This is the sixth in a series of nine articles profiling the 2012 inductees into the Butler High School Athletic Hall of Fame.RENFREW — Curt Schnur never took an inning for granted, as a pitcher or a coach.“I had the God-given gift to be able to throw a baseball,” Schnur said. “I loved every minute of it.”Schnur’s mound achievements — as well as his hitting exploits — is landing the 1991 Butler graduate into his alma mater’s Athletic Hall of Fame.Schnur and his eight fellow inductees will be honored at a 5 p.m. reception Sept. 14 in the high school cafeteria. They will also be recognized on the field prior to the Golden Tornado home football game against Pine-Richland that night.An overpowering pitcher in high school, Schnur compiled a 20-3 won-loss record and was a three-year letterman on the Tornado baseball team.He was 10-1 with a 1.39 earned run average his senior season, leading Butler to a section championship. Schnur was named the team’s outstanding pitcher and MVP during his prep career.“My favorite baseball memory from high school was my senior year. We had a good team and I was playing ball with all of my friends. We lost to Armstrong Central in the semifinals of the playoffs that year.“I was pretty much a power pitcher in high school. My fastball was clocked in the upper 80’s.”He wasn’t a bad hitter, either, compiling a batting average of .380 as a junior and senior. Schnur played first or third base when he wasn’t pitching.Schnur’s older brother played baseball at Pitt and he verbally committed to do the same. But the coach never sent him the paperwork to fill out the letter of intent.As an American Legion pitcher, Schnur made it to the All-West All-Star Game the following summer.“I always kept my college options open,” Schnur said. “By the time I pitched in that West game, I had received three full scholarship offers.”He selected Delaware over Cleveland State and Ohio University.Schnur pitched for Delaware from 1992-95, lettering all four years. He became a team captain and was second in the nation in earned run average among all Division I hurlers in 1995, sporting an 11-3 record and 1.21 ERA.After a solid mound career with the Blue Hens, Schnur was selected in the 35th round by the Atlanta Braves and spent two years in their minor league system before he was done with pro ball.He wasn’t done with baseball.Schnur went on to play for 21 seasons with Saxonburg of the Eagle County League and served as an integral part to numerous championship teams there. His last full season was 2010, though he returned to play five games this year at age 39.“I’ve always loved competition and baseball gives you the mind challenge as well,” Schnur said. “You go on the field and compete as a team, then there’s the individual battle of pitcher vs. hitter.“My competitive nature kept me involved in the game all of these years.”Schnur also coached baseball at Knoch High School for 11 seasons before stepping down in 2010.“I was always involved in youth camps and clinics as a player,” he said. “When I went into teaching, coaching just came along with it.“I got out of it to spend more time with family and to help my son growing up, coaching him a little bit. Down the road, I’m sure I’ll get back into coaching. I know I’m not done.”