Trip Schultz

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
OF
Hometown:
Forest Lake, Minn.
High School:
Forest Lake

2012 ? SENIOR SEASON:
Letterwinner ? missed a majority of the season due to a nagging wrist injury that sidelined him from the second week of the season until the final game of the 2012 campaign ? made 19 appearances and started six games for the Gophers ? honored with David Chelesnik award for persevering over a season-shortening wrist injury ? had .200 batting average with one home run, one double, two RBI, four hits, and four runs ? started season with .333 batting average after going 1-for-3 with one home run against Louisville (2/17) ? in another start against The Citadel, had one run and one walk with one at bat ? ended career with a career-high three hits and went 3-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI, and one double at Illinois (5/19).

2011 ? JUNIOR SEASON:
Batted .220 with nine runs, three doubles, one triple, one home run and 14 RBI ? played in 38 games and started in 25 as an outfielder ? in the first game of the season against St. John's (2/18), came in to pinch hit and hit a triple and a run scored ? hit a home run, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run in the 7-1 win over Delaware State (2/27) ? went 2-for-3 against South Alabama (3/4) ? had an RBI and went 2-for-2 in the 8-1 win over Gonzaga (3/11) ? had a double and went 1-for-4 with a run scored ? had a career-high four RBI, 3-for-4 and a run in the 9-4 win over Cal Poly on March 27 ? in the Big Ten opener against Purdue on April 1, went 1-for-2 with a double and run scored ? had two RBI in the 7-4 win over Northwestern on April 16 ? went 2-for-3 with three runs and a RBI in the 8-5 win over North Dakota State (5/17).

2010 ? SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Batted .310 with 16 runs, seven doubles, 19 RBI and two home runs ? went 1-for-2 with one RBI, stolen base, two walks, and a run scored in the season opener against Akron on Feb. 19 ? was 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI against St. Thomas on March 10 ? went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Michigan State on April 9 ? was 2-for-2 against Northwestern on April 18 after entering the game as a pinch-hitter ? went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, a double and his first career home run against No. 20 Kansas State on May 4 ? was 2-for-3 with a walk-off two RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a late-game rally for the Golden Gophers ? went 3-for-4 with a run against Indiana on May 27 in the Big Ten Tournament.

2009 ? FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in 17 games and made three starts ? batted 21 times, scored four runs and knocked in two RBI ? batted .500 in a pair of Big Ten at-bats last year ? was 1-for-2 with an RBI against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 27 ? also scored runs against Illinois State, Texas-Alrington, Wisconsin- Miwaukee and Missouri.

2008:
Redshirted the 2008 season.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Forest Lake High School ? coached by fo mer Golden Gopher player Brian Raabe ? named Honorable- Mention All-State as a senior ? was named All-Conference in 2006 and 2007 ? was an Honorable-Mention All-Conference honoree in 2005 ? won conference titles in sophomore and junior and senior season ? also named All-Conference in football in 2005 and 2007 ? played in the Lyons Tournament in 2007 and the East vs. West showdown in 2007.

PERSONAL:
Sports management major ? son of David and Tara Schultz ? lists most memorable sports moment as throwing a no-hitter in his junior season of high school ? certified in scuba diving and likes to fish in spare time ? born on August 25, 1988.