Career Stats

Highly-touted freshman righthander who will compete for innings in 2013 ... #5 freshman in the nation in the preseason by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... preseason ACC freshman-of-the-year by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... #24 freshman in the nation in the preseason by Baseball America ... #4 newcomer in the ACC in the preseason by Baseball America ... #2 ACC prospect for the 2015 draft in the preseason by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Drafted in the 36th round (#1114 overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2012 ... #31 player and #10 righthander in the nation and #4 player in Georgia by Perfect Game ... #171 prospect in the nation and #14 prospect in Georgia by Baseball America ... East Coast Pro Showcase ... All-American by Perfect Game ... Under-18 Team USA member ... all-state selection as a senior ... Cobb County Pitcher-of-the-Year as a senior ... All-Cobb County selection as a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior ... lettered four times in baseball and three times in basketball ... coached by Keith Hansen at Allatoona High School.

Personal: His father, retired Marine Colonel Dwight Schmidt, flew F-18 fighter jets for 20 years, including an extended tour over Iraq, before retiring to become a pilot with Delta ... majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management ... born Clate Connor Schmidt on Dec. 10, 1993 in Beaufort, SC.