Georgia State University Athletics

2012
Impact newcomer made 13 appearances on the mound in rookie season with 10 starts... Started six CAA contests... Tossed 51.2 innings on the mound, fifth-most on the Panther staff... Tied for the lowest batting average against on the team at .238... Struck out 34 with a 4.35 ERA and two victories... Held #9 Georgia to one run over 3.2 innings in first career start Feb. 22... Did not allow an earned run in 5.0 innings against #9 Georgia Tech, striking out four in a 5-4 Panther upset win... Went a season-high 7.2 innings with six strikeouts against Monmouth March 13... Struck out three over 6.0 innings at Hofstra in longest conference outing of the year, allowing only one run... Struck out six against conference leader UNC Wilmington April 29 in 8-7 Panther win.

PREP
Played for coach Mirko Heid at Ernst-Montz-Arndt Gymnasium in Bonn, Germany... Also has pitched for Panthers coach Greg Frady on the German national team... Appeared at the 2011 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Holland and in the 2011 Baseball World Cup in Panama... Allowed just one earned run over eight innings at the World Cup against the Dominican Republic, Italy and Australia... Threw three no-hit innings with two strikeouts against Australia... Also helped German team to a fifth place finish at the 2009 European Championships.

PERSONAL
Maximilian Schmitz was born May 10, 1992 to Udo Schmitz and Cornelia Schmitz-Steicken in Bonn, Germany... Is the oldest of five children... Has three younger sisters (Franziska, Eva and Karoline) and one younger brother, Paul... Majoring in chemistry.