North Alabama second baseman Michael Schmidt (SR, 5-9, 150, Powder Springs, GA) is the Gulf South Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending April 15.
Schmidt collects his first honor of the season, second of his career, after leading UNA’s offense in the Lions’ 4-0 week. The senior went 10-for-18 at the plate, smashing three doubles, one triple and one homerun, while scoring eight runs and driving in five RBI. Schmidt had at least two hits and one extra-base hit in each game and was also a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts. The Powder Springs, GA native led the way in a three-game sweep of Christian Brothers, hitting .615 and accounting for 11 runs. He smashed his sixth homerun of the season in Wednesday’s 7-5 triumph at in-state rival Montevallo.