2019 Baseball Preview
School: Urbandale
Nickname: J-Hawks
Class: 4A
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Central Iowa Metropolitan League – Central Conference
Head Coach:
Jeremy Heinen (University of Iowa, 1997)
4th Season as Head Coach at Urbandale
(93-31 at Urbandale; 133-63 career record)
Assistant Coaches:
Chad Barnes, Mick Delaney, Ty Sharon, Troy Troncin, Corey Brown, DJ Duve
2018 Record / Highlights:
- 2018 Class 4A State Champions
- 36-6 Overall / 13-5 Iowa Conference
- Des Moines Register All-Iowa Elite Team: Luke Llewellyn, Carter Troncin
- Des Moines Register All-Iowa Honorable Mention: Brook Heinen
- All-State Super Team: Luke Llewellyn
- IHSBCA 1st Team All State: Noah Cook, Carter Troncin, Brook Heinen
- IHSBCA 2nd Team All State: Chris Miller
- IPSWA 1st Team All State: Luke Llewellyn (Captain), Chris Miller
- IPSWA 2nd Team All State: Noah Cook, Brook Heinen
- IPSWA 3rd Team All State: Luke Patzner
- 2nd Team Academic All State: Ben DeKruyf, Luke Llewellyn
- 1st Team All District: Luke Llewellyn, Noah Cook, Carter Troncin, Brook Heinen, Chris Miller
- 2nd Team All District: Luke Patzner, Ben DeKruyf
- 1st Team All-Conference: Luke Llewellyn, Noah Cook, Chris Miller, Brook Heinen, Ben DeKruyf, Carter Troncin
- 2nd Team All-Conference: Luke Patzner, Kip Cullinan
- Honorable Mention All-Conference: Casey Steen, Brady Roberts
2019 Returning Letterwinners:
14 total return.
Alex Augustine, Brendan Ball, Chase Brundage, Aaron Cardwell, Ty Cowley, Kip Cullinan, Jake Havran, Brook Heinen, Joshua Neyens, Garrett Purcell, Luke Sams, Lucas Strain, Ty Langenberg, Gehrig Christensen
2019 Outlook:
Coach Jeremy Heinen had this to say about the upcoming season: "We are very excited to see what this group can do! They have worked extremely hard in the off-season and have put themselves in a great position to success this year. It will be a fun group to watch compete and continue to grow as the season unfolds."
Urbandale opens play on May 21, 2019, at Dallas Center-Grimes.
For more information, contact Head Coach Jeremy Heinen at (515) 457-6953 or heinenj@urbandaleschools.com or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.