Kachel hit .400 (8-20) with three home runs and nine RBI as UW-Oshkosh posted a 5-1 record in games against No. 23-ranked UW-Stevens Point and UW-Platteville. Kachel had four extra base hits in the six games and compiled a slugging percentage of .900 and an on-base percentage of .520. He scored seven runs and walked four times. Kachel went 2-for-7 in UW-Oshkosh’s doubleheader split with UW-Stevens Point on May 1. He belted a two-run homer during the Titans’ 12-7 victory in the nightcap. In UW-Oshkosh’s doubleheader sweep of UW-Platteville on May 5, Kachel went 5-for-8 with one home run and five RBI. He went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and five RBI during the Titan’s 11-9 victory in the nightcap.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Ben Morgan, Sophomore, Catcher, Appleton, Wis. (North)
UW-Platteville, Casey Schroeder, Freshman, Secondbase, Lena, Ill. (Lena-Winslow)
UW-Stevens Point, Ryan Schilter, Senior, Catcher, West Bend, Wis. (West)
UW-Stout, Santiago Morales, Senior, Centerfield, West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley)
UW-Superior, Robbie Veith, Senior, Centerfield, Brainerd, Minn.