At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
3, and I started by going to watch my brother play baseball.
Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
I always take a 30 minute to an hour long nap.
How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
Electric, and leading a team.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
Hockey, I used to play and was very good.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
I played hockey for 13 years.
Who is your biggest role model and why?
My mom, she is the strongest person I know.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
Ronald Acuna Jr.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
FRESHMAN – 2025
Did not appear in a game
No. 20 impact freshman for 2025 in the Big 12 by D1Baseball
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri
Ranked the No. 1 catcher in the state of Missouri, and the No. 12 overall prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report
Named 6A all-state, all-conference and all-district in 2023
Led Lafayette High School to a district championship in 2023
Awarded the 2022 Prep Baseball Report Future Games Most Valuable Player
Played two years of hockey in addition to baseball
PERSONAL
Son of Todd and Laura Schmitt
Has one older sister, Summer, and one older brother, Jack
His older brother, Jack, played baseball at Division III Trinity University (Texas)
Committed in October 2022
Picked Kansas over Utah and Missouri State
Chose Kansas because, “I chose Kansas because the atmosphere, the coaches and everything about Kansas felt like home right as I stepped on to campus. It was amazing. It felt like I was at home and was going to learn and get better every day here, so I committed and have no regrets.”