Iowa Wesleyan’s Beaber named CAC Coach of the Year

Just one season in to Iowa Wesleyan’s venture into the Continental Athletic Conference, and the Tiger baseball team already has the league’s top coach.

Tiger head coach Blake Beaber, a Mt. Pleasant grad, was named 2022 CAC Coach of the Year.

The conference announced its end-of-year awards last week after the conclusion of the league’s tournament.

Beaber, who just completed his fifth season as the Tigers’ skipper, led the team to a 21-30 overall record. The team was 5-2 in conference play.

Iowa Wesleyan won one game in the CAC tournament, a 9-7 win over Edward Waters on Sunday, May 8. The Tigers, which earned the No. 4 seed in the tournament, came one win away from a Top-2 finish and a berth in the national tournament before getting upended 9-6 by Fisher College.

Beaber wasn’t the only Tigers on the All-Conference list. Luis Ayesa (7-3, 4.45 ERA) was named to the team as a starting pitcher. Cristian Cordero (. 311, 11 doubles, 8 HRs, 37 RBIs) was named as an outfielder, and Derek Marrufo (. 308, 7 doubles, 2 HRs) was named to the honorable mention list as a utility player.