DES MOINES, IOWA -- Members of the Drake football team signed autographs and disriibuted postes and ticket vouchers prior to the Iowa Cubs' Triple A baseball game with New Orleans Saturday night.

The team was introduced along the third baseline before the game. Senior captains Eric Mora (Roselle, Ill.), Steve Platek (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Cale Hunt (Littleton, Colo.) took turns throwing out the first pitch.