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- Title:
- Student-Athlete
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- Previous College Sports Played:
- Baseball
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- Graduating Class:
- 1998
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- Induction Class:
- 2021
Bio
Chris Schiltz was a three-time All-North Central Conference (NCC) outfielder and one of the greatest hitters in Morningside College history.
Schiltz was a first-team All-NCC performer as a freshman and sophomore and a second-team All-NCC pick as a senior. He graduated with three of the four highest single-season batting averages in Mustangs’ history, including a school-record .483 in his 1995 sophomore campaign to lead the nation in the NCAA Division II ranks. Schiltz collected 212 hits in 505 career at-bats for a .420 batting average with 49 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs, 151 RBIs, 104 walks, and 15 stolen bases. His .420 career batting average and career totals of 121 runs, 212 hits, 49 doubles, 151 RBIs, and 104 walks were all school records at his graduation.
“I was fortunate to be a part of Morningside baseball when the program was able to make Lewis and Clark Park it’s official home,” he reflected. “Any time you have an experience as a student-athlete, you learn many things. You can utilize a degree in so many ways.”