Career: Picked in the 13th round (No. 393 overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals ... Ranks third in App State history at 224 career strikeouts with two of the top eight single-season totals in school history. Had 83 strikeouts (tied for third) in 2018 and 79 strikeouts (tied for eighth) in 2017 … Sixth in school history with 41 starts (in 42 appearances) and tied for fifth with 248.1 career innings … Has 12 career wins and a 4.49 career ERA (124 earned runs in 248.1 innings) ... After six difficult starts to begin his college career, Schmid changed his delivery at the urging of pitching coach Justin Aspegren, and Schmid had a 3.95 ERA with 12 victories over his final 36 appearances (35 starts) for the Mountaineers.

2018: The Friday starter on the mound, Schmid went 4-7 with a 4.66 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 14 starts … Allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 14 starts. Adding in the Louisiana start in which he allowed three earned runs after taking a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning, Schmid had a 1.99 ERA with 13 earned runs in 58.2 innings over those nine quality starts ... Had six strikeouts, five hits, no earned runs and no walks over 7.2 innings in a 4-1 win at ULM on April 20 and 6­­.0 scoreless innings in a 5-0 win at UTA on May 5 … Also recorded victories against UNCW, where he struck out 11 batters (tied for the highest regular-season total in the Sun Belt) while giving two runs on four hits over 7.0 innings, and against Troy, as he gave up two earned runs in 6.0 innings ... Had the fourth-best ERA (3.61) among returning full-time starters in the Sun Belt Conference entering 2018.

2017: Often the Saturday or Game 2 starter on the mound for the Mountaineers … Led App State starters and ranked seventh among full-time Sun Belt starters with a 3.61 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) … Posted a 6-7 record in a team-high 87.1 innings (seventh in the Sun Belt) with 98 hits allowed, 50 runs allowed (35 earned), 79 strikeouts (ninth in the Sun Belt) and 26 walks … Also had 40 at-bats primarily as a designated hitter, as he batted .225 with nine hits, four doubles and two RBIs … ­­­Six wins tied for eighth place in the Sun Belt … In a mid-April start at Georgia Southern, improved to 5-4 by striking out a career-high 13 batters, giving up four hits, allowing two runs (one earned) and walking only one batter in 7.0 innings of a 7-3 road victory … In a 7-3 win against Western Carolina, allowed three runs (one earned) and struck out seven over eight innings … Picked up a win in the 12-4 victory at No. 14 Louisiana by allowing two earned runs and six hits over 7.0 innings ... Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 10 of 13 starts and at least 7.0 innings in 6 of 13 starts … Had at least six strikeouts in seven of his 14 appearances … Four of his six victories came in Sun Belt Conference play ... Went 2-for-4 at the plate against Missouri on March 10 and Radford on April 18.

2016: Was one of the Sun Belt’s top two-way performers as a true freshman … served as the primary designated except on Sundays, when he was the Mountaineers’ starting pitcher … owned a .285 batting average at the plate and a 5.33 ERA on the mound (good for second among starters) … led team in strikeouts, tossing 62 guys chairs on the season … finished third on the team in batting (.285) while also finishing second among pitchers with 76.0 innings pitched … came around late in the season in both roles, despite having only 137 at-bats (sixth on team) … hit .408 (20-for-49) over his last 13 contests at the plate … collected three-plus hits four times … compiled a 3.18 ERA (18 earned runs in 51.0 innings), .246 opponents’ batting average (48 hits in 51.0 IP), 36 strikeouts and only 13 walks in his last eight starts on the mound … turned in a gem against eventual NCAA Tallahassee Regional participant and then-No. 23 South Alabama (April 17) when he threw 7.0 innings and only allowed one run and six hits, striking out a season-high nine batters in the 4-3 dramatic victory … was the first App State player in 13 years to bat hit for the cycle (double, single, three-run homer, triple) against Quinnipiac (Game 2 - Feb. 27) … had an impressive performance as a two-way player in the UT Arlington series (May 13-15), getting four hits, a double and two runs in games 1-2 before throwing 5.2 innings in game 3 for five strikeouts … turned in a great offensive performance against UNC Asheville (March 9), going 2-4 for 3 RBI, a home run, a walk-drawn and two run … set a career-high for RBI with four against NC A&T (May 3), going 3-5 and crossing the plate twice himself.

High School: All-conference performer … compiled a 0.51 ERA as a junior and 0.62 ERA as a senior … threw two no-hitters during prep career … selected to participate in North Carolina vs. South Carolina all-star game … coach by Gary Smith … attended same high school as current Appalachian State teammate Chandler Seagle … played summer/fall ball for Dirtbags (coached by Andy Partin).

Personal: Full name is Colin Ray Schmid … born Aug. 13, 1997 … son of Beverly and Ray Schmid … brother, Thomas, has played baseball at Wake Tech C.C. … Colin is majoring in construction management with minors in Spanish and business … member of Dean’s List and Appalachian State athletics’ academic honor roll.