Overcoming heavy graduation losses and injuries, new Central baseball coach Matt Schirm piloted the Dutch to a third-place Iowa Conference finish.
Closing at 22-21 overall, Central was 16-12 in league play.
Freshman pitcher Dylan Diveney made a big impression, winning league pitcher of the year honors. Senior outfielder Zach Zylstra joined him on the all-conference first team while junior designated hitter Adam Lindell and junior utility player Dakotah Wolken were second-team picks. Meanwhile Zylstra and senior pitcher Andy Carr were ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-Central Region third-team selections while Diveney was a third-team all-region pick by D3baseball.com.
Diveney was 5-4 overall and 5-2 in the league with a 2.23 earned run average. Zylstra hit a .351 with 17 doubles and 24 RBIs while Lindell batted .303 with 28 RBIs.
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