Alex Schmid

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Canton, Ohio
High School:
Central Catholic

2007 (Fr.)
Played in 26 games with 19 starts to earn his first letter . . . split time at catcher with teammate Zach Dygert . . . hit .286 for the season with 13 RBI in 63 at bats . . . made his first collegiate start in the season-opener at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 15) . . . tallied a season-high three hits at Western Michigan (April 29) . . . logged a season-best three RBI at IPFW (May 15) and in the final game of the season versus Central Michigan (May 19) . . . also belted his first career home run in the season finale.

2006
Redshirted at Ball State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in baseball as a catcher for coach Doug Miller . . . named first team All-Ohio and the Massillon Independent Player of the Year as a senior in 2005 . . . also earned All-Ohio honorable mention honors in 2004 . . . set school records for single-season batting average (.530), career extra base hits (64) and career RBI (142) . . . hit .476 for his career with a .623 on base percentage . . . raised his on base percentage to .709 during his senior season . . . helped the Crusaders to a Division II State Runner-Up finish in 2003 . . . that team strung together 17 straight wins and set the school record for wins in a season with 32 . . . his team also won a sectional title his senior season in 2005.

PERSONAL
Major is undecided . . . born April 3, 1987, in Canton, Ohio . . . son of Craig and Paula Schmid . . . has two sisters . . . sister Emilie played volleyball and basketball at Wittenberg University . . . full name is Alex Fleet Schmid.