RH: "He Really Bought Into What Coach Green Talks About."

Nolan Ganter By Paul Suellentrop

Early in his first practices as an NCAA Division I baseball player, Nolan Ganter knew things needed to change, a feeling that increased with each bad at-bat.

Ganter"It woke me up," he said. "I realized I had to do something about it."

Ganter, a junior first baseman from Pima (Ariz.) Community College, went to work with coach Brian Green and went to work in the weight room, a place he previously didn't prioritize.

By the time Wichita State wrapped up fall practices earlier this month, Ganter was the name everyone mentioned. He hit .322 with 11 home runs and 14 doubles last spring at Pima on his way to All-Region, Division II honors at first base. When he faced…