Colten Schmidt

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
La Porte, Texas
High School:
La Porte HS
Prev School:
San Jacinto CC

2017 Season
Missed the first half of the season due to an injury…Saw action in seven games making three starts…Posted a 3.60 ERA in 25.0 innings of work…Registered a 2-1 record combining to post one shutout on the year…Struck out 17 while limiting opponents to a .293 average…Tallied a season long outing of 5.1 innings versus Texas State (5/13) and ULM (5/19)…Also had a career-high five strikeouts against Texas State (5/13)…Did not allow an earned run in two outings…Didn’t surrender a walk in three of his seven appearances.

Prior To Louisiana
Spent two seasons at San Jacinto College where he was instrumental in guiding the Gators to the Junior College World Series in back-to-back seasons including a run to the national championship game in 2016…Earned 2016 NJCAA Division I Baseball All-America First Team honors as a sophomore after going 11-1 with a 2.04 ERA in 97 innings…Struck out 108 with only 13 walks and had seven complete games in 16 starts…Started the NJCAA Division I National Championship game against Yavapai (Ariz.) allow two runs on four hits in five innings of work with seven strikeouts…Went 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 21.1 innings as a freshman with the Gators.

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at La Porte High School in Texas…Received H5AB All-Houston Third Team honors in 2014…Named all-district twice…Tossed a no hitter in his senior season.

Personal
Full name is Colten Lane Schmidt…Born on November 25, 1995 in La Porte, Texas…Son of Rick and Julie Schmidt…Has two sisters, Sue and Cherisse…Majoring in kinesiology.