Biography
Career Highlights:
• 2026 #HLSB All-League Second Team selection
• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection (2026)
• Tied for the team lead in home runs (6) in 2026, tying the all-time home run season record for a freshman set by Erin Huddleston with six in 2011.
2026:
• #HLSB All-League Second Team selection
• Led the pitching staff in wins (11 - T2nd HL), strikeouts (101 - 3rd HL), innings pitched (158.1 - 2nd HL), complete games (8), starts (20), and appearances (38 - 2nd HL, 56th Nationally).
• At the plate, saw action in 43 games with 37 starts.
• Tied for the team lead in home runs (6), tying the all-time home run season record for a freshman set by Erin Huddleston with six in 2011.
• Ranked third in RBI (19) and slugging percentage (.396), fourth in total bases (42), at bats (106), and sixth in runs (7).
• Delivered a double-duty performance for the ages, hitting 2-for-3 with three RBI off a two-run homer and a single while tossing a complete game in the circle, leading No. 6 seed Detroit Mercy to a 7-5 upset win over No. 3 seed Robert Morris in the opening round of the 2026 #HLSB Championship, giving the Titans their first tournament win since 2019.
• For the fourth time this season, recorded a career second-best seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work at NKU (4/25).
• Won her fifth consecutive start in the circle, tossing 5.0 innings with three strikeouts in a 4-3 win at Oakland (4/17).
• For the second consecutive week, went a perfect 2-0, in 11.0 innings of work and 12 total strikeouts.
• Posted dominating double-duty performance, tossing her first complete game shutout of the season and ninth win of the season with seven strikeouts, leading Detroit Mercy to a #HLSB series-clinching win over Green Bay (4/11).
• She also hit 2-for-2, connecting on her fifth home run of the season, followed by a sacrifice fly, accounting for both runs in the Titans' 2-0 win vs the Phoenix.
• Picked up her eighth win of the season with five strikeouts in 4.0 innings in UDM's 12-7 series-opening win vs Green Bay (4/9).
• Went 2-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and picked up her fourth win in the circle, tossing 5.0 innings in relief with three strikeouts in the Titans' third straight win at Alabama A&M (3/11).
• Had two hits on the day with two RBI and also picked up her third win in the circle in game one, going 6.2 innings with a career-best nine strikeouts in UDM's win at Alabama A&M (3/8).
• Picked up her second win of the season, tossing her first career complete game, allowing only three hits and a run with three strikeouts, and also had an RBI groundout to lead Detroit Mercy to a 5-1 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/27).
• Went 2-for-4 at the plate and picked up her first career win in the circle, going 3.0 innings in relief with a strikeout vs Butler (2/20).
• Named Under Armour® #HLSB Pitcher of the Week (4/6).
• Went 2-0 for the week, recording one complete game win and another in relief, tossing 18.0 innings with 14 strikeouts.
• She was dynamite in the circle, tossing 100 pitches over 4.2 innings of relief with two strikeouts to pick up the win in Detroit Mercy's historic 5-4 victory at Michigan State that marked the first time UDM defeated the Spartans and a Big Ten opponent in 18 years since a 9-5 decision at MSU on May 1, 2008.
• Picked up her second consecutive win, going the distance in 6.0 innings of work, recording seven strikeouts, to lead UDM to an 11-3 series-opening win vs IU Indy.
High School:
• Four-year letter winner
• 2023 Pitcher: All-Region Team, All-District Team, SVL First-Team selection.
• 2022 Pitcher: All-District Team, SVL First-Team selection.
• 2021 Pitcher: All-District Team at large selection and SVL First-Team selection.
• 2021 and 2022 All-Academic Team selection.
Personal:
Full Name: Savannah Dawn Schultz
Parents: Amber and Samuel Schultz
Siblings: Katelynn & Alaina
Major: Engineering
Reasons for choosing Detroit Mercy:
Great engineering programs
A lot of student resources
Great coaching
