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"Dugout Chatter" is a behind the scenes look at your favorite prep baseball player.

 

Name: Alex Tesensky



School: University School of Milwaukee



Year: Senior



GPA: 3.51



Favorite class: history



Position: 2B/RHP



Other sports: hockey



I got my start in sports: playing hockey and tee-ball when I was five years old.



Baseball highlights: four-time letterwinner and four-year starter … earned Midwest Classic Conference second-team honors as a senior as an infielder … earned first-team all-conference honors and was team s Most Valuable Player as a junior as an infielder.

 

2010 individual stats: batted .402 (41-of-102) with 45 runs scored, 15 doubles, three triples, one home run and 19 RBI in 29 games … was 6-for-6 in stolen bases with 16 walks, three sacrifice flies, three hit-by-pitches, a .488 on-base percentage and a .618 slugging percentage … pitching stats: in 16 appearances, posted 2-2 record with four saves and 2.47 earned run average … held opponents to .220 batting average … posted 23-to-10 strikeouts-to-walks ratio.

 

2010 team highlights: Wildcats finished 11-3 to win Midwest Classic Conference South Division title … finished 24-7 overall and won the WIAA Division 2 state championship with an 8-3 victory over Altoona.

 

2010 state tourney highlights: drove in game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in 8-7 victory over Madison Edgewood in state semifinals … earned the victory pitching in relief in the state semifinals and the save in the title game … batted .333 (2-for-6) with three runs scored, one RBI and two walks.



Other sports honors: four-year letterwinner, four-year starter and three-time team Most Valuable Player (sophomore, junior and senior years) in hockey as a center … co-captain as a senior and earned all-state first-team honors … finished with 29 goals and 33 assists for 62 points to help lead Wildcats to 2010 WIAA state title. … advanced to WIAA state hockey tournament in 2008 but lost in quarterfinals.



I like playing baseball because: it is a totally different pace from hockey. In hockey, it s 60 minutes of going as hard as you can and flying around. Baseball is a little more laid-back and more of an individual game.



Most memorable baseball moment: winning a state title. The whole ride to state this year was pretty memorable.



Team bonding highlights: We trained in Phoenix, Arizona at the Maryville complex, where the Milwaukee Brewers up-and-coming prospects train. We went there during our spring break which was a lot of fun and definitely helped us bond and work on our skills before the season started.

 

Baseball superstitions: I wore the same hat all four years in high school. Everybody made fun of me but I kept it because I liked it.



Favorite athletes: Albert Pujols (baseball) and Steve Yzerman (hockey).



Favorite teams: Detroit Red Wings; Milwaukee Brewers



Favorite Brewers: Ryan Braun, Rickie Weeks, Jim Edmonds



Favorite movie: Gladiator



Favorite baseball movie: For the Love of the Game.



Favorite hockey movies: Miracle; Slap Shot



Favorite meal: pizza



Favorite fast food: Noodles & Co.



Favorite opponent: Marquette



Favorite web site: Facebook



Favorite place to visit: Canada



I want to visit: Australia



Baseball Stadium to visit: Colorado s Coors Field



One word to describe me: determined



I can t live without: my iPod



I wish I could meet: Robin Yount



Role model: my mom, Sherry Tesensky



My family also includes: my dad, John, and my sister, Katie.



Nickname: Al



I drive: an Oldsmobile Intrigue



Dream car: a McLaren F1



I like University School of Milwaukee High School because: it s a very close-knit community. You get close to your teachers and classmates.



On my iPod: The Arctic Monkeys



I get my news: newspaper



My perfect day: lay at the beach



This and that: lives in Cedarburg … played hockey in the Wisconsin High School Elite League for four years … played for Team Wisconsin in hockey after senior season … member of Honor Roll throughout high school … volunteer work includes coaching at school's youth hockey camps … participated in the Safety Town program … recipient of Henry H. Uihlein Sportsmanship award his senior year.



Hobbies: swimming, tubing



Post-high school plans: signed with the Austin (Minn.) Bruins in the North American Hockey League to compete in Junior hockey.



Career goal: I want to play hockey as long as I can, study Psychology in college and become a sports therapist.



Outlook on life: "Sweat plus suffering equals success."



Did you know? I work on different kinds of puzzles all the time. I play Scrabble on my phone every day.

 

If you have a prep baseball player you would like to read about, send your nomination to Dennis Semrau at: [email=dsemrau@madison.com]dsemrau@madison.com[/email] or (608) 513-5550.