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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 3-16-1984 Wright State Baseball Media Guide 1984 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Athletics (1984). Wright State Baseball Media Guide 1984. : Wright State University. This Media Guide is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Publications by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. i.4'.. 1 -'> Coaching Staff All-District Players Ron Nischwitz, Head Coach Bob Grote, 1g,75 Ron Nischwitz begins his 10th year as Gary Gabringer, 1977 head coach at Wright State University, Kevin Newnam, 1977 taking over from Don Mohr in 1975 when Dave Newnam, 1977 Mohr decided to concentrate his efforts on Barry Rowland, 1977, 1978 being athletic director. Nischwitz has been Dave Lochner, 1980 named to the NCAA Division II Selection Denny Robinson, 1980 Committee this year as the chairer of the Fred Blair, 1981, 1982, 1983 Central Region advisory committee and Alfredo Batista, 1983 has been selected as a member of the NCAA Baseball Mike Musick, 1983 Rules Committee. Ken Robinson, 1983 Nischwitz spent four seasons in major league baseball as a pitcher with Detroit, Cleveland, and the New Yor~ Mets fro~ 1961-66. As a relief pitcher, his best season was m 1962 with All-Americans Detroit when he posted a 3.90 earned run average. After arm problems forced his retirement as an active player, Ron spent Dave Newnam (3rd), 1976 one season as a pitching coach in the Mets' farm system Fred Blair, 1982 where one of his pitchers was Tom Seaver. A native of Dayton and a graduate of Fairview High School, Nischwitz pitched for two years at Ohio State where he was Wright State in NCAA Action 11-1 as a junior and earned all-America honors. Nischwitz earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree 1975: Won 2, Lost 2, placed 3rd in regional from OSU in 1961 and earned a Master of Business 1976: Won 3, Lost 2, placed 2nd in regional Administration degree from the University of Dayton in 1969. 1977: Won 1, Lost 2, placed 3rd in regional While in pro ball, he worked as a computer designer at NCR 1978: Won 1, Lost 2, placed 3rd in regional during the off-season for several years prior to joining ACB 1980: Won 1, Lost 2, placed 3rd in regional American. After three years with ACB, he purchased the 1983: Won 3, Lost 2, placed 2nd in regional professional collection agency which he still owns and manages in addition to his part-time coaching duties. Since coming to Wright State, "Nisch" ~as ~ui~ed the Collegiate Baseball Ranking Raiders to post-season tournament action m six of the past nine years. His best finishes were in 1976 when WSU lost to 1975: Finished 20th in Division II SIU-Edwardsville in the regional championship, 4-3 in 1O 1976: Finished 12th in Division II innings, and in 1983 when his team lost to Jacksonville State. 1977: Ranked as high as 8th in Division II Both teams went on to finish as the national runnerup in the 1980: Ranked as high as 4th in Division 11 Division II World Series. Nischwitz enjoyed his best season in 1983: Finished 18th in Division II 1980 when the Raiders finished 35-15 for a.700 winning percentage, the highest in WSU's history. Last year's team rebounded from two losing seasons to finish 29-17 against Wright State Facts one of the strongest Division II schedules in the country. Ron and his wife, Sandy, have three children: Jeff, 24; Location: Dayton, Ohio 45435 Brad, 19; and Lisa, 16. Enrollment: 15,400 Founded: 1964, independent university status, 1967 Conference: NCAA Division II, independent Nickname: Raiders Colors: Hunter Green and Gold President: Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis Athletic Director: Dr. Michael Cusack Baseball Coach: Ron Nischwitz Assistants: Bo Bilinski, Tom Brunswick, Jeff Sakal Sports Information Director: David Stahl (513/873-2771, home, 513/256-8651) Assistants: Gary Giles, Gary Knotts, John Mirakian Trainer: David Shon Equipment Manager: Tom Roush Bo Bilinski, Assistant Coach 1984 Outlook In his eighth year as a part-time coach, Mark (Bo) Bilinski joined Nischwitz after Two factors last year led to Wright State's first NCAA Division graduating from Wright State as a II appearance since 1980 ... improved fielding and hitting. three-year letter winner in baseball. He The Raiders finished 29-17 and set school records for double also played on Wright State's first plays (38) and team batting (.316). The biggest factor for basketball team in 1969-70. improving this season will be pitching. Bilinski's finest year was in 1974 as a "The pitching department should be stronger than last year senior, when