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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Seniors Mitchell Boe, Cole McDonald, and Chris Whelan, and redshirt junior Kyle Shimp have been voted team captains for the 2019 University of Iowa baseball season, it was announced Monday by head coach Rick Heller.
Shimp is a team captain for a second straight season.
Boe, a second baseman from Naperville, Illinois, started 50 games as a junior, where he hit .266 with 23 runs, 23 RBIs, and 10 doubles, while McDonald went 3-2 with a 3.23 ERA in 2018. The right-handed pitcher from New Hampton, Iowa, is slated to be Iowa’s Friday starter for the 2019 season.
Whelan, an outfielder from Naperville, Illinois, hit .308 as a junior as the Hawkeyes’ leadoff hitter after missing the first month of the season because of injury. He hit safely in 31-of-38 games and had 13 multi-hit contests.
Shimp, a left-handed pitcher from Yorkville, Illinois, appeared in nine games in 2018 before missing the final two months because of injury.
The Hawkeyes open the season Feb. 15 at the Diamond 9 Sunshine State Classic Series in Kissimmee, Florida. Iowa faces George Mason on Opening Day.
Iowa’s home opener is set for March 6 against Simpson College beginning at 4:05 p.m. (CT) at Duane Banks Field. Season tickets for the team’s 28-game home schedule are on sale on hawkeyesports.com/tickets.
