Clarke Schmidt

position Rhp
height 6-1
weight 205
class Junior
Hometown Acworth, Ga.
High school Allatoona HS

position Rhp
height 6-1
weight 205
class Junior
Hometown Acworth, Ga.
High school Allatoona HS

MLB Player Profile

Clarke Schmidt’s Career Stats

AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2017 Preseason All-America 1st Team (NCBWA)
2017 Preseason All-America 2nd Team (Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, Perfect Game)
Rated No. 8 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 MLB Draft by Baseball America
Rated No. 9 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
Rated No. 10 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
Rated No. 22 best overall junior in the nation by Perfect Game
Rated No. 35 best overall prospect in the nation for 2017 MLB Draft by MLB.com
Recognized as having the “Best Control” of all pitchers in the SEC by Baseball America
Earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA (2016)
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Earned second-team All-SEC honors (2016)
Named to USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (2016)
Named to College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List (2016)
Rated No. 40 best college prospect in the nation for 2017 by D1Baseball
Rated No. 15 best prospect in the SEC for 2017 by D1Baseball
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Fall 2014 Dean’s List

2017 (JUNIOR)

Went 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA in nine starts, allowed 15 runs, nine earned, on 41 hits with 18 walks to 70 strikeouts in 60.1 innings with opponents batting .194 against him
Missed last half of the season after suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament to his right elbow
Named to USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
Started nine games and went 4-1 with a 1.34 ERA in 60.1 innings with 15 runs allowed, nine earned on 41 hits with 18 walks and 70 strikeouts, opponents hit .194 against him
Allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits in eight innings with a walk and 11 strikeouts in 7-4 loss to Mississippi State (4/14)
No-decision in 5-3 loss to Vanderbilt (4/7); allowed two runs on five hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts
Eight scoreless innings with just five hits allowed, three walks and 10 strikeouts to earn win in 7-0 victory at Auburn (4/1)
No-decision in 4-2 win vs. Alabama after allowing one run on three hits in six innings with no walks and five strikeouts (3/26)
Improved to 3-0 after allowing just two runs on eight hits in 7.1 innings with no walks and a career-high 12 strikeouts in 3-2 win over Michigan State (3/10)
Improved to 2-0 with a win in 2-0 victory at Clemson (3/3); 5.2 scoreless with just four hits allowed, seven walks and five strikeouts
No-decision in 4-3 win over Wright State (2/24); allowed three runs, all unearned, on four hits in 6.1 innings with a walk and 11 strikeouts
Allowed just one run on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6.2 innings to earn a win in 7-1 victory over UNCG on Opening Day (2/17).

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

Made 18 appearances with 17 starts, 9-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 111.1 innings, allowed 50 runs, 42 earned, on 107 hits with 27 walks and 129 strikeouts, opponents hit .248 against him
Won ninth game of the year in a win in 10-5 win at Kentucky (5/6); allowed five runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings with a walk and seven strikeouts
Quality start in 5-4 loss to Florida (4/29); allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 6.1 innings
Improved to 8-1 with second career complete game allowing one run on five hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts in a career-high innings in 3-1 win at Georgia (4/15)
Earned seventh win of the season allowing two runs, one earned, on nine hits in six innings with three walks and 10 strikeouts in 7-6 win over Tennessee (4/8)
Pitched first career complete game in 6-3 loss at Vanderbilt (3/31); allowed six runs, four earned, on eight hits in eight innings with a walk and nine strikeouts
Improved to 6-0 with win in 5-1 victory at Ole Miss (3/24); allowed one run on nine hits in 6.2 innings with eight strikeouts
Improved to 5-0 with win in 10-6 victory over Arkansas (3/18); allowed four runs on nine hits with a walk and a career-high 11 strikeouts
Improved to 4-0 throwing 7.1 scoreless innings with just four hits allowed, no walks and nine strikeouts in 9-0 win over Charleston Southern (3/11)
Improved to 3-0 with a career-high eight inning and nine strikeouts, did not allow a run and allowed just five hits in 8-1 win over Clemson (3/4); named SEC Pitcher of the Week and won the Tom Price Award as MVP for the Gamecocks in the Clemson series
Seven scoreless innings to improve to 2-0 on the year with just one hit allowed and one walk while striking out eight in 7-1 win over Penn State (2/26)
Allowed one run on three hits in six innings of work with four walks and six strikeouts to earn first win of the season in 10-1 victory over Albany (2/19)

2015 (FRESHMAN)

Made 18 appearances with 10 starts, went 2-2 with a 4.81 ERA in 58.0 innings, allowed 37 runs, 31 earned, on 70 hits with 20 walks and 55 strikeouts
Allowed two runs on seven hits in 3.1 inning while striking out four and walking one in 3-2 win over Vanderbilt (4/18)
One scoreless inning of relief in 7-4 loss to Presbyterian (4/14)
Allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and seven strikeouts in four innings in 4-2 win vs. The Citadel (4/8)
Worked five-plus innings and allowed four runs on five hits with three walks and a career-high eight strikeouts in 8-5 win over Georgia (3/29)
Career-high 6.2 innings and seven strikeouts, allowed two runs on four hits in 6-4 win over Kentucky (3/15)
First career start in 5-3 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/8); allowed two runs, both unearned, on two hits in 4.2 innings with two walks and four strikeouts
One scoreless inning of relief in 4-1 win vs. Clemson (2/28)
Improved to 2-0 with 2.1 innings of relief, allowed one run on five hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 6-4 win over Northeastern (2/22)
First career win with 4.2 scoreless innings of relief in 5-2 win over Furman (2/17); allowed just four hits and no walks with three strikeouts
One perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 6-3 loss to College of Charleston (2/13)

HIGH SCHOOL

As a senior in 2014, went 8-2 with a 0.72 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 55.0 innings
Compiled a career ERA of 1.55 at Allatoona HS
Rated No. 108 best high school prospect in the nation by Nine Baseball
Rated No. 230 best high school prospect in the nation by Perfect Game USA
Rated No. 18 best high school prospect in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game USA
Georgia Region 5AAAAA 2014 Pitcher of the Year
Participated in USA Baseball’s 2013 Tournament of Stars
Played for Team Elite AAU team

PERSONAL