2024 Prep Baseball Iowa High School Preview: Des Moines Christian Lions
May 2, 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.
DES MOINES CHRISTIAN LIONS PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Team: Des Moines Christian
Nickname:Lions
X: @DSMChristian
Class: 2A
Conference:West Central Athletic Conference
Head Coach: Derek Flack
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 17 years (376-270)
2023 Overall Record: 14-17
2023 Post-Season Finish: Lost 2nd round of districts
# of Returning Starters: 9
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 5
# of Starters Lost: 0
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5
PLAYERS TO WATCH
NAME | CLASS | POSITION | COMMITMENT |
Ty Andrews | 2024 | C | Kirkwood |
Brady Andrews | 2026 | P/CF | |
Jack Schmaltz | 2024 | 1B/P | Buena Vista |
Jack Isenhart | 2027 | P/IF | |
Brody Molacek | 2027 | P | |
Tyler Drefke | 2026 | P/OF |
ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
Colby Shelton - Northwestern College (Orange City)
Kole Bradley - Eastern Illinois
Trey Castile - Simpson College
Zach Dueker - Simpson College
2024 OUTLOOK
”We return all but one player from 2023. We have depth at all positions and competition for playing time at all positions. We return 14 guys with plenty of varsity experience and 10 of them are sophomores and freshman. We need to improve how we play in close games, and hopefully being a year older at many positions will help us play with more confidence. The potential is there to be a top team in Class 2A, how we compete daily, the confidence we play with, and how we handle our tough schedule will determine if we can achieve that.” - DEREK FLACK, Head Coach