Baseball is a game full of adjustments.

Those players who can adapt to change usually have success; those who don't often struggle.Jacen Nalesnik faced numerous situations during his four years at Lehigh University that needed fixing, altering, or tweaking.And every time one of them came up, he met the challenge.Because of that, the Lehighton graduate not only had an outstanding career as a Mountain Hawk, but he also put himself in a position to be drafted this week."Over Jacen's four years here, he was part of one of the winningest eras of Lehigh baseball ... and he always brought a winning attitude to the team," said Lehigh head coach Sean Leary. "The numbers pretty much speak for themselves. He was a top-5 player here, but it goes even deeper than that. He put up big numbers, but he did it while also laying down sacrifice bunts, and doing other little things to help the team win."Nalesnik's statistics were downright gaudy this past year. The senior especially thrived in the power department, leading the entire Patriot League in homers (13), total bases (117) and slugging percentage (.606). The former Indian was also second in the league in runs scored (53) and fifth in hits (62) and RBIs (39).But the slugging outfielder wasn't always a long ball threat. His ability to go deep came about thanks to modifications in his swing.Adjustments at the plateThe 2012 Times News Player of the Year often dominated at the plate at the high school level, but things were different once he reached Division 1 baseball.While Nalesnik proved himself enough to gain playing time as a freshman, things didn't exactly go his way."In high school I hit a couple home runs each year, but not too many," said Nalesnik, who was named First Team All-Patriot League and also was selected to the Academic All-League Team. "I was like a gap-to-gap guy. A lot of that came because I hit off my front foot all the time ... When you're using your front foot, you're not using (your hips and bottom half). When you get a little more balance, that comes into play. It's really funny how much of a difference it makes, even just hearing the ball off the bat. You can tell when you're using your lower half and when you're not."I worked with the coaches and (hitting coach) A.J. Miller. and got more balance. Over the years, I became more balanced in my stance and my swing. We worked on finishing high in my follow-through and that gets the backspin. It's all a long process. It really started to come together a little bit there."The power numbers started coming together during his junior campaign. Nalesnik led off three consecutive March games with homers and finished the year with seven dingers. He nearly doubled that total this season, tieing a single-season record at Lehigh. His 22 career round-trippers are tied for second most in school history."Some of the best power hitters here didn't always start that way," said Leary. "Some of that had to do with pitch recognition. Coming from high school, players are seeing different pitches in different counts ... There's a learning curve."Jacen worked hard on his mechanics. He's a strong kid, and once he unlocked that, the balls that he hit to the gap were now going over the fence. And he didn't hit wall-scrapers, he hit some bombs."Adjustments in the fieldNalesnik became very familiar with balls hit to the outfield at Lehigh. And not just the ones he hit.With a senior and junior catcher on the Mountain Hawks roster his freshman year, the starting backstop in high school quickly became an outfielder.While OK with the move, Nalesnik admitted the transition took some getting used to."That was different," he said. "I only played outfield a game or two during summer ball, but I never played it full-time ... That took time to adjust to, and it's something I got better at over the years. Freshman year was not great. It kind of got better over time, but it was still something I was adjusting to."While the move created some minor hardships, and took him away from being involved in every pitch, there were also benefits."I missed catching, but it was definitely easier on my body," said Nalesnik, whose greatest thrill in college was winning the Patriot League championship his sophomore year. "I felt like my legs were there more at the end of the season than they were in high school, and it's a much longer season in college. In high school, around game 18 or 19 my legs would feel a little tired and that didn't happen to me in college. I just wanted to do whatever helped the team out and whatever I needed to do to be on the field."That attitude wasn't lost on his head coach."He used to be in that every-pitch mode (as a catcher)," said Leary. "It was a bit difficult, because he kind of learned on the fly. He came into my office, and wanted to know how he could help the team the most."His attitude was great. He just wanted to get in and contribute. He ended up being a good defensive outfielder."Adjustment in the lineupNalesnik's unselfishness for the team's sake not only applied to what position he played, but also where he hit in the lineup.During his four years at Lehigh, he hit in numerous spots."He batted in the sixth and seventh slots early," said Leary, who has been the head coach at Lehigh for 22 years. "We moved him into the lead-off spot, and in his first three games there, he hit home runs. We bumped him to No. 2 and then finally put him to the three-hole."Ironically, it was Nalesnik who made the suggestion where he thought he could help the team most - and his coach agreed."In my sophomore year after the fall season, coach had us fill out a 'if you had to have a lineup filled out today, what would it be?' I filled it out and had myself in the No. 2 hole. I don't think anybody else had me there."When I went to talk to coach about it, he asked me about my lineup. I said I really think I'd be good there. I'd bunt guys over and take pitches so (our lead-off hitter) could steal. He said, 'You know what? I really like that.' And we ended up going with that."Adjusting to the futureNalesnik's immediate future will probably be determined in the next day or so.Major League Baseball is currently holding its annual player draft, and there is a chance the recent graduate could be picked in the later rounds."To be honest, he has the skill set (to be drafted)," said Leary. "He has speed and power. You just don't know how everything will play out. Certainly folks have noticed his power, but he's also quick for his size (6-2, 230)."He understands the game and plays it the right way. He has that baseball sense and savvy to know what should be done on the field at a given time. His baseball mind is as strong as his actual play on the field. He does a lot of subtle things that the average fan in the stands doesn't notice. He's got a great baseball IQ and would make a great coach someday."If he does get drafted, Nalesnik has said he will probably give baseball a try. If he doesn't, he plans to go to grad school for education."That's something everybody's been asking me about, and I just keep saying if it happens, it happens," said Nalesnik about being drafted. "If I get picked up, great, and if not I get to go to school and finish my education. It's one of those things where I'm just trying not to think about it too much."If it happens, I'll be excited. But if it doesn't, it just didn't work out. I've enjoyed playing my whole life and I'd love to keep playing, but it's one of those things where I can't control it so I'm not going to worry about it."