he led the team in batting with the loss of only one pitcher (Jim Campbell to shoulder (.302) and set a school record of six home runs and 3~ RBis. surgery)," said head coach Ron Nischwitz. "I think we have He also had an outstanding 1.46 earned run average m four some strong arms, but we must overcome control problems pitching appearances. of a year ago." After earning a Bachelor of Science degree, Bilinski joined The mound corps will be made up of returning veterans Chris the Dayton Police Department. He has served the last five of Calhoun, John Gossett, Scott Thompson, David Crew, Jack his seven years on the force as a detective. He still finds time Burwinkel, and Dan Kelley. Newcomers with a chance to to play summer baseball in the Dayton AA league. break in include Mike King and Kerry Bach. Bo and his wife, Julie, have one child: Sally, 1. One area where the Raiders may suffer defensively is the infield. Damon Litsey elected not to play baseball this year, Tom Brunswick, Assistant Coach which puts Mike Musick back at shortstop. Alfredo Batista Tom is starting his third year as a part-time may move to second base from third with either Greg coach with Wright State. Brunswick spent Wenclewicz or Rick Kniesley starting at third. First base will five years in minor league baseball in both be shared by Brett Vandemark and Joe Weddington. the Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland A's organizations. While the infield may not be as strong defensively this year, the outfield should be vastly improved with the addition of A native of Coldwater, Brunswick lettered fleet-footed Darrell Walker in centerfield. The other starters in baseball and basketball at Coldwater. should be Doug Smith in right and Scott Keen in left, both He graduated from Wright State in 1982 strong fielders. with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He is currently the athletic director at Wright State's Western Ohio That leaves catching with veteran Mark Swanner, backed up Branch Campus in Celina, a part-time position. by Wenclewicz, Henry Butcher, and Mark Turner. Like many other ex-professional baseball players in the While the 1984 squad does not have the power of past years, Dayton area, Tom still is active in the Dayton AA summer speed will be much improved. The end result may be the league. He is married to the former Peggy Henreichs, a 1981 same number of runs, but by other means than hitting the ball graduate of Wright State. out of the park. There is power in the lineup, with Batista and Musick the best of the long ball hitters. Jeff Sakal, Assistant Coach "The spring trip is always important to see how our season Sakal is starting his first year on the will go. We meet some strong teams on the trip and we need baseball staff, but his primary duties at to come back at least .500. If we do that, we should have a Wright State are administrative. He is an good shot at making the NCAA again this season." assistant athletic director with duties . geared toward promotions and ticket sales in addition to teaching duties in physical education. Jeff joined the staff on a full-time basis this year after spending last year as an intern while completing his master's degree at Kent State University. His undergraduate work was at Wooster, where he lettered in baseball. A native of Dayton, Jeff is married to the former Sandy Blackwell. He graduated from Vandalia-Butler, lettering in baseball and football. Player Thumbnails Chris Calhoun, junior, P After only limited action as a freshman Kerry Bach, senior, P reliever, Chris developed into the No. 1 starter on last year's team, finishing the A transfer from Austin Peay. Should challenge for a spot in the starting rotation season with a 4-1 record. His lone loss with his good control and baseball savvy. was in the opening round of the NCAA. He was very consistent throughout the season Also could see some action as a reliever. and displayed good control, walking 17 batters in 49 innings of work. His two biggest wins were a 9-0 shutout over Ashland and a 5-4 decision over Miami. He has improved all four of his pitches AlfredQ Batista, junior, 2B-3B since last season. His major is in the College of Science and Started all last season at third base and Engineering and he is one of the best students on the team. was one of the top offensive threats in the lineup, hitting .367 along with a team­ Year IP H R ER BB so HB WP GS CG Sho w L ERA 1982 7.1 11 12 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.14 leading nine home runs and slugging 1983 49.1 61 32 23 17 28 0 4 8 3 4 4.20 percentage of .600.

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