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Kelsey Schmidt Season 2022

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Kelsey Schmidt Season 2022

PositionOF
Height5-6
YearSophomore
HometownMaineville, Ohio
B/TR/R

HONORS & AWARDS:
2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 Auburn Athletics Director Honor Roll

2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 
2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
 
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in 41 contests, primarily seeing action off the bench as a reserve outfielder … earned her way into the starting lineup towards the end of the season, totaling seven starts in the outfield … held a .375 average at the plate with 15 hits in 40 at bats … scored a career high 12 runs … eight of her 15 hits went for extra-bases for a .700 slugging percentage … knocked five doubles, one triple and two home runs for nine RBI … patient at the plate with five walks to help hold a .444 on-base percentage … drove in her first run of the season in a pinch-hit appearance at Georgia State (3/2) … turned in first multi-hit game of the year with a 2-for-2 outing in game one of the Niagara (4/15) doubleheader … slugged a three-run home run, her first of the season, in game two of the doubleheader, setting a career high in RBI … went 2-for-2 with a double and her first collegiate triple versus Jacksonville State (4/19) … made diving snags in the outfield in back-to-back contests at Mississippi State (4/22 – 4/23) … slugged her first home run in against an SEC opponent with a solo blast versus No. 15 Georgia (5/1) … set a career high in hits with a 3-for-3 night with a double against Louisiana (5/21) at the Clemson Regional.
 
2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 39 contests for the Tigers … started seven games in left field, one in center, 14 in right and seven as a designated player … knocked 18 hits to drive in five runs … slugged two doubles and two home runs … scored 11 runs … went 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts … recorded two multi-hit games for the Tigers … in the first at-bat of her collegiate career, slugged a two-run home run against Southeast Missouri State (2/13) to drive in the first runs of the 2021 season ... saved a run from scoring in Auburn's second game against SEMO (2/13) with a laser throw from right field to throw out a runner at third ... knocked her first collegiate double vs. No. 19 South Carolina (2/20) ... threw out her a base runner at the plate with an outfield assists against Jacksonville (2/20) ... celebrated her birthday in style, going 2-for-2 with a solo blast against No. 13 Florida State (3/20) ... swiped the first base of her collegiate career at No. 18 Missouri (3/26) ... recorded her second multi-hit game of the season, matching her career high with a two-hit night against Alabama State (4/13).
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
A slugger at the plate that has recorded double-digit home runs over all three of her varsity seasons …  totaled 33 career homers, knocking 13 alone over her junior season … led Little Miami to the 2019 Sectional Championship … two-time ECC First Team All-Conference selection … back-to-back Player of the Year honoree … 2018 Most Valuable Player winner … twice named to the All-State Second Team … 2019 SWOC First Team All-Conference honoree … also brought home First Team All-Region and Southwest All-District Team honors …senior season was suspended due to COVID-19.
 
PERSONAL:
Full name is Kelsey Ann Schmidt … born on March 20, 2002 … daughter of Shelley and Eric Schmidt … has three siblings, Cody, Brody and Brooklyn.

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Freshman
2021

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