FOND DU LAC, WI – The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are excited to announce the signings of three Big Ten players. Zeb Adreon (Iowa), Austin Martin (Iowa), and Kellen Sarver (Illinois) will all be joining the Dock Spiders’ squad this summer.
Adreon, a junior utility player, is entering his first season with the Hawkeyes. Last season, Adreon played at Southeastern CC where he was a two-time second-team all-region honoree. He batted .351 (59-of-168) with 12 doubles, five home runs, and two triples as a sophomore last year.
Martin, a junior catcher, is also entering his first season with the Hawkeyes after playing last season at Southeastern CC. He batted .309 with 32 RBIs, 46 runs, and three home runs as a sophomore and helped lead the team to a conference title in 2018. Martin was also recognized as a first-team academic all-region honoree last season.
Sarver, a 6’2” redshirt freshman from the University of Illinois, plays both catcher and first base. In high school at Champaign Centennial, he was named All-Big 12 1st team and All-region 1st team. He also wrestled in high school.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders have several great ticket options for our fans for the upcoming 2019 season. Ticket packages and group tickets are now on sale. Order yours today by calling the Dock Spiders Ticket Office at 920-907-9833 or by stopping by the Dock Spiders Front Office at 980 E Division St. Check out all of our ticket information any time of the day at www.dockspiders.com.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.dockspiders.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Dock Spiders as your favorite team.