Wayne Richard Krenchicki (September 17, 1954 – October 16, 2018)[1] was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman.

[2] Krenchicki was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth round (171st overall) of the 1972 MLB draft, shortly after his high school graduation.

[4] A three-year letterman from 1973 to 1975 with the Ron Fraser-coached Hurricanes,[5] Krenchicki is considered the best shortstop in the program's history.

[4] The Hurricanes qualified for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships in each of the three years he was with the ballclub, including as a runner-up in its College World Series debut in 1974.

[2] Krenchicki was the seventh player chosen overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft.

On August 7, 1981, he was sent to the minor leagues so the Orioles could call up prospect Cal Ripken Jr. Krenchicki said, "I didn't expect it to happen.

"[6] Krenchicki was sent to the Cincinnati Reds on February 15, 1982 to complete a transaction from five days prior in which the Orioles had acquired Paul Moskau.