 Nick Schmidt (UA Sports Information)
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Biographical Data | |
| Player Name: | Nick Schmidt |
| Position: | Starting Pitcher |
| School: | Arkansas |
| School Type: | Four-Year College |
| Academic Class: | Junior |
| Birthdate: | 10/10/85 |
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 230 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Report Date(s): | 02/02/07 |
| Game(s): | Louisiana Tech |
Focus Area | Comments |
| Fastball: | Schmidt's fastball sits at around 91 mph. |
| Slider: | Schimdt wasn't able to throw his breaking stuff in his first start, partially because of temperatures that were around 30 degrees.. |
| Changeup: | An above-average offering to go along with his fastball. |
| Control: | Usually his forte, but Schmidt never got a good feel in his three innings against Louisiana Tech, walking five. |
| Physical Description: | Big, tall, workhorse of a lefty. |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. |
| Strengths: | command of his fastball and changeup, usually. With the cold and under a strict pitch count of 65, he never got going in this start. |
| Weaknesses: | His breaking stuff. Schmidt will have to show the ability to throw his slider more consistently to stay high on draft charts. |
| Summary: | Schmidt deserves a bit of a mulligan because of the conditions and the fact that it was just his first outing of the year. But he'll have to show that slider as the season wears on. |