KUTZTOWN, Pa. – With the spring semester on the horizon, Kutztown University baseball head coach Eric Folmar and his program announced three captains to lead the team for the upcoming 2022 campaign. Zach Moretski (Harleysville, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), Mitchell Peers (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown) and Dominic Proietto (Norristown, Pa./Norristown) are the trio that will lead the Golden Bears this upcoming season.

"I am excited to announce our team captains for the 2022 season," said Folmar. "Zach, Mitch and Dom have been voted on by their peers to be our team leaders. This is Zach's second time being voted as captain and the first for both Mitch and Dom. It is a great honor and a testament to the work each player elected has put in. Their dedication, commitment, and leadership they have provided is the reason why our team choose these three. Each one of these young men are a great representation of our program and will continue to be great leaders."
 
Moretski is a graduate student who has played in 102 career games, starting 90, throughout three-and-a-quarter seasons (2020 season cut short due to COVID). The Harleysville native has a .305 career batting average with 87 hits in 285 at-bats. He also has 51 RBI and 51 runs scored. Moretski also has 15 appearances on the mound with 24 strikeouts and a 4.01 ERA.
 
Peers will begin his second season in Maroon and Gold this season after transferring in from Rowan College South Jersey. In 2021, the Gilbertsville native started 35-of-36 games played and hit .284 with 27 hits, 25 RBI and 23 runs. Peers was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Athlete of the Week on April 5, after collecting 10 hits in a five-game stretch with 12 RBI, including a career-high five at East Stroudsburg on March 30.
 
Proietto was at the top of the pitching rotation last season and made seven appearances, starting five on the bump. At the plate, the Norristown native made 31 appearances and hit .240 with 18 hits, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored, primarily as the starting first baseman.
 
Kutztown is coming off a season that it finished just under .500, at 17-21 overall. KU opens its 2022 season on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C.