Jake Astor
Assistant Baseball Coach
Jake Astor, a native of North Liberty, Iowa, is in his sixth season as an assistant for the Iowa Central baseball team. Prior to joining the Tritons, Astor was the interim head baseball coach at Des Moines Area Community College during the 2016 season.
Astor served as an assistant for three seasons with DMACC before leading them to a 30-win season as the head coach. Overall, the Bears went 140-74 with Astor on the coaching staff.
As a player, Astor earned high honors including twice being named an NJCAA first team All-American along with being the 2009 national player of the year while playing for DMACC. He later attended Southern Arkansas University, garnering all-Gulf South Conference honors in 2010.
Astor earned a bachelor’s degree in general studies at Southern Arkansas.
David Flattery
Assistant Baseball Coach
David Flattery enters his third year as head of the Iowa Central pitching staff. In his first season, Triton pitchers allowed the fewest runs in ICCAC conference play.
A former Iowa Central player himself, Flattery pitched his redshirt freshman year for the regular season champion Tritons before moving on to the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He played two seasons of Division I baseball in Omaha and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Flattery finished his collegiate career at Augustana University where he earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Administration and Leadership. He received multiple pitching awards in his final campaign and helped lead Augustana to a Division II national championship.
Following his final collegiate season, Flattery signed a professional contract with the River City Rascals of the Frontier League. He continued his professional career the following season overseas in Paris, France with the PUC of the French Professional Baseball League.
Flattery has returned to his native Fort Dodge with a wealth of knowledge and a passion for player development.
Korey Kuhlmann
Assistant Baseball Coach
Korey Kuhlmann is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Iowa Central baseball program, working with the pitching staff and varsity reserve.
Kuhlmann, who graduated from Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, played two seasons for Iowa Western, helping the Reivers reach the NJCAA World Series in 2016. On the mound, Kuhlmann was 7-3 for Iowa Western before pitching for two seasons at South Dakota State where he made 24 appearances.
Kyle Snuttjer
Assistant Baseball Coach
Kyle Snuttjer is entering his third season with the Iowa Central baseball program where he will work with the catchers along with being an assistant hitting coach.
A native of West Des Moines, Snuttjer played for the Tritons where he helped the 2017 team win a regular season ICCAC title as well as a Region XI championship. Snuttjer was named first team all-conference catcher before going on to be a two-year starter for Missouri Western State University.
Snuttjer earned his Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science.