Augie Schmidt

Augie Schmidt was once an exhilirating shortstop who played his college ball at the University of New Orleans during the early '80's. Hitting .342 with 30 home runs during his college carerr, Schmidt led the UNO Privateers to 3 consecutive NCAA Regional appearances. In 1982, which was Augie's junior season at UNO, Schmidt was selected as the Golden Spikes award winner as the nation’s top amateur player. That same year, the Toronto Blue Jays made him the 2nd overall selection in the Major League Draft. Unfortunately, Schmidt languished then fizzled out in the minor leagues, never making it up to play in the majors. Schmidt currently coaches the Carthage College baseball team in his hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin.