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Miners’ Kaleb Schmidt named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week

Marion, IL (June 14, 2021) – The Southern Illinois Miners are pleased to announce that rookie right-handed pitcher Kaleb Schmidt has been selected as the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 13.

Hailing from Springfield, Missouri, Schmidt was selected in the first round of the Frontier League draft this spring by the Miners after completing his college career at Drury University. In his second professional start this past week at Windy City, he was perfect into the fifth inning, retiring the first 13 ThunderBolts batters he faced. Schmidt ended up tossing seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out three, earning his first professional win in the process as the Miners took the rubber game of the midweek series in Crestwood, Illinois.

Schmidt is the first Miner to win the Pitcher of the Week award since May 29, 2016, when Rick Teasley claimed the prize for Southern Illinois, and the fifth overall since the award was created in 2014 alongside Teasley, Adam Lopez, Matt Bywater, and Tyler Lavigne.

The Miners head back out on the road for a seven-game road trip this week that will begin with a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Lake Erie Crushers at 4:05 p.m. Gunnar Kines will oppose Ryan Feierabend in game one, with Michael Austin set to make his Miners debut in the second contest against former Miner Robby Rowland at Mercy Health Stadium in Avon, Ohio.

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