STMA’s Paul Schumm Joins Minnesota Baseball Coaches Hall Of Fame

ST. MICHAEL, MN — Longtime St. Michael-Albertville High School baseball coach Paul Schumm’s legacy on the diamond was recently cemented with his induction into the Hall of Fame.

The Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association named Schumm in its Hall of Fame Class of 2022, alongside six other coaches. They are due to be honored at the annual MSHSBCA coaches clinic in January 2023.

Schumm has served as the head coach of St. Michael-Albertville High School’s varsity baseball team for more than a quarter-century. He took the top job in 1995 after spending two years as an assistant coach at Bethany Lutheran College, according to a 2016 profile on the school’s website.

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Schumm played three years on the STMA High School varsity baseball team and two years at Bethany Lutheran College. He also played more than two decades of “amateur ball” with the St. Michael Saints, according to the profile.

He led the Knights to state championships in 2000 and 2009, and the team finished third in 2018, according to the Minnesota State High School League. He said those two state titles are among his favorite baseball memories, alongside being at Game 6 of the 1987 World Series, the profile states.

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The Minnesota Twins won that game 11-5 in October 1987 at the Metrodome to tie the series at 3 games each. The Twins went on to win the 1987 World Series in Game 7.

The STMA High School baseball team won its first two games to start the 2022 season, with victories over Rogers and Wayzata, according to the MN Baseball Hub. The Knights’ next game is at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Minnetonka High School.