After leaving his mark on the Hawkeye baseball team this past spring, Iowa junior Robert Neustrom is going above and beyond in the Cape Cod Summer Baseball League.
By Jess Westendorf
Iowa baseball and its fans should be excited, especially after last season’s performance and the plans to represent Team USA in the 2017 World University Games in August.
But amid the excitement, Hawkeye right-fielder, Robert Neustrom has another reason to celebrate.
On Tuesday, Neustrom was named as a Cape Cod League All-Star by the summer college league.
After Iowa’s season ended after its great run to the NCAA Houston Regional, Neustrom took his game to the Cape Cod to play for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks.
Since joining the team, the rising junior is hitting .294 in 27 games with 4 doubles and 3 home runs in 85 at-bats.
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Not only is his bat hot, he leads the Hyannis Harbor Hawks with 15 RBIs and 14 runs.
Last season, Neustrom became a front-runner on the Hawkeye team.
He started all 61 games, 60 in right field and one in center. At the plate, he averaged .310 with 79 hits, 41 runs, and 55 RBIs.
At the end of last season, he was named second-team All-Big Ten.
In the Cape Cod League All-Star Game, Neustrom is one of four players named to the All-Star roster from the Big Ten.
He will be joined by Minnesota’s Micah Coffey, who happens to be his teammate, as well as Nebraska’s Luis Alvarado and Ohio State’s Ryan Feltner.
First pitch for the All-Star Game is set for 5:05 p.m. at Clem Spillane Field in Wareham, Massachusetts.
After the game is over, Neustrom will rejoin the Hawkeye baseball team as they gear up to play three home tune-up games at Banks Field, with the first on July 25.
