August Robert Schmidt IV (born June 28, 1961) is the current

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of the

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baseball team. He was a

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from 1982 to 1986.

Early life and college

Schmidt attended Mary D. Bradford High School in

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. He was drafted by the

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in the ninth round (230th overall) of the

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, but he did not sign with the team. Instead, he attended the

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, where he played

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. In 1981 he won a gold medal as a member of the United States national team in World Games I. In 1982 he won the

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, an award given to the top amateur baseball player in the United States.

Minor league career

Schmidt was drafted second overall in the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft by the

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. After signing with the team, he spent the rest of the 1982 season with the Kinston Blue Jays, hitting .297 in 50 games. The following season he was promoted to the Knoxville Blue Jays, where he played in 135 games with a batting average of .266 and 28 doubles. In 1984, he was again promoted, splitting time between Knoxville and the

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of the International League, although there he had problems with both his fielding and hitting and only had a batting average of .201 in 46 games. Despite advancing to Triple-A by 1984, Schmidt never made the major leagues with the Blue Jays, because of issues with injuries and a logjam at shortstop in the Blue Jays organization. At the end Schmidt was traded to the

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along with Jim Gott for pitcher Gary Lavelle; he began the season with the

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, getting a fresh start in 1985. He played in 59 games for Phoenix and 12 more for the

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, then spent the 1986 season with the

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of the

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organization, where he hit .226 in 71 games.

Coach at Carthage College

He retired in 1986 and in 1987 was an assistant coach at

in his hometown of

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, where his father, Augie Schmidt III, had been head coach from 1962 to 1980. He became the head baseball coach in 1988, and has been the head coach since. On October 1st, 2024 Augie Schmidt announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2025 season. He named John Lequia his successor.

Personal life

Schmidt's nephew, Gavin Lux, is an infielder and outfielder for the

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Augie 1961 births Living people Baseball players from Kenosha, Wisconsin Kinston Blue Jays players Knoxville Blue Jays players Syracuse Chiefs players Phoenix Giants players Shreveport Captains players Kenosha Twins players Golden Spikes Award winners New Orleans Privateers baseball players Carthage Firebirds baseball coaches World Games gold medalists for the United States All-American college baseball players Mary D. Bradford High School alumni Baseball coaches from Wisconsin Medalists at the 1981 World Games