2017: Appeared in four games with three starts before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … Went a season-long 5.1 innings with a season-best four strikeouts at Arizona State (Feb. 17) in the season opener … Fanned three batters at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 24).
2016: Made 11 appearances, including 6 starts, and pitched 35.1 innings with a 5.09 ERA and 27 strikeouts ... Started the season opener against Nevada, recording a career high six strikeouts in five innings work ... Pitched an inning of scoreless relief with two strikeouts against Bradley (4/13) ... Threw another scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout against Minnesota (4/22) ... Started and threw 5.2 innings at Indiana and allowed no runs and notched three strikeouts (4/29) ... Started and pitched 4.1 innings against Purdue and allowed one earned run and matched his season-high with six strikeouts (5/7).
2015: Made 15 appearances including 8 starts for the Wildcats, collecting a 3-5 record … Recorded a 6.31 ERA over 55.2 innings pitched … Gave up the second-lowest opponent batting average among Northwestern starting pitchers (.286) … Picked up the win and struck out three against Michigan (5/9) … Gave up only two runs over 5.1 innings against Chicago State (4/29) … Only allowed two hits in relief against Ohio State (4/24) … Pitched a 1-2-3 inning in a team win against UIC (4/15) … Pitched six innings of one run ball, striking out three against Minnesota (3/28) … Picked up his first win on the season and struck out five against Villanova (2/22).
2016: Made 11 appearances, including 6 starts, and pitched 35.1 innings with a 5.09 ERA and 27 strikeouts ... Started the season opener against Nevada, recording a career high six strikeouts in five innings work ... Pitched an inning of scoreless relief with two strikeouts against Bradley (4/13) ... Threw another scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout against Minnesota (4/22) ... Started and threw 5.2 innings at Indiana and allowed no runs and notched three strikeouts (4/29) ... Started and pitched 4.1 innings against Purdue and allowed one earned run and matched his season-high with six strikeouts (5/7).
2015: Made 15 appearances including 8 starts for the Wildcats, collecting a 3-5 record … Recorded a 6.31 ERA over 55.2 innings pitched … Gave up the second-lowest opponent batting average among Northwestern starting pitchers (.286) … Picked up the win and struck out three against Michigan (5/9) … Gave up only two runs over 5.1 innings against Chicago State (4/29) … Only allowed two hits in relief against Ohio State (4/24) … Pitched a 1-2-3 inning in a team win against UIC (4/15) … Pitched six innings of one run ball, striking out three against Minnesota (3/28) … Picked up his first win on the season and struck out five against Villanova (2/22).
2014: Walked only two hitters in 15.0 IP ... Made two starts and four appearances ... Picked up win in first start vs. MVSU (2/22) ... Struck out nine in 7.0 IP ... Made collegiate debut out of bullpen and threw 3.0 IP in the USC series, striking out two (2/14-16).
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Team captain ... First Team infielder and pitcher as a senior and junior ... District 6A Pitcher of the Year as a senior and junior... Second Team All-Oregon State as a senior ... Notched .465 batting average as a junior and .509 batting average as a sophomore ... Posted 1.80 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 53 innings with a 5:1 strikeout to walk ratio as a senior ... Played club baseball for the Eugene Challengers for four years 2010-2013 ... Pitched the winning game at 2012 AAA Legion State Title game for club team ... Has played club baseball in Tokyo, Japan ... Also two-year letter winner in basketball.Personal: Born Joe Kurita Schindler in Shizuoka, Japan ... Son of Randy and Junko Schindler ... Majoring in Communication Studies.