Bowling Green State University Athletics
Schmitz Placed in EMU Hall of Fame
February 13, 2006 | Baseball
Feb. 13, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Eastern Michigan University has inducted BGSU Head Baseball Coach Danny Schmitz, a former standout for the Eagles, into the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame.
"It's truly an honor to be inducted into the EMU Hall of Fame," said Schmitz, "There is no doubt in my mind that I would not be where I am today without my time at Eastern Michigan University."
Schmitz joins Tommy Asinga (track and field), Dan Boisture (football coach), Ben Braun (basketball coach), Hamilton Morningstar (track and field), Dr. Waldomar Roeser (team physician), Sara Seegers (softball) and Harold Simons (basketball) as members of the Class of 2005.
From the EMU Sports Information Department:
DAN SCHMITZ...Graduated in 1979...One of the outstanding baseball players in Eastern Michigan University history, earning four letters from 1974-77...Played second base on two teams that went to the NCAA College World Series, including the 1976 team that was the runner-up to national champion Arizona and the 1975 squad that was fifth in the nation...Named to the NCAA College World Series All-Star team in 1976...Selected honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference in 1976...Led EMU in runs scored in 1976 and 1977 and in stolen bases in 1977...Finished second on the 1977 team in hitting with a .339 average...Served the 1977 baseball squad as a co-captain...Played on a United States All-Star Team in the summer of 1976...Finished his EMU career with a .294 batting average and a .975 fielding percentage...Chosen in the 20th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees and played eight seasons of minor league baseball...Also coached in the minor leagues for three years and led his Visalia (Calif.) team to the Northern Division pennant in 1986...Spent the 1988-90 seasons as an assistant coach at EMU before being named head coach at Bowling Green State University in 1990...Now in his 16th season as BGSU's head baseball coach where he has a 409-362-4 record and has led the Falcons to four MAC East Division titles, two MAC Tournament championships and two NCAA regional berths...Has more wins than any coach in BGSU history.
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