Krenchiki grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey and graduated from Ewing High School in 1972. Krenchicki was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth round (171st overall) of the 1972 MLB draft, shortly after his high school graduation. He opted to accept an athletic scholarship from the University of Miami where he majored in physical education. A three-year letterman from 1973 to 1975 with the Ron Fraser-coached Hurricanes, Krenchicki is considered the best shortstop in the program\'s history. 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. He finished his collegiate career with a .316 (198 of 626) batting average, .436 slugging percentage, 273 total bases, 35 doubles, 11 triples, six home runs and 67 stolen bases. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.\n', '

Krenchicki appeared with the United States national baseball team at the Baseball World Cup in 1973 and the Pan American Games in 1975, winning a gold and silver medal respectively. He was also on the Boulder, Colorado team that won the National Baseball Congress World Series in 1975.\n', '

Krenchicki was the seventh player chosen overall by the Baltimore Orioles in the secondary phase of the January 1976 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut with the Orioles in June 1979, then spending parts of the next two seasons with them. 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. I just don\'t care to be going back to Rochester. But they want to look at Cal... They still have to pay me. I guess I\'ll just stay in a hotel and go fishing every day."\n', '

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