One of the most important aspects of the Warhawk baseball team’s 23 & 2 start to the season has been the pitching of sophomore Kyle Lee (adjacent photo courtesy of UWW Athletics) The Beaver Dam native has appeared in the conference high 13 games, all in relief, and is 6 & 0 with 1 save on the season. In 34 innings pitched, Lee has struck out 30 while walking just 6 batters.
According to head coach John Vodenlich, Lee has worked extremely hard to get to where he is right now and is has a “bulldog” mentality on the mound.
“Kyle is a very confident kid,” Vodenlich said. “He has done a tremendous job of job of not only doing what he needs to do from a pitching standpoint but also bringing incredible intensity, enthusiasm and confidence and that has been very contagious for our team.”
Lee said Lee reminds him of Kevin Tomasiewicz, one of the key components on the Warhawks’ 2005 national championship team.
“You know Kevin came out of the bullpen in the first two years of his career,” Vodenlich tells the Voices Eye on Baseball Blog. “Kevin also possessed high intensity, high confidence, and big time enthusiasm and when he came into a game he seemed to elevate the play of the rest of his team. I’m seeing the same thing with Kyle on the mound.”
Lee has been Whitewater’s No. 1 relief pitcher virtually all season.
“I feel very confident that we can use Kyle every game of a four-game series and know that he is going to compete and do a very good job.” Vodenlich said.
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