The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Softball Roster
Roster
Torie Schmidt
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Valencia
- Hometown:
- Yorba Linda, Calif.
CAREER ACCOLADES
Earned 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Central Region Second Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors ... selected to the 2011 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
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Made 55 starts while appearing in 59 games, primarily in left field ... tied for second on the team with a .358 batting average (53-for-148) and third on the team with 16 stolen bases ... recorded 15 games with two or more hits, tied for the fifth most on the squad ... collected seven multi-RBI contests ... hit most often in the seventh spot of the order, with the Longhorns going 27-5 in such contests (.844 winning percentage) ... paced the Big 12 Conference with a .388 batting average (26-for-67) during league play ... topped UT with 26 hits during league action ... placed second on the squad with a .415 average (39-for-94) during home games ... went two-for-four with two runs batted in on May 19 against Houston in the NCAA Austin Regional ... helped the Longhorns rally from a 6-1 deficit by hitting a two-run walk-off double in the seventh against No. 18 Texas A&M (April 28) for the 7-6 victory ... finished with a three-for-four day and three RBI against the Aggies ... posted three hits in back-to-back games against No. 11 Missouri (April 5-6) ... had a three-for-three performance with a double and trio of RBI on April 5 against the Tigers ... tallied two singles with two runs batted in versus Texas Tech (March 6) ... registered a three-for-three day with a run batted in and two scored against UTSA (Feb. 10) ... opened the season with a career game on Feb. 9 against Cal State Fullerton, compiling personal bests with four hits, four RBI and three runs scored.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
Appeared in 55 games, started 54 and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage ... ranked fifth on the club with .345 batting average and stood third with 13 stolen bases ... totaled three hits, four RBI, a walk and one run scored in the Longhorns[apos] series sweep at Texas Tech (April 22-23) ... recorded four hits and four runs scored in Texas[apos] two-game series sweep at No. 18 Oklahoma State (April 2-3) ... went two-for-three with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in UT[apos]s 5-0 win at Cal State Fullerton (March 19) ... notched three hits, an RBI, a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a 9-2 win over Fresno State (March 18) ... posted three hits and scored two runs in the Longhorns[apos] 12-0 win against No. 4 Washington (March 17) ... tallied five-straight multiple-hit games in Texas[apos] five-game tournament sweep at the Judi Garman Classic ... led all players at the event with a .750 average ... registered two hits, two runs, a walk and a stolen base in UT[apos]s 9-0 win over Cal Poly (Feb. 25) ... capped a career-best eight-game hitting streak with a single against Missouri State (Feb. 20) ... went two-for-three and scored a run in the Longhorns[apos] 14-4 victory over Louisville (Feb. 13) ... recorded a three-run triple and a walk in Texas[apos] 14-1 win over Northern Illinois (Feb. 12). AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
Experienced action in 43 games and started 12, splitting time between left field and second base ... registered a hit and run scored in UT[apos]s 10-2 win against No. 7 Missouri (April 11) ... delivered a single and run in a 13-8 victory over San Jose State (March 18) ... posted a two-hit effort and stole a base in 14-5 win against UC Davis (Feb. 27) ... connected for first collegiate hit in UT[apos]s 5-4 win over Syracuse with two-for-two performance and added a run scored (Feb. 27).
NATIONALLY
In 2009, played for head coach Phil Bruder[apos]s California Raiders out of Long Beach, Calif. ... claimed third at the 2007 ASA Gold Nationals as a member of head coach Doug Myers[apos] Batbusters squad.
BEFORE TEXAS
A four-year letterwinner at Valencia High School ... four-time All-Empire League First Team selection ... tabbed Empire League Female Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009 ... named an Empire League scholar athlete in 2008 and 2009 ... helped her 2008 Valencia squad to a No. 9 ranking in the final 2008 USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association High School Top 25 ... averaged 27 stolen bases per season during her four years at Valencia.
PERSONAL
Full name is Torie Lynn Schmidt ... born Aug. 10, 1991, in Orange, Calif. ... daughter of John and Patricia Schmidt ... has two siblings, Thomas (23) and Taylor (18), who is a freshman softball player at McNeese State ... majoring in physical culture and sports ... five-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2009 - Fall 2010 and Spring 2012 - Fall 2012).
