Colby-Sawyer Athletics

AT COLBY-SAWYER
2024: Schmitt continued to be an important piece for the Chargers in his second season starting 35 games while making 37 appearances. Jared ended the year slashing .286/.344/.446 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with five homers, 28 runs scored, 24 RBIs, nine stolen bases and three doubles. Defensively Schmitt shifted to right field with 59 putouts and eight assists with a .944 fielding percentage. Jared's first big game of the season came on March 15th against St. Joseph's (Long Island) going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a pair of runs scored. Schmitt added his best game of the season April 27th against Rivier going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a RBI. 

2023: Schmitt became a star for the Chargers in his first year at Colby-Sawyer starting 16 games and making 21 overall appearances. Jared ended the year with a .444/.531/.667 (AVG/OBP/SLG) slash line with two homers, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored, six doubles and 11 stolen bases. Schmitt launched his first collegiate home run on March 11th against Medaille University going 2-for-2 with a homer, three runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. Jared followed it up with a 2-for-2 game the next day against the University of Maine - Presque Isle with a home run, double, a career-best five RBI and a run scored. Schmitt's best conference game came on April 22nd at Saint Joseph's College of Maine going 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. Jared was later named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Rookie Team as well as being named a GNAC Rookie of the Week in week number two and was also the Division III Third Baseman of the week. 

PRIOR TO COLBY-SAWYER: Graduate of Keene High School, where Schmitt was a third team All-State selection in 2021 and was named team MVP in 2022.