Concordia-St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame
Eric first received his AA degree from Bethany Lutheran Junior College in 1995. He graduated from Concordia in 1998 with a Bachelor’s degree in physical education k-12 and in 2002 with a Master's degree of education. During his time at Concordia he won numerous awards for his athletic participation in football and baseball, some of which include: NAIA All-American (football ’97), UMAC Offensive Player of the Year (football ’97), Team MVP (football ’97, baseball ’97, ‘98), UMAC All-Conference/NAIA All Section (baseball ’97, ’98), UMAC Player of the Year (baseball ’97), and Athlete of the Year (’97, ’98). Eric currently teaches physical education and health at St. Bernard's High School in St. Paul. He also serves as the head boy’s basketball and baseball coach at Concordia Academy in Roseville.
On the football field, Schutte rushed for 1,415 yards and 18 touchdowns in his career, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. A versatile running back, Schutte also had 67 pass receptions for 786 receiving yards, giving him over 2200 career yards and his 10 receiving touchdowns put him at 28 career scores. When he finished his career, he ranked fifth in school history in all-purpose yards and second in touchdowns.
On the baseball diamond, Schutte completed his career ranked third in career batting average at .374, first in slugging percentage at .694 and second in on-base percentage at .475. His 127 career hits were fourth on the career list and with 23 career home runs, he was Concordia’s home run king until his record was broken in 2006. He still currently ranks third in career home runs and holds school records with 11 triples and 50 stolen bases. In his career, he only committed three errors.
His 29 steals in 1998 is a single season record that may never be reached.
* - all records as of date of induction
