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Jersey Number 27
Paul Schmitz
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bonn, Germany
- High School:
- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Gymnasium
AWARDS
2023 Freshman All-American Second Team
2023 American All-Academic Team
JUNIOR (2025)
SOPHOMORE (2024)
FRESHMAN (2023)
HIGH SCHOOL
2023 Freshman All-American Second Team
2023 American All-Academic Team
JUNIOR (2025)
- Made 13 of 14 weekend series starts with the 14th start in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal vs. No. 3 seed TCU
- Team leader in starts (14)
- Second among qualified pitchers in ERA (5.58)
- Second on the team in wins (4)
- 49 strikeouts ranked third on the team
- Saturday night starter on Opening Weekend vs. Minnesota (2/15)
- Season-high seven strikeouts at Oklahoma State (4/18)
- Four 6+ strikeout starts
- Season-longest outing with 6.1 innings pitched at Baylor (4/4)
- Seven starts of at least 5.0 innings
- Quality start with six strikeouts in first start vs. Minnesota (2/15)
- Won three of first four starts
SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Appeared in a single-season high 15 games, all out of the bullpen.
- Struck out a season-high five against Texas (4/14) over 2.0 innings.
- Worked a season-best 3.0 innings at BYU (3/14) with three strikeouts in Houston’s 9-2 win.
- Struck out multiple hitters in three consecutive games, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 innings with nine strikeouts (4/14-20).
- Posted six appearances with multiple strikeouts.
- Allowed just two of 15 inherited runners to score all season.
FRESHMAN (2023)
- Made 12 appearances with seven starts
- Finished with a 1-3 record over 41.1 with 36 strikeouts
- Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Cal pitching 1.0 innings
- Made first collegiate start against Oklahoma throwing 5.0 innings and striking out six (3/11)
- Pitched 6.2 innings at Minnesota allowing only two runs with seven strikeouts (3/18)
- Against Northwestern, threw 6.2 innings allowing two runs with a career-high eight strikeouts (3/25)
- Made back-to-back one-hit shutout appearances with two strikeouts
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped at Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Gymnasium in Bonn, Germany
- No. 11 European Player (Perfect Game)
- 2021 best pitcher at the 18u European Championship
- Played trumpet in the band
- 2x European champion
- Full name is Paul Schmitz
- Son of Udo and Cornelia
- Has four siblings Max, Franziska, Eva, and Mimi
- Max Schmitz played baseball for Georgia State University
- Interested in studying Biomedical Engineering
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Antoine Jean, Malachi Lott
Friday, May 23
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Connor McGinnis, Andres Perez
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 9, Kansas State 2
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 13, Arizona 4
Thursday, May 15
