Jarrod Schmidt Class: Junior Hometown: Marietta, GA Height / Weight: 6-1 / 215 Position: 1B/C/OF/RHP Birthdate: 10/02/1980 Bats-Throws: R-R

One of the most versatile players in Clemson history...has an 18-3 career record, but has been used mostly as a rightfielder in 2002...a career .286 hitter with 32 home runs and 131 RBIs in 169 games (162 starts)...a career .500 hitter in NCAA Tournament play...his .857 career winning percentage is tied for fourth-best in Clemson history...has a career 4.17 ERA in 30 starts, seven relief appearances, and 174.2 innings pitched...throws over 90 miles per hour and has above average speed on the basepaths as well.

2002: Hitting .312 with 11 homers, 12 doubles, and 54 RBIs in 61 starts...has appeared in just five games on the mound, tallying a 2-0 record...drafted by the Reds in the 24th round in the Major League Draft...has four outfield assists, tops on the team...hit .321 with five doubles, five homers, and 20 RBIs in 21 ACC regular-season games...hitting .337 against righties...has 20 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games...earned the win in relief against #25 Auburn on Feb. 24...went 4-for-6 with a double, homer, three runs scored, and six RBIs at College of Charleston on Mar. 1...picked up the win in relief against #4 South Carolina on Mar. 3...went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs against Purdue on Mar. 9...went 2-for-4 with a double and homer against Georgia Southern on Mar. 12...went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs against Maryland on Mar. 29...had two hits, including a homer, two RBIs, and scored three runs against Maryland on Mar. 30...went 3-for-5 with a double, homer, and two RBIs against N.C. State on Apr. 7...had three hits against Furman on Apr. 23; he had missed five games in a row while attending services for the death of his grandfather...went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two stolen bases against Wofford on May 8...went 2-for-4 with three RBIs at Virginia on May 11...went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, two homers, a double, and four RBIs at Virginia on May 12; he also had seven straight hits over a two-game span, tied for the fifth-best mark in Tiger history...Second-Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America...Third-Team Preseason All-America choice by NCBWA...hit a two-run, go ahead homer and added a single in Clemson's 4-2 win against #22 East Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 1...went 4-for-7 with a homer, three runs scored, and three RBIs against #22 East Carolina in the Clemson Regional on June 2...named to the Clemson Regional All-Tournament team; he was 7-for-15 (.467) with five runs scored, two homers, and six RBIs in the three games...went 2-for-4 with three RBIs against #18 Arkansas in the Clemson Super Regional on June 8; his two-run single in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winner in the Tigers' 8-7 win.

2001: Has been a valuable weapon both on the mound and as the Tigers' primary designated hitter and was named first team All-ACC for his role as a designated hitter... third on the team with 16 home runs... ranked seventh in the ACC in opponents batting average (.254)... tougher on right-handed batters (.212)... second on the team in wins (7)... notched first win of the year in a 9-5 victory over Oregon State... allowed two runs in five innings in a 9-3 victory over Georgia Southern... gave up one run in six innings in an 11-1 win over Old Dominion... pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief at Florida State... pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief in an 8-7 win over Coastal Carolina... earned the decision after throwing 5.1 innings in a 6-4 win over Duke... allowed just five hits and one run during a 5-1 complete game victory over Georgia Tech... had a shutout until allowing a solo home run in the ninth inning... the performance followed Steve Reba's complete game a day earlier, marking back-to-back complete games for Clemson for the first time since Billy Koch and Ken Vining did it in the 1996 NCAA Tournament... allowed two runs over six innings in a no-decision at N.C. State... yielded just three hits and one run over five innings in a win against Virginia... pitched 5.1 strong innings against Florida State in the ACC Tournament, allowing three earned runs in the no-decision... gave up three runs over five innings against Seton Hall to pick up his seventh win of the season... started game two of the Super Regional against Miami... batted 8-16 with 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored during the Las Vegas trip... went 3-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored against College of Charleston... homered in a 7-0 victory over Maryland... hit a solo home run in a 6-0 win over Wofford... homered twice in a 7-4 loss against Florida State... drove in two runs in a 2-5 performance against Coastal Carolina... went 6-13 with three home runs and nine RBIs in the Duke series... blasted two home runs in a 10-1 victory over the Blue Devils... hit his 13th home run of the year in his 5-1 complete game victory over Georgia Tech... went 2-4 with a home run against Western Carolina... hit his 15th home run in the regular season finale against Virginia... was the only Tiger with two hits in Clemson's 7-3 loss to Virginia in the ACC Tournament... earned a win and was named to the All-Tournament team as a designated hitter in the Clemson Regional... went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Clemson's Regional-opening win over William & Mary... finished the regional with a .500 batting average with four runs scored and four RBIs... was the team's best player in the Super Regional against Miami... went 5-7 with one home run, three RBIs and two runs scored in the two games.

