2024 Prep Baseball Iowa High School Preview: Davenport Central Blue Devils
May 1, 2024
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2024 High School season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
DAVENPORT CENTRAL BLUE DEVILS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Team: Davenport Central High School
Nickname: Blue Devils
X: @DavCentralBase
Class: 4A
Conference:Mississippi Athletic Conference
Head Coach: Colin Gisel
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 4 years (41-63)
2023 Overall Record: 16-21
2023 Post-Season Finish: Lost in 2nd round of Substate to Liberty - 3-2
# of Returning Starters: 7
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 7
# of Starters Lost: 2
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5
PLAYERS TO WATCH
NAME | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Milo Kelley | 2025 | C | Iowa |
Maddox Sullivan | 2024 | SS/P | Blackhawk JC |
Ty Harmsen | 2024 | OF/P | Marshalltown CC |
Ben Cox | 2025 | P |
ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Brady Lorber - Marshalltown CC
Nick Hartje - Upper Iowa University
2024 OUTLOOK
”We want to facilitate an environment on a daily basis that challenges players so they win or learn every day they come to practice. Helping our players create individual hitting/pitching plans has been a focus for us in the off-season. We have a strong core of players returning who have a lot of varsity experience. This experience has accelerated our learning curve this off-season with the hope that it translates into more success on the field.” - COLIN GISEL, Head Coach