Led by a strong contingent of seniors, the Central College baseball team is ready to take on the American Rivers Conference tournament this weekend in Cedar Rapids. The Dutch are seeded No. 5 entering the weekend, the highest seed for the team since being No. 3 in 2015 in coach Matt Schirm’s first season at Central. The 23 wins are the most in a season for Schirm, who has two other 20-win seasons on his resume. Of the eight seniors on Central’s roster, shortstop Garrett Saunders , first baseman Ryan Bouwman, centerfielder Coy Moore of Twin Cedars and right fielder/pitcher Tanner Wood of Pella have started all 37 games. Wood leads the team with 35 RBI and 14 doubles while Bouwman (.338) and Moore (.300) have batting averages of .300 or better. Wood has also been the team’s top starting pitcher statistically, meriting a 3-2 record in eight starts. He carries an ERA over 3.18 and 30 strikeouts. Central opens against No. 4 University of Dubuque (23-13-1, 12-11 conference) on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex at Mount Mercy University. Dubuque won the season series 2-1 in Pella April 19-20, but Central won the first game 10-0.