Kristin Schmidt

Kristin Schmidt

Full name	Kristin Ann Schmidt
Country (sports)	America
Born	1982|4|3 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Plays	pitcher
College	Notre Dame Fighting Irish softball LSU Tigers softball

Kristin Schmidt also known as Kristin Ann Schmidt (born 3 April 1982) is an American former softball player who played softball as pitcher. ^[1]

Early life

Kristin Schmidt was born to Nancy and Robbie Schmidt in Houston, Texas and she majored in political science. ^[2]

Playing career

Kristin Schmidt started playing as a freshman for Notre Dame where she earned herself BIG EAST weekly pitching award. ^[3] Then later she transferred to LSU. ^[4] In 2003 she returned to the All-American second team where she pitched in four games in less than 24 hours and was named tournament MVP. ^[5] she ranks second in LSU history in wins, strikeouts, saves, and shutouts. In 2004, she was known as the Flame-throwing durable pitcher and named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Baker, Stephen (2010-01-16). "30 Greatest Tigers of the Decade: #16 Kristin Schmidt". And The Valley Shook. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
2. "Kristin Schmidt". LSU. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
3. "Softball's Kristin Schmidt Named Co-BIG EAST Pitcher-of-the-Week". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
4. snoadmin; Writer
   , Jeff Sentell, Contributing (2004-03-05). "Softball completes sweep of Miss. State". Reveille. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
5. snoadmin; Sportswriter
   , Justin Robicheaux (2004-01-30). "Softball readies to play small ball". Reveille. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
6. "Kristin Schmidt". LSU. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
7. Higgins, Ron (2020-06-10). "Tiger Rag High 5: LSU best all-time softball player | Tiger Rag" . Retrieved 2025-08-18.