Honors
• 2014 American Southwest Conference Hitter of the Week (Feb. 11)
• 2013 American Southwest Conference West Division First Team
• 2013 American Southwest Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2013 American Southwest Conference Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team
• 2012 D3baseball.com All-West Region Third Team
• 2012 American Southwest Conference West Division First Team
• 2012 American Southwest Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2012 American Southwest Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2012 American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Week (Feb. 23)
• 2011 NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team
• 2011 American Southwest Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2011 American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Week (Feb. 28)
2014 (Senior)
Tabbed American Southwest Conference Hitter of the Week (Feb. 11) after leading the Tornados to an opening-weekend, three-game sweep of Southwestern (Feb. 8-9) … hit .400 (4-for-10) with a double and scored five runs against the Pirates … also stole four bases and scored the game-winning run in the series finale on a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning … earned his 60th career stolen base against Southwestern (Feb. 9), which tied him with Lance Johnson (1991-94) for the program's all-time mark.
2013 (Junior)
Earned ASC first-team All-West Division and ASC All-Tournament honors … also named to the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team … appeared in all 44 games and started 43 times … hit .293 (44-for-150) with six doubles, a triple and 19 RBIs … led team with 28 runs scored, 27 walks and 19 stolen bases … his 19 thefts ranked second in the ASC and the 27 walks were good for third … led squad with 14 multiple-hit contests … held an eight-game hitting streak from March 28-April 15 … went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI against Howard Payne (March 8) … twice drove in three runs.
2012 (Sophomore)
Was the only player to start all 48 games … named D3baseball.com third-team All-West Region, ASC first-team All-West Division, ASC All-Tournament Team and landed on the ASC Spring Academic Honor Roll … was the ASC West Division Hitter of the Week on Feb. 23 … batted .341 with 63 hits, including eight doubles and one triple to go along with 36 RBIs and 37 runs scored … led league in walks (33) and ranked third in stolen bases (17) and tied for fifth in hits … led team in batting average, runs scored, hits, walks and stolen bases … was also tied for second on the squad in RBI and third in doubles … Had a 23-game hitting streak that started on May 8, 2011 and lasted through March 3, 2012 … reached base safely in the first 34 games of the season ... drove in three runs in three straight games, beginning with the team’s 8-4 win over Southwestern (Feb. 4) … went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, three runs scored, one double, a walk and one stolen base in a 15-3 rout of Howard Payne (Feb. 10) … collected four hits and also stole a base in a 4-2 win over Louisiana College (Feb. 14) … was a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in an 8-2 victory against La Verne (Feb. 19) … went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two stolen bases versus LeTourneau (March 2) … added another three hits, including one three-bagger, in addition to driving in three runs and scoring twice in a 7-5 win against the same opponent one day later … scored the game-winning run in a 7-6 triumph at McMurry (April 13) … belted the game-winning hit in walk-off fashion in the 15th inning to give the Tornados a 3-2 victory over Texas Lutheran (April 21) and the ASC West Division crown … went 3-for-7 with two RBIs in the marathon … kept a hot bat in the first postseason game against Louisiana College (April 27), going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored … was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and one run scored in the decisive third game of the ASC First Round Series against Louisiana College (April 28) to help lead the Tornados to a 9-4 victory.
2011 (Freshman)
Appeared in 48 games and made 47 starts during freshman season … earned a place on the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team and the ASC Spring Academic Honor Roll … named the ASC West Division Hitter of the Week on Feb. 28 … hit .337 with 59 hits, 42 runs scored, 29 RBIs and 20 stolen bases … matched a single-season school record in the program's Division III era for stolen bases and tied for first in the league in the category … led the team in runs scored and was second in hits … posted five hits for extra bases, which included three doubles, one triple and a home run … went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in a 10-2 win over Southewestern (Feb. 5) … finished 3-for-4 with one RBI, a triple and three runs scored in a 13-5 victory versus Pacific Lutheran (Feb. 10) … went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-6 road win against East Texas Baptist (Feb. 25) … set a season high with four hits against the same opponent in a 5-4 win a day later … recorded three hits against Hardin-Simmons (March 26) and McMurry (April 1) … also scored three times and drove in another run in the 17-9 win over the War Hawks … was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored in a 15-8 romp over Schreiner (April 15) … went 1-for-2 and scored the game’s lone run in a 1-0 road victory at Schreiner (April 16) … finished with two hits, three RBIs and scored twice in a 19-9 ASC First Round Championship Series win over Louisiana College (April 30) before going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and scored three runs later in the day against the same opponent … had an inside-the-park home run to seal the 10-0 outcome in the decisive third game … contributed at least two hits in three of the four NCAA West Regional games, beginning with a 2-for-5 performance in the 5-2 win over fifth-ranked Linfield (May 18) … drove in two runs against Trinity (May 19) before going 3-for-6 with a double and a season-high four runs scored in the 12-6 victory over 12th-ranked Redlands (May 20).
High School
Lettered in baseball as an outfielder, football as a safety and basketball as a point guard at Concordia Lutheran High School … captained the baseball team as a senior … was a three-time all-district selection in baseball and garnered the same recognition as a senior in basketball … football team was district champions and advanced to the state semifinals … Scholar-Athlete all four years … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Bert and Joan Schaekel … has two brothers, Kevin and John, and one sister, Deanna … graduated in May 2013 from Concordia with a bachelor's degree in business administration … currently working toward master's degree in business administration.
