017 Perfect Game WWBA 17U National Championship.

Personal
Nicholas Schmidt is the son of Jeff and Lisa Schmidt ... Born Dec. 15, 1999, in St. Louis, Mo. ... Majoring in general business at MSU.