2000: Had one of the finest freshman seasons for a pitcher in Clemson history... Freshman All-America pitcher according to Collegiate Baseball... Second-Team All-ACC starting pitcher... was 9-0 in 15 starts and one relief appearance... his nine wins without a loss rank fourth best in a season in Tiger history... won in seven consecutive outings from Mar. 11 to Apr. 22... had a 3.61 ERA... pitched 92.1 innings overall, allowing 97 hits and 43 walks while striking out 63... allowed just five homers and had a .272 opponent batting average... was 6-0 with a 4.00 ERA in ACC regular season games... had a team-best 2.38 ERA and 7-0 record in day games... held opponents to a .213 batting average with two outs... at the plate, he hit .230 with 26 RBIs in 152 at bats... hit five homers... started 26 games as the DH, seven in right field, and six at first base... hit .284 with a .402 on-base percentage in ACC regular season games... was 3-for-9 in a pinch-hitting role... in his first career start on the mound against Old Dominion on Feb. 19, he allowed four hits, one run, and a walk while striking out three in 5.0 innings... broke an 0-for-19 slump to drive in the first of Clemson's 10 runs in the fifth inning against James Madison on Feb. 26; he had two hits and three RBIs in the game... did not factor in the decision, yet still pitched effectively against UNLV on Mar. 5; he allowed just three hits and one earned run while striking out six in 7.0 innings... picked up the win in relief against Ohio on Mar. 11; he pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out six... picked up the win in the first game of a doubleheader against Maryland on Mar. 18; he allowed six hits and two earned runs in 7.0 innings... went 2-for-5 with an RBI against The Citadel on Mar. 24... pitched the first complete game by a Tiger in 2000, doing so at #8 North Carolina on Apr. 1; he allowed seven hits, no earned runs, and one walk while striking out five to earn the win... had two hits, including a homer, and two RBIs against Western Carolina on Apr. 4... went 2-for-2 with a homer, double, two runs scored, two walks, and three RBIs... earned his fifth win in his fifth straight start against N.C. State on Apr. 9; he allowed two runs in 5.1 innings and went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, including a homer... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against #11 Wake Forest on Apr. 15... earned his sixth victory in as many starts in the second game of a doubleheader against #11 Wake Forest on Apr. 15; he pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three runs... picked up his seventh straight win at Duke on April 22; he gave up six hits and two runs in 6.2 innings... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a homer at #5 Georgia Tech on Apr. 29... hit two doubles and drove in two runs at Virginia on May 14... got the win against Middle Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on May 28; after allowing three first-inning runs, he did not allow another run in 6.0 innings; he also allowed eight hits and one walk while striking out five... pitched 7.0 innings against #8 Louisiana-Lafayette in the College World Series on June 14; he did not factor in the decision despite allowing just two earned runs, and a walk while striking out four... listed as the #12 freshman prospect in the country in Baseball America's College Preview issue... listed as the #4 newcomer in the ACC in Baseball America's College Preview issue... one of the first 20 players invited to the USA National Team trials.

Before Clemson: #22 High School prospect in the nation by Baseball America in the 1999 Early Draft Preview... also listed by Baseball America as one of the best raw power hitters in the nation... #4 high school prospect in Georgia by Baseball America... First-Team All-American according to Baseball America... a USA Today Preseason Top-25 Player in '99... MVP of the Connie Mack World Series held in New Mexico in the summer of 1999... drafted in the 23rd round by the Florida Marlins in the '99 June Draft... was team MVP as a senior at Lassiter High School... also was team captain, First-Team All-State, Region Player-of-the-Year, and Georgia Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as a senior... his team finished 35-2 and won the state title as a senior... as a sophomore, Lassiter High won the Region Championship, with a 24-6 record, and was the state runner-up... was the Player-of-the-Year of East Cobb County as a sophomore... was also on the All-Tournament Team in the AAU World Series... was the MVP of his summer league team in 1995, 1996, and 1997... his '97 AAU team won the World Series and finished with an 85-10 record... high school teammate of fellow Tiger teammate Chad Bendinelli; grew up next door to Bendinelli in Marietta as well; the two have lived next door to each other since the age of one... also from the same hometown as former Tiger star Shane Monahan... Lassiter High had sent 13 players to college baseball in the four years prior to Schmidt's arrival... lettered four times in baseball... coached by Mickey McMurtry at Lassiter High.

Personal: Pronounced JAIR-uhd... nicknamed "Jay-rod" and "Schmitty"... majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management... born Jarrod Scott Schmidt on Oct. 2, 1980 in Washington, D.C.

Schmidt Career Stats
Year	AVG	G-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR RBI	TB	BB	HBP	SF	OB%	SB
2000	.230	49-43	152	20	35	8	2	5 26	62	27	0	2	.343	1-1
2001	.298	59-58	215	43	64	12	0	16 51	124	15	7	6	.354	4-5
2002	.312	61-61	237	46	74	12	1	11 54	121	21	4	2	.375	6-6
Total	.286	169-162	604	109	173	32	3	32 131	307	63	11	10	.359	11-12

Year	ERA	W-L	G-GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H R	ER	BB	SO
2000	3.61	9-0	16-15	1	0	0	92.1	97 46	37	43	63
2001	4.34	7-3	16-14	1	0	0	74.2	73 42	36	35	59
2002	9.39	2-0	5-1	0	0	0	7.2	11 8	8	7	8
Total	4.17	18-3	37-30	2	0	0	174.2	181 96	81	85	130