Bio

To be reminded of Jamie (Ziegel) Schlei’s standard of excellence and impact she had while playing softball at UW-Oshkosh, one has to look no further than the school records.

Ziegel was a four-year letter winner during the 1984 and 1986-1988 seasons, including the WWIAC championship team of 1984 and the NCAA Division III Tournament teams of 1987 and 1988. Ziegel missed most of the 1985 season, when the Titans won the WWIAC championship and participated in the NCAA Division III tournament due to an injury. She is the holder of seven school career records, including a .357 batting average, 168 hits, 91 runs, 104 runs batted in, 471 at-bats, 31 doubles and 15 triples.

Ziegel's softball career at UW-Oshkosh included being named to the NCAA Division III All-Region team in 1984 and 1986-1988 and the All-WWIAC team from 1986-1988.

During the 1987 season she became the first player in school history to hit .400 in a season. After the season, she would receive NCAA Division III All-America honors.

In addition to her school career records, Ziegel is also the holder of five school season records, including 51 hits, 39 runs, 37 runs batted in, 16 doubles and seven triples.

Ziegel helped lead the Titans to the 1988 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional championship to earn UW-Oshkosh's first berth to the national tournament. However, a knee injury forced her to miss playing in the event. UW-Oshkosh finished sixth in the NCAA Division III Tournament and ended the season with a 22-15 record.

A Wausau native, Ziegel's talent was recognized early at Wausau West High School, where she received three varsity letters in softball and two in basketball.

Ziegel serves on the board of directors for the Wausau Area Softball Association. She was the Women's League director in 1990. Ziegel also spends her spare time helping with the Wausau Chamber of Commerce.

Ziegel graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1988 with bachelor's degree in business and human resource management.