New Ulm HALL OF FAME Member

Neil Schmidt

Infielder

Selected 1994

Lifetime Baseball Batting Stats Page

          One of New Ulm's all-time greatest hitters is Neil Schmidt, and he joins the Hall of Fame ranks for amateur baseball in New Ulm.

          His .350 career batting average is 11^th on the all-time list, and he never hit less than .300 in any of his five seasons.

          Schmidt played shortstop with the Millers for two seasons, took a couple of seasons off, and then came back with three great years with the Brewers, including a .411 season in 1970.

          In 112 games he scored 97 runs and drove in 90.

          Neil served as a member of the New Ulm Baseball Association board and umpired with Southwest from 1973-75.

          Schmidt had two five-hit games (vs. Gaylord in 1966 and vs. Searles in 1967) and played on Tomahawk title teams in each of his five years. Four times his team won the playoffs and went on to the state tournament. Neil's highlight was the 1971 state tournament at Brownton, where he was named to the all-state team.

           Neil played his high school baseball at Franklin.