Junior Pat Kregeloh has had a dominant junior season for the SU baseball team both on the mound and from the plate.
The first baseman and pitcher leads the
PSAC with 47 RBIs and is tied for the conference lead with six home runs. He
leads the Raiders with a .576 slugging percentage and is second on the team
with a .347 batting average.
On the hill, Kregeloh, a native of
Effort, leads the team with seven victories and boasts a 3.96 earned-run
average, 51 strikeouts in 63.2 innings pitched and one save in three relief
appearances.
The two-time All-PSAC East Second Team
pick is majoring in exercise science and last week was named the male SU Student-Athlete
of the Year.
Kregeloh and his teammates will finish up
their regular season this weekend with a four-game set against Mansfield that
will determine whether or not Shippensburg qualifies for next weekend’s PSAC
Tournament.
Get to
know Pat Kregeloh…
What is your favorite pre-game ritual?
Taking
extra swings in the cage before the game to gain confidence in my swing. For
pitching, I like to envision the type of game I am going to need to pitch and to
also just focus on the task at hand.
What part of Shippensburg, either the campus or the town, do
you most enjoy?
I
enjoy being at the baseball field the most.
What is the best class you've taken at Shippensburg?
Human
anatomy was probably the most interesting.
If you weren't majoring in exercise science, what would your
major be?
Biology.
What is your favorite day of the week, and why?
Saturday,
because there are no classes and we just get to play baseball.
Which are your favorite PSAC schools to compete against, and
why?
East
Stroudsburg, because it’s right around where I grew up.
If we asked your teammates to say a few words about you,
what do you think they would say?
That
I am an intense and hard-working kid.
Which individual athletic accomplishment are you most proud
of?
Being
ranked in the top 10 prospects (No. 8) in my summer league (MINK League) by the
scouting website Perfect Game.
What's the most difficult part of being a student-athlete?
Managing
your time in the right way.
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned being a
student-athlete?
That
nothing ever comes easy.
What piece of advice stays with you at all times?
Work
harder than everyone else.
If you could talk to children who are just beginning to show
an interest in baseball, what would you tell them they should focus on?
I
would tell them to focus on the enjoyment you get from playing baseball and
being around a group of people that you become close to.
What legacy do you hope to leave behind for future athletes
at Shippensburg?
Going
to the NCAA College World Series because not only would it be an achievement
for the team but also the school itself.
