Former Emmaus High School baseball player Wyatt Henseler recently completed a record-setting career on the diamond at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating this past May from the College of Arts and Sciences.

“It was special,” said Henseler. “It was everything I wanted to be a part of and was constantly reminded that staying in school at Penn was 100 percent the right decision. Choosing Penn was the best and most rewarding decision of my life.”

Henseler, who is headed to College Station, Texas, to use his final year of eligibility at Texas A&M, was named a Third Team American Baseball Coaches Association Division I All-America last season. He was also the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year and First-Team All-Ivy selection for the 2024 campaign.

The third baseman helped lead the Quakers to a second consecutive Ivy League Tournament title and NCAA Regional appearance and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Ivy League Tournament after hitting .375 with three homers and 10 RBIs in the five-game series.

“I’m super honored to have received these awards,” Henseler said. “It speaks highly to the people who push me every day, especially my teammates and coaches. I really prioritized them and enjoying our time together throughout it all. The accolades are a product of that, and I don’t take it for granted.”

He was also a unanimous All-Ivy selection in 2022 and made the league’s all-tournament team in 2023.

After winning the first game of the Ivy League Tournament lasts spring, Penn dropped the second one to Cornell and had to then win three straight, including two in-a-row against the Big Red.

“It all speaks so well to the culture of Penn baseball that so many have worked for over the long history of our program,” said Henseler. “Our coaches do a great job of keeping us focused on our goals and we stuck together when it was hardest. I couldn’t be prouder of our team and what we were able to accomplish at the end of a hard season.”

In 49 games in 2024, Henseler led his teammates in batting average (.360), runs (64), hits (72), home runs (22), RBIs (56), total bases (151), slugging percentage (.755), hit-by-pitches (14), and on-base percentage (.465). In Ivy play, he led the conference in batting (.438), slugging (.913), OBP (.566), OPS (1.479), runs (31), and home runs (10). Henseler is the program’s all-time career record holder in hits (232), runs (64), doubles (50), total bases (452), home runs (54), and RBIs (189).

He also holds Ivy records in homers, RBIs and total bases. In addition, Henseler has Penn single-season records in at bats (215, 2023), hits (72, 2022 & 2024), home runs (22, 2024), runs (64, 2024), total bases (151, 2023), and RBIs (63, 2023).

He will go down as one of the best players in program history. And he wants more.

With one more season of eligibility left before the potential of being drafted into Major League Baseball, Henseler will play one final collegiate season down south for a World Series Contender.

“I’m starting a new chapter in College Station playing at Texas A&M,” Henseler said. “I’m excited to branch off and try something completely new that I know will challenge me. They came up just short in winning a national championship earlier this summer and I’m hopeful I can bring my leadership and baseball experiences from Emmaus and Penn to be a part of winning the programs first national title.”

Henseler looks back at his time at Emmaus with a lot of pride and positive memories.

“Emmaus taught me a lot of life lessons at a young age,” said Henseler. “It helped me understand the life cycle of being a student athlete and the challenges that come with each season. It taught me time management, perseverance, motivation, and challenged me as a leader. This only helped me in my journey at Penn and I know will continue to pay off in my next journey in Texas and beyond.”