Prep Baseball Report

2024 Prep Baseball Iowa High School Preview: Unity Christian Knights


Joann Martin
Prep Baseball Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2024 High School season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.


UNITY CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Team: Unity Christian
Nickname: Knights
X: @UCKnightsBBall
Class: 2A
Conference: Siouxland
Head Coach: Skyler Wheeler
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 2 years (26-30)
2023 Overall Record: 17-14
2023 Post-Season Finish: 1-1, lost in District final vs. West Lyon

# of Returning Starters: 9
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 6
# of Starters Lost: 0
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 5


PLAYERS TO WATCH

Kyan Emmelkamp, P/OF, 2024 (Dordt University commit)
Braedan Bosma, P/C, 2025
Graden Van Essen, P/1B, 2025
Brady Boogerd, OF, 2025
Dylan Bosma, P/SS, 2026
Austin Hall, P/UTL, 2026
Jonah De Jong, UTL, 2026
Austin Wieringa, RF/2B, 2026
Adler Van Essen, MIF, 2027
Dylan Zomer, IF/P, 2027

ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

N/A


2024 OUTLOOK

”The boys believe strongly that they can make some noise across the state this year. We have everyone back plus a transfer who started for an area school. We've been very young the last two years and the boys saw their experience and hard work pay off last year with major wins over Hinton, Sioux City North and Central Lyon. As a coach I have about a dozen pitchers I'm comfortable with putting on a varsity mound, and we have more depth than we've had. We probably aren't on a lot of radars, which I like, but I know the boys expect to be good and to show the state what they are made of this year.” - SKYLER WHEELER, Head Coach