Iowa baseball manager program develops into MLB pipeline

Iowa baseball manager Bailey Raso sets up a video camera before a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball managers clear batting practice equipment from the field before a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball manager Joey Bylund helps move batting practice equipment off the field before a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball manager Lexi Cahill climbs on top of a dugout to set up a video camera before a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball head manager Scott Junck watches as pitcher Luke Llewellyn (34) warms up during a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball head manager Scott Junck, left, poses for a photo with pitcher Luke Llewellyn (34) during a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball data analysts Andrew Sumner, left, and Luke Statler work on inputting information they collected during a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Jacobson Athletic Building in Iowa City, Iowa.

A bulletin board displays photos of current Iowa baseball managers, Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Jacobson Athletic Building in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball data analysts, from left, Reed Zahradnik, Austin Marchesani, Andrew Sumner, and Luke Statler work on inputting information they collected during a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Jacobson Athletic Building in Iowa City, Iowa.

Photos of former Iowa baseball head managers is seen, Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Jacobson Athletic Building in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa baseball data analysts Andrew Sumner, left, and Luke Statler work on inputting information they collected during a NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana, Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Jacobson Athletic Building in Iowa City, Iowa.