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2020-21 Softball

12 Kelly Schmidt

  • B/T R/R
  • HT. 6-1
  • YR. Redshirt Senior

Biography

2021 (R-Senior): Named to the SoCon Honor Roll and the SoCon All-Academic Team … Named to the All-SoCon Second Team … Awarded SoCon Player of the Month (March) and two-time SoCon Player of the Week … Tabbed to the Preseason All-SoCon First Team … Finished the year with a 7-10 record and a career-best 2.27 ERA, ranking fifth-best ERA in a single season in program history … Hurled 13 complete games in 21 appearances on the year, logging 120.1 innings of work and four shutouts … Struck out 82 batters in the process and allowed just 39 earned runs … Held opponents to a .250 batting average on the year … During the month of March, Schmidt posted a 5-1 record with a 1.27 ERA, striking out 38 batters in 49.2 innings during March … Allowed the fourth-fewest hits allowed in a single season (114), second fewest runs allowed (56) and second fewest earned runs allowed (39) … Finished her career eighth all-time in ERA with a 3.43 mark and held opponents to a .260 career batting average, ranking fourth all-time in program history … Schmidt finished eighth in career strikeouts per seven innings pitched (4.54) and finished her career sixth all-time in wins (25), most games started (71) and seventh in most appearances (94) … Concluded her ETSU career seventh in career innings pitched (402.1) and complete games (30) … Finished her career third all-time in shutouts (11) and sixth in career shutouts (261).

2020 (Senior)*: Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 24 … Appeared and started in 11 games in the circle for the Bucs … Pitched a team-high 56.1 innings of work and boasted a 2.86 ERA … Concluded the year with a 4-3 overall record, allowing 23 earned runs and striking out 28 batters on the season … Held opponents to a .272 batting average, ranking second lowest on the team … Her four wins and 28 batters struck out paced the Blue & Gold pitching unit … Pitched three complete games and one shutout on the season, falling one out shy of her first collegiate 7-inning no-hitter in a 4-0 win over Rhode Island on Feb. 22 for her first win of the season … Pitched at least 5.0 innings of work in nine of the 11 appearances, including four appearances of 6.0-or-more innings … Ranks fourth in ETSU history for lowest opponent batting average in a career (.264) and career shutouts (7), sixth in fewest walks allowed per 7 innings (2.35) … Currently positioned in seventh in career games started in the circle (50) and eighth in career strikeouts (179) … Ranks ninth in most appearances (73) and innings pitched (282.0), while ranking 10th in ETSU history for career wins in the circle (18).

*Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (Junior): Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Appeared in a career-high 29 games with 24 starts on the season … Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 18 … Concluded the season with eight wins, four shutouts and 10 complete games … Tossed 121.2 innings of work and struck out a career-high 88 batters, more than doubling her 2018 strikeout numbers … Held opponents to a career-low .245 batting average … Started the season 4-0 with a 2.48 ERA through her first seven appearances on the year … Moved into the Top 10 in program history for career strikeouts with 151.

2018 (Sophomore): Made 22 appearances with 13 starts … Totaled four wins and two shutouts … Earned her first win of the season by tossing her first collegiate shutout in the 10-0, five-inning win over Colgate on Feb. 18 in Spartanburg, S.C. … Tossed a no-hitter with a season-high seven strikeouts in the 8-0, five-inning win over Jackson State on March 9 in Johnson City … Earned a big win against Western Carolina on May 5, allowing one run on five hits with three strikeouts in six innings.

2017 (Freshman): Named to the 2017 SoCon Honor Roll … Made 11 appearances with two starts in her rookie season … Made first collegiate appearance against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 10, while making her first collegiate start against Virginia on Feb. 18 … Finished 2-2 with a 2.75 ERA (11 ER/28.0 IP) with two saves on the season … Earned her first collegiate win against NC Central on Feb. 26 where she tossed four scoreless innings with six strikeouts … Secured her first collegiate save in the 3-2 win over Alabama A&M on Feb. 12 … Recorded three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against A&M … Picked up her other win against Chattanooga on April 15 and save in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Radford on March 17.

High School: During her junior season, Schmidt was named the team MVP, 2015 Scholar Athlete and to the 7A All-Region Team … Schmidt hit .329 and posted a 1.99 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 77 innings for the Blue Devils.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Mary Schmidt … Born June 21, 1998 … Majoring in physical therapy.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Sophomore

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    2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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    2020-21Redshirt Senior

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