Bio

During his four years as an athlete and eight as an assistant coach, Kevin Reichardt played a major role in helping build the UW-Oshkosh baseball program into a powerhouse at the conference and national level.

Reichardt played in the infield for the UW-Oshkosh baseball team from 1984 -87, helping the Titans to a 136-24 record, one NCAA Division III championship, four NCAA Division III World Series appearances and four WIAC titles. Serving as an assistant to head baseball coach Tom Lechnir from 1989-96, Reichardt aided UW-Oshkosh's compilation of a 256-81 record, one NCAA Division III championship, seven NCAA Division III World Series appearances and seven WIAC crowns.

Reichardt arrived on the UW-Oshkosh campus from Appleton East High School in 1983 and played both football and baseball for the Titans during his freshman and sophomore seasons.

As a freshman quarterback, Reichardt backed up starter Mark Baalke and completed 32 of 60 passes for 462 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 84 yards and two scores.

Reichardt played in 34 games during his freshman baseball season at UW-Oshkosh, hitting .345 with six home runs, 19 runs batted in, 41 runs scored and 21 stolen bases. UW-Oshkosh posted a 27-9 record that season, claimed the WIAC championship and placed fourth at the NCAA Division III World Series.

Returning to play football in the fall, Reichardt directed the Titans' wishbone offense as the starter and compiled 249 yards rushing and one touchdown. He also completed 24 of 62 passes for 218 yards and one score.

Reichardt went back to the baseball diamond in the spring and became not only a conference champion, but a national champion as well. The Titans compiled a 37-3 record en route to winning their first NCAA Division III national title and their seventh straight WIAC championship. Reichardt received NCAA Division III All-America second team honors during that 1985 season after hitting .366 with four home runs, 48 runs scored, 30 runs batted in and 27 stolen bases.

Reichardt focused strictly on baseball the next two years and helped UW-Oshkosh to a 35-7 record and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series in 1986 and a 37-5 record and a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series in 1987. In 1986, Reichardt hit .350 with six home runs, 34 runs scored and 27 runs batted in, while in 1987 he received NCAA Division III All-America and All-WIAC first team accolades after hitting .396 with 19 home runs, 77 runs scored and 58 runs batted in. Reichardt helped UW-Oshkosh compile a NCAA Division III record .411 batting average in 1987 with 99 home runs.

After concluding a 144-game career at UW-Oshkosh with a .367 batting average, 200 runs scored, 134 runs batted in, 82 stolen bases and 35 home runs, Reichardt became a 22nd-round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in 1987. After playing two seasons of minor league baseball, including one as a teammate of the Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr., Reichardt returned to UW-Oshkosh to finish his education and coach baseball.

Today, the 1989 UW-Oshkosh graduate lives with his wife and three children in Appleton, where he teaches special education classes at Appleton East High School.