Spencer Schmitz

Position:
Director of Hockey Operations
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ohio
High School:
Bowling Green High School

Spencer Schmitz is entering his second year as a member of the Falcon hockey coaching staff and his second-straight season as serving as the program[apos]s Director of Hockey Operations. Schmitz, who is also an assistant coach on BGSU[apos]s Mid-American Conference Regular-Season Championship baseball team, is in charge of all the team[apos]s operations and also assists in many of the team[apos]s day-to-day duties.

Schmitz, a native of Bowling Green, Ohio and a former BGSU baseball player (2001-2004), also served in a similiar capacity for the Falcon hockey team during the 2004-05 season, where he served as a volunteer assistant coach. That season the Falcons went 16-16-4 under head coach Scott Paluch and hosted their first home playoff series in over decade with Schmitz helping in the pressbox. Last season with his help upstairs again, BG won 18 games - the most in over a decade - as they once again hosted a first round playoff series.

Other hockey coaching experiences for Schmitz include serving as an assistant coach for the Bowling Green High School hockey team from 2002-2004, where he played as a high school student.

On the baseball front, Schmitz, the son of BGSU head coach Danny Schmitz, returned to BGSU this past season from Longwood University in Virginia and will be entering his first season as a full-time assistant in the spring of 2009. Last season in his second stint as a volunteer coach for the elder Schmitz, BG finished the regular-season 31-18 and 16-8 in the Mid-American Conference to earn a share of both the MAC Regular-Season title and the MAC East Division title with Kent State.

Schmitz, who was the primary hitting coach for the squad, helped the Falcons earn two All-MAC First Team selections in shortstop Ryan Shay and third baseman Derek Spencer, as the Falcons led the conference in hitting with a .321 average. Under his guidance, Shay would finish the season with a school-record .412 average, which led the MAC and ranked 22nd in the nation. BG also set a new school-record twice during the season for most home runs in a game, hitting eight in a contest on two occasions.

In his one-year as an assistant coach at Longwood in the spring of 2007, Schmitz helped the Division I Independent program to a 34-19 record. That spring, the Lancers batted .313, which placed them 32nd on the national list. The Lancers collected 137 total extra-base hits and in drove in 277 total runs.

Prior to coaching at Longwood, Schmitz held the top assistant position at Bowling Green High School during the spring of 2006, which followed his serving as the assistant general manager and top assistant for the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Baseball League.

The younger Schmitz, was a four-year second baseman and designated hitter for the Falcons. In 2002, he was named the team[apos]s Most Improved Player as he helped BG capture the MAC Championship for the second-straight season. He was also selected to the All-MAC Academic Team in 2001.

Other baseball coaching experiences for Schmitz include serving as an assistant coach for the Whitehouse Legion team out of Whitehouse, Ohio in 2004.

A 2004 BGSU alum, Schmitz earned his bachelor[apos]s of science degree in sports management and is currently pursuing his master[apos]s degree in sports administration.