2008: Capped UWM career with best season statistically, earning First Team All-Horizon League honors in the outfield ... only player to start all 61 games on the season ... 61 games played set a new season record at UWM ... batted .357, second on the team, and also hit .360 in league play ... set career-highs with 220 at-bats, 42 runs, 80 hits, 26 doubles (one of three UWM players with 20+), six home runs and 54 RBI ... led the Horizon league in runs scored, was third in doubles, fourth in hits and RBI and fifth in total bases ... closed out a 19-game hit streak to open the season and also enjoyed a 24-game hitting streak March 8-April 15, the third-longest in Milwaukee history ... ended the stretch with 16 multi-hit efforts in those 24 games, going 44 for 92 (.478) while scoring 28 runs and driving in 25 more ... became just the fifth player in program history to record over 200 hits versus Cleveland State May 21, finishing with 206 ... finished career ranked fourth in program history in games (184) and fifth in at-bats (659), runs (132), hits, and doubles (42) ... had two hits and drove in two versus UNC Wilmington Feb. 23 ... 6-for-12 in series against Austin Peay March 14-16 ... tied career-high with four RBI's versus Chicago State April 9 ... drove in four more at Youngstown State April 20, scoring three times ... three hits in win over Wright State April 25 ... 3-for-4 with two RBI versus UNI May 7 ... hit .377 versus right-handers and .469 with runners in scoring position.
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2007: Ended the season on a tear, hitting safely in each of the final 16 games ... hit .388 (26-for-67) in that stretch to end the season at .302 ... had nine hits and 11 runs batted in during the final five games of the year ... played in 53 games on the season, starting 52 times ... scored 40 runs and had 18 extra-base hits ... set career-highs in every category ... tied for team lead with eight steals ... hit .339 with runners in scoring position ... ranked as the 57th-hardest batter to strike out at the NCAA Division I level ... stole two bases and scored a season-best three runs against Chicago State March 27 ... tied career-high with four hits and scored twice against Wright State April 28 ... had three hits, including two home runs, in driving in a career-best four runs in win over Cleveland State May 5 ... went 7-for-18 with eight RBI at the Horizon League Tournament.
2006: Redshirted and maintained junior eligibility.
2005: Appeared in 42 games, starting 41 ... hit .262, finishing with four home runs and 21 RBI ... efficient on the base paths, going 6-for-7 in steals ... hit safely in nine of 10 games Mar. 22-Apr. 15 ... went 3-for-4 with two runs scored versus Rhode Island March 19 ... had a career-day against IPFW April 6, going 4-for-4 (2 HR) with four runs and two RBI ... had three more hits two days later against Butler April 8 ... season-high three RBI in win over Cleveland State April 23 ... enjoyed a season-best six-game hit streak May 7-20 ... hit a home run en route to tying career-high with three runs batted in against Youngstown State May 28.
2004: Batted .296 in 29 games ... drove home 13 runs on the season ... led the team with seven HBP's ... doubled and notched two hits and two RBI vs. Saint Louis March 12 ... drove home two with two more hits March 27 ... went three-for-four with three runs scored at NIU April 6 ... doubled twice and drove in three runs in back-to-back games versus UIC April 16-17 ... notched two hits at Southern Illinois May 16.
High School: Four-year baseball letterwinner and three sport standout at Waukesha West High School ... First-Team All-State honoree as a shortstop ... Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 ... three-time First-Team All-Classic 8 performer ... Honorable Mention All-State quarterback ... first-team all-area in 2002 and 2003 ... appeared in the Jim Gantner Classic at Miller Park in 2003.
Personal: Son of Mike and Mary Wischer ... majoring in communications ... named MVP of the Eau Claire Cavaliers in summer of 2006, batting a team-high .361, adding 39 runs, 31 RBI and 16 steals in 50 games ... played for the Eau Claire Express in 2007, helping team to 25-9 record ... born August 27, 1984.
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Batting Statistics
Nick Wichser |
| Season | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB | Slg% | SB |
| 2004 | 29 | 81 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .296 | 30 | .370 | 1-2 |
| 2005 | 42 | 141 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .262 | 54 | .383 | 6-7 |
| 2006 | Did Not Play -- Redshirted |
| 2007 | 53 | 202 | 40 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | .302 | 91 | .450 | 8-12 |
| 2008 | 61 | 235 | 61 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 54 | .357 | 124 | .528 | 9-12 |
| Totals | 185 | 659 | 132 | 206 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 120 | .313 | 299 | .454 | 24-33 |
