(Waterloo, IA) The Waterloo Bucks have announced that first basemen Jake Astor will be joining the team for the 2010 season. Currently, Astor is a junior at Southern Arkansas University and is the 18th player to sign with the Bucks for the summer.
This season for the Muleriders, Astor is hitting .381 with two home runs and 36 RBI. In 38 games, the left-handed hitter has an on-base percentage of .553 and has five stolen bases.
In 2009 for Des Moines Area Community College, Astor hit .444 with 14 home runs and 79 RBI. Astor set seven school records and was named the 2009 ABCA NJCAA Division II Baseball Player of the Year. The Iowa City West High School product also received First-Team All-American honors and was a First-Team selection on the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Region team.
Last summer, Astor played for the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League, leading his team in hitting with a .290 average and finished in the top five in the league’s on-base percentage race with a .426 mark. This will be Astor’s first season with Waterloo.
Originally from North Liberty, Iowa, the 5’11”, 200-pounder was born on August 21, 1989.
The Bucks will open the 2010 season at home on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:35 pm versus Wisconsin Rapids. Season tickets and single-game tickets are currently on sale. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks in the off-season by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.