An infielder on the Missouri softball team from 1985-88, Schmidt set school season records for hits (77), batting average (.410) and putouts. She also established career marks for hits (212), batting average (.350) and slugging percentage (.438). She was a three-time all-Big Eight Conference selection, who twice earned all-Midwest honors, and was an all-American in 1986. Schmidt continued to play after her days at Mizzou and was a member of the Ballwin Saints team that won the Women’s Class A national championship in 1990, and the Raybestos Brackettes team that won the Women’s Major national championship in 1991 and ‘92. She played for the U.S. team that won a gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1991, and at the International Cup in Beijing, China, in 1992. A native of St. Louis, Schmidt was an assistant coach at Missouri for four years and has worked as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service.
