2015 Baseball Preview

School:

Urbandale

Nickname:

J-Hawks

Class: 

4A

Colors:

Blue and White

Conference:   

CIML Central Conference

Head Coach:

Denny Barton (Drake University, 1974)

32^nd Season at Urbandale, 756-498

Assistant Coaches:

Chad Barnes, Jeremy Heinen, Adam Smith, Fritz Keeling, Corey Brown, Joel Jacobs

2014 Record / Highlights:     

• 24-16 Overall / 9-3 CIC Western Division – Western Division Champions
• Super Team All State:  Logan Augustine
• 1^st Team All District:  Logan Augustine
• 2^nd Team All District:  Trae Cropp
• 1^st Team All-CIC:  Logan Augustine
• 2^nd Team All-CIC:  Ezra Skoog
• 1^st Team All-CIC Western Division:  Logan Augustine, Ezra Skoog
• 2^nd Team All-CIC Western Division:  Trae Cropp, Jake Grau
• Honorable Mention All-Division:  Jack Haller, Michael Englund, Ryan Yoder, Sam DeGroote, Dalton Coady, Jackson Ross

2015Returning Letterwinners:

• 7 total return.
• Matt Johnson, Nick Johnson, Brendan McGuire, Jake Quirk, Cole Scieszinski, Heston Steen, Spencer Sturges

2015 Outlook:

The J-Hawks open action on May 28 against North Polk at Barton Field.  2015 marks the final year of Coach Denny Barton's coaching career at Urbandale; he will retire at the conclusion of the season as the Head Baseball Coach.

For more information, contact Head Coach Denny Barton at (515) 457-6945 or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.