High School: Recorded seven wins and had a 0.78 ERA as a junior ... threw 36.0 innings, striking out 52 and walked just nine, allowed just 18 hits ... was an all-conference and all-district selection as a junior and senior ... led Portage Central to No. 1 ranking in 2011 ... nearly threw perfect game, only disrupted by a walk ... as a senior, finished 7-2 on the mound with a 1.85 ERA, with 78 strikeouts and 21 walks in 56.2 innings ... was an East-West All-Star selection, and also played left field, batting batted .309, hitting third in the Mustangs' order ... coached by father Paul Schneider.

Personal: Son of Paul and Pat ... born on August 19, 1993 in Kalamazoo, Michigan ... younger brother, Nate, signed an NLI to play baseball at WMU in November ... both parents attended Western Michigan University ... father was an All-American at WMU and played seven professional seasons between Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners organizations, also is in WMU Hall of Fame and serves as building coordinator at WMU's Lawson Ice Arena.