IBL's Welland Jackfish sign Aaron Dunsmore

The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed OF Aaron Dunsmore (Winnipeg, Man.) for the 2020 season. Photo: Welland Jackfish/Twitter

March 18, 2020

Official Intercounty Baseball League News Release

WELLAND – The Welland Jackfish, members of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL), are pleased to announce that they have signed outfielder Aaron Dunsmore for the 2020 season, which will be presented by North Welland BIA.

Dunsmore, 31, has a vast history of baseball experience. He played Division I baseball at the University of Dayton where he dominated, hitting .323 with 11 home runs and .307 with 13 home runs in consecutive years. In Junior College at Colby Community College, he was a two-timeFirst-Team All-Conference outfielder, hitting .430 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI his sophomore season.

Following college, he played several years in Canada and Australia while continuing to put up extraordinary numbers. In 2013, he made his way over to Sweden to play professionally with the Karlskoga Bats. While there, he hit .509 with 32 RBI for a Bats teams that lost in the Swedish Finals.

“Aaron has excelled at every level he has played at, be it collegiately or professionally. Aaron can flat out hit,” said Jackfish General Manager Jason McKay. “Aaron also provides the versatility of being able to play both the outfield and middle infield when required.”

“Whenever you have an opportunity to add a professional bat that has produced the results year over year that Aaron has, you make it happen. He brings an intense competitive desire to win which the fans in Welland will enjoy this summer.”

During the summer of 2015, Dunsmore played in the German Bundesliga with Heidenheim Heidekopfe, and led the team to the German championship title behind a .439 batting average. In the German Playoffs, he hit .310 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 11 games.

Success is not an unfamiliar story for him. In 2012, he was voted the League MVP with the Swift Current Indians and became a league champion in 2012-13 with the Ainslie Bears. He also led the Karlskoga Bats in hitting in 2013.