Community Newspapers, Inc. exclusive coverage - see: http://www.mtsd.k12.wi.us/MTSD/District/community-resource-director/newsletters/august/article3.pdf . Text follows: RENNICKE NAMED TO ALL-SUBURBAN BASEBALL TEAM By Steve Mathe Mequon-Thiensville Courant Homestead baseball coach Ernie Millard said many times this season that a big part of the surprising success the Homestead baseball team enjoyed was the team’s leadership. And when it came to leadership, the Highlanders turned to Jordan Rennicke, whose guidance and baseball skills earned him a spot on this season’s CNI (Community Newspapers, Inc.) All-Suburban Baseball team. “He’s the best team captain I’ve ever had,” Millard said. In my 41 years he’s the finest individual I’ve ever worked with and I’m not just talking about kids. Jordan’s leadership goes way beyond baseball.” The team captain, team MVP and Highlander Award winner, Rennicke said being a leader isn’t something he focuses on. “I think as a catcher everyone looks up to you,” he said. I’m not much of a yeller. I just play and hopefully the team follows me.” The Highlanders followed the junior catcher to a 22-10 mark, well ahead of what was predicted for a team that didn’t have a single senior on the roster. “He’s a natural leader,” Millard said. “That’s almost unfair because people think if you’re a natural leader you don’t have to work hard. He works hard. And Jordan is such a humble guy and is always doing the right thing.” Rennicke’s contributions to the Highlanders went beyond his leadership skills. He was a force at the plate, hitting .444 with six doubles, five homers, 25 runs scored and 37 runs batted in. A first-team all-North Shore Conference selection, he was also a first-team all-district choice. “I do take pride in what we accomplished but I can’t take any credit for that,” Rennicke said. The son of Homestead legend Randy Rennicke, who threw a no-hitter in the 1974 state championship game against New Holstein and grandson of Don Rennicke, the coach of the ’74 team, Jordan knows the weight his last name carries but doesn’t see it as adding any pressure. He did admit, though, that playing on a field named after his family is a little exciting. “It’s surreal actually,” he said, “because my grandpa is the greatest person I know. It’s an honor to play on a field named after him.”

It's "seeing eye" single, such as when a ball goes right between the third baseman and the shortstop as if it had eyes and could see exactly where to go to avoid being fielded. It's an expression, not a statistic.