Missouri Western State University Athletics

In two short years, Schulze left Missouri Western as the most decorated baseball student-athlete in the program's history. He was named the 2013 National Player of the Year by Daktronics and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association. Schulze was also a finalist for the inaugural Josh Willingham Award. In 2013, Schulze's honors also included: MIAA Player of the Year, first team All-MIAA, Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year, first team Daktronics All-Region, ABCA Central Region Player of the Year, first team ABCA All-Region, first team Daktronics All-American, first team ABCA/Rawlings All-American, NCBWA Central Region Player of the Year, first team NCBWA All-Region, first team NCBWA All-American and MIAA Honor Roll. His .400 career batting average ranks first all-time at MWSU and his .439 average in the 2013 season is also the best in Griffon Baseball history. Schulze helped lead the Griffons to their first MIAA Championship in 2013. He received honorable mention All-MIAA at shortstop in 2012. Following his two-year Griffon career, Schulze was drafted in the 19^th round by the St. Louis Cardinals and played in their minor league system for four years.