skˈoʊfiːld ɐtˈɛndᵻd spɹˈɪŋfiːld hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd bˈeɪsbɔːl ænd lˈɛd ɪts tˈiːm tə ðɪ ˌɪlənˈɔɪ dʒˈuːnjɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːdʒən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp æz ɐ dʒˈuːnjɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
Schofield attended Springfield High School in his hometown, where he played baseball and led its team to the Illinois Junior American Legion Championship as a junior in 1952.