One of the primary reasons the UW-Whitewater baseball team has been able to put together a 31 & 4 record has been its offensive consistency throughout the batting order.
Batting No. 9 is third baseman Nick Rechlitz. The senior from Milwaukee Marquette High School has a stout .368 batting average.
At the bottom of the batting order Nick views his roll as being a facilitator for the top of the order.
“I see my job as just trying to get on base for the guys at the top of the order to drive me in,” Rechlitz told Voices Eye on Baseball following Sunday’s doubleheader sweep in Superior.
Rechlitz has been outstanding at third base this season. He has spent his career playing a number of positions.
“I’ll admit it has been an adjustment,” Rechlitz said. “I’ve kind of moved around on the infield. I started as a shortstop and played second base. Third base is all about reacting and we’ve worked on it a lot this season. Making plays out there is what I’m trying to do.
As far as “making plays” is concerned, Rechlitz has committed just three errors this season.
Rechlitz may get his aggressive play on the field from another sport. Nick was a four year letter winner in wrestling in highs school.
Following Saturday’s clinching the WIAC baseball championship Nick echoed the feeling of everybody on the squad – there is plenty of baseball to be played and a number of goals still to attain,
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