In fact, the Clemson right-hander out of Acworth, Ga., not only plans to sail through chemo with his characteristic toughness, he plans to be on the mound as the Tigers’ Friday starter next season.
Schmidt was sitting with his family in early June when the doctor called to tell him he had nodular sclerosing lymphoma.
“We knew that the doctor was supposed to call within a couple of days and my family and I were sitting on the back porch, so when she called we were all together. She started off saying, 'I've got bad news and I've got good news,' so of course we always take the bad news first and end on a good note,” Schmidt told TigerNet late last week.