2011 Baseball Roster
Chris Schaeffer
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- High School:
- John Carroll Catholic HS
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 196
As a junior (2010)
• Went 4-for-6 in the La Salle series, hitting .667 (4-for-6) with a double and four RBIs
• Opened the Quinnipiac series with a bang, going 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs
• Went 4-for-10 with two homers and six RBIs in the Clemson series
• Had an 11-game hitting streak to open the season and batted .486 (18-for-37) with four doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs during the streak
• Had a career day April 7 vs. Coppin State, going 4-for-5 with three home runs, four runs scored and six RBIs
• The three homers vs. Coppin State matched his season totals for both 2008 and 2009, and the six RBIs set a new career high, eclipsing his five-RBI game March 4, 2009, vs. Villanova
• Had eight hits, including five doubles and a home run, in the Boston College series, April 23-25
• Had a six-game hitting streak from April 16 at Maryland through April 25 vs. Boston College and batted .480 (12-for-25) with six doubles, a home run and six RBIs during the streak
As a sophomore (2009)
• Was the Wolfpack's primary catcher, starting 34 games behind the plate and seeing action at catcher in 40 of NC State's 56 games
• Began the year on a high note, hitting safely in four of his first five games and batting .474 (9-for-19) with two homers and 10 RBIs during that stretch
• Had a big day at the plate and a big day behind the plate in NC State's split-opponent doubleheader sweep March 4 at Lake Worth, Fla.
• Went 3-for-4 with a single, a triple, a home run and five RBIs vs. Villanova in the first game
• Went hitless in the second game, vs. Akron, but was behind the plate for all 18 innings of the Wolfpack's marathon 5-4 win as the NC State pitching staff used 11 pitchers and set an NCAA Division I record by striking out 31 batters in a game
• Missed setting the NCAA record for putouts in a game thanks to three third strikes that were in the dirt
• Finished with 27 putouts, two shy of the NCAA record of 29
• Went 3-for-5 with an RBI-double April 4 in the first game of the Boston College series
As a freshman (2008)
• Started 39 games, all at catcher
• Had a team-best 11-game hitting streak from March 23 at Clemson through April 9 vs. Coastal Carolina and batted .500 (17-for-34) with one home run and six RBIs during the streak
• Hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs March 16 vs. Miami
• Went 4-for-4 and scored twice April 1 at East Carolina
• Went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs May 22 vs. Clemson in the second round of the ACC Tournament
• Homered, singled and drove in two runs May 30 vs. James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Raleigh Regional
At Florida (2007)
• Redshirted
Summer league
• Hit .245 with three home runs and 24 RBIs for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League in 2010
• Played for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League in 2009
• Played for the Fayetteville Swampdogs of the Coastal Plain League in 2008 and batted .234 with one home run and nine RBIs in 27 games
• Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in 2007 and batted .254 in 26 games
High school
• Played at John Carroll Catholic High School for head coach Mike Cobb
• Chosen second-team all-state in Class 3A and was first-team all-area by The Palm Beach Post as a senior
• Also made first-team All-Treasure Lake Conference and was named his squad's MVP that year
• Had a .498 batting average with seven doubles and 26 RBIs
Personal
• Majoring in sport management