March
17 - New
Santa Maria Indians head coach Bobby Brown made
his first moves as head coach Sunday by announcing
the signing of three players for the Santa Maria
Indians roster. The Indians are making an attempt
to return to the old philosophy of bringing in
as many local players this summer. Brown announced
that two former Santa Maria natives, former Hancock
Bulldogs Jimmy
Dodos and
Jimmy
Mittleberger
will be coming home to play for the Big Red in
2008.
Dodos is currently the leadoff hitter and starting
center fielder for the Chico
State Wildcats,
one of the top division two programs in the country.
A junior this season, he is currently batting
.338 with 10 RBI and 10 stolen bases through 18
games. Dodos played two seasons at Hancock College
and was named first team all Western State Conference
both seasons. In his sophomore season Dodos knocked
in 32 runs in 43 games, and left Hancock having
stolen 25 bases in his career.
Dodos was a graduate of Righetti High School in
2005 where he earned First Team All-State and
County Most Valuable Player. Dodos played for
Indians head coach Bobby Brown at Hancock for
two seasons and last summer for Indians assistant
coach Marc Smith on the Paso Reds. Dodos will
be used primarily as a centerfielder and pitcher
for the Indians.
Jimmy Mittleberger, a member of the 2006 Santa
Maria Indians will be coming home to Santa Maria
for his second summer with the Tribe. A graduate
of Righetti High School in 2004 Mittleberger played
two seasons for Hancock College. His sophomore
season in 2006, Mittleberger was named 1st-Team
All Western State Conference after hitting .343
with 21 doubles, 4 home runs, and 39 RBI.
Mittleberger currently plays for the Concordia
University Eagles
in Irvine, an NAIA baseball program. He played
for the 2006 Santa Maria Indians following his
sophomore season at Hancock and was primarily
a right fielder. The junior attended Chico State
in 2007 but did not play baseball. He played the
2007 summer for the Clarinda A’s in Iowa
and transferred to Concordia for this season.
The Indians also announced the signing of right
handed pitcher Drew
Dowl from
Chico State University. Dowl, a 6-4 235 pound
junior from Moorpark transferred to Chico from
Moorpark Community College. He has made four relief
appearances on the season and holds a 5.40 era.
For
updated stats on Jimmy Dodos and Drew Dowl click
here
and for Jimmy Mittleberger click
here.
The Indians will be making another announcement
on their roster in the coming days as more players
will be officially signed.
