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Tomasiewicz Voted Into UW-Whitewater Hall Of Fame

Tomasiewicz Voted Into UW-Whitewater Hall Of Fame

Former UW-Whitewater student-athlete and current UW-Oshkosh head baseball coach Kevin Tomasiewicz will be inducted into UW-Whitewater's Hall of Fame this fall.

Tomasiewicz, along with nine other individuals and one team, establish UW-Whitewater's 56th Hall of Fame class. The group's induction is scheduled for Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in UW-Whitewater's University Center.

A pitcher at UW-Whitewater from 2002-05, Tomasiewicz is the WIAC's career leader with 35 victories. He received All-America awards in 2003 and 2005 while being named the Most Valuable Player at the 2005 NCAA Division III World Series. Tomasiewicz led the Warhawks to a national title in 2005 and a fourth-place finish in 2003.

Tomasiewicz went 16-0 during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. His 2005 campaign featured league records with 15 wins and 108 innings. Tomasiewicz concluded his career with a 35-5 record, 3.19 ERA and 232 strikeouts over 253.1 innings. In 2012, he was named to the WIAC All-Centennial Team.

The New York Mets selected Tomasiewicz in the 26th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. He pitched four years in the minor leagues, totaling a 17-8 record and 4.04 ERA. Tomasiewicz compiled 19 saves and a 2.60 ERA for the Hagerstown (Md.) Suns during the 2006 season. In 2008, he reached the AA level for his highest advancement in professional baseball.

Tomasiewicz enters his eighth season as UW-Oshkosh's head baseball coach. He owns a 138-112-1 coaching record while helping 12 Titans garner a total of 16 All-WIAC first team accolades. Tomasiewicz has coached five players to seven All-Midwest Region awards and one player to All-America recognition.

Last spring Tomasiewicz and the Titans had a 2-4 record before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

During the 2019 campaign, Tomasiewicz guided UW-Oshkosh to an 18-21 record and a fifth-place finish (11-13 record) in the WIAC.

In 2018, Tomasiewicz led UW-Oshkosh to a 34-10 record and its first Division III postseason appearance since 2008. UW-Oshkosh, which reached the championship game of the Duluth (Minn.) Regional, tallied a school-record 111 doubles while establishing its highest overall victory count since 2007. The Titans placed second in the WIAC with an 18-6 record.

In 2017, Tomasiewicz and the Titans compiled a 22-20 record. UW-Oshkosh finished second in the WIAC (11-9 record) for the program's best showing since claiming a share of the 2009 league title.

During the 2016 season, Tomasiewicz led UW-Oshkosh to a 19-21-1 record (9-11 WIAC).

In 2015, Tomasiewicz guided UW-Oshkosh to a 26-17 record (14-10 WIAC). The Titans produced their most wins since 2008 and set a program record with 96 stolen bases.

In his debut season of 2014, Tomasiewicz led UW-Oshkosh to a 17-19 record (7-15 WIAC).

Tomasiewicz came to UW-Oshkosh from North Park University (Ill.), where he served as an associate head coach for the Vikings during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He also was an assistant coach at Division II Southwest Minnesota State University during the 2010 and 2011 campaigns.

Tomasiewicz, a native of Sleepy Hollow, Ill., earned his bachelor's degree in marketing from UW-Whitewater in 2005 and his master's of business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2011.