DMACC Bears News
posted 2/2/09
DMACC Ranked Number One in the Nation in Preseason Baseball Poll
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is ranked number one in the nation in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Preseason Division II Baseball Poll.
The DMACC Bears have six returning starters, including three preseason All-Americans, on the team.
The Bears finished the 2008 season with a 48-18 record and a trip to the NJCAA Division II College World Series under first year Head Baseball Coach Dan Fitzgerald.
The Bears welcome back 2008 First-Team All-American infielders Tyler Robbins of Bettendorf (.394 BA, 20 HR, 57 RBI, 18 SB) and Jake Astor of North Liberty (.442 BA, 9 HR, 72 RBI, 7 SB). They also return pitcher Mitch Mormann of Manchester (52.2 IP, 59K, 3.76 ERA, 4-3), who earned Third-Team Preseason All-American honors.
"We have a solid nucleus returning from last year's World Series team to go with a group of very talented freshmen,” said Coach Fitzgerald. “Practice has been going really well, and we are really looking forward to the start of our season."
The Bears open the season with a four-game series at Fort Scott (Kan.) Feb. 27.