2025 Prep Baseball Iowa High School Team Previews: Volume 2
April 24, 2025
Prep Baseball Iowa strives to be the most comprehensive source of player information across the state. Prep Baseball is the number one resource for high school baseball in each state that we cover through various events, boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, daily coverage, and multimedia platforms. Our multimedia platforms and events work together, creating each state's most potent high school baseball promotion source. While other organizations take a national approach, our goal is to become the authoritative voice on the ground level of each state.
As we prepare for the upcoming 2025 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
MOC-FLOYD VALLEY DUTCH
Head Coach: Matt McCarty (1 season, 23-7)
Class: Class 3A
Conference: Siouxland
2024 Record: 23-7 (Lost in District Finals)
X: @MOCFV_Baseball
Key Impact Players:
- Brooks McCarty, P/OF, 2026 (Iowa commit)
- Blake Aalbers, RHP/SS, 2025
- Kaleb Koerselman, P/OF, 2026
- Cole Pottebaum, 2B, 2026
- Henry Heller, LHP/OF, 2028
- Austin Solsma, 3B, 2025
- Thatcher Doughan, P/OF, 2026
- Carter Van Gelder, P/1B, 2026
- Braylon Van Gelder, C, 2025
Coach's Comment:
"We return a ton of experience from a team that competed at a high level last summer. We have a hungry group that has high expectations. We have several strong arms at the top of our rotation (McCarty, Koerselman, Heller) and several other pitchers who have innings in big games (Aalbers, Doughan, Van Gelder). The experience gained last year should help us take another step offensively this year."
SPIRIT LAKE INDIANS
Head Coach: Ross Ackerman (87-80)
Class: Class 2A
Conference: Lakes
2024 Record: 14-10 (Lost in District Finals)
X: @SL_baseball
Key Impact Players:
- JD Schneider
- Tyson Robinson, 1B/RHP, 2025
- Jack Barthman, C, 2025
- Terry Sexton
- Luke Schneider
Impact Underclassmen:
Coach's Comment:
"We bring back a variety of experience this season and have a lot of high expectations for ourselves. We have a large group of seniors that have played baseball together for a long time. Mix in some key underclassmen and we feel like we have a good chance to accomplish some goals that we have been reaching for. I have loved our competitiveness and our toughness so far this offseason. We have plenty of depth that has created competition in everything we do. It will be fun to see it translate to the field this summer."
WEST LYON WILDCATS
Head Coach: Koury Kramer (295-112)
Class: Class 2A
Conference: Siouxland
2024 Record: 18-4 (Lost in Districts)
X: @WL__Baseball
Key Impact Players:
- Tate Hawf, 2025 (University of Sioux Falls commit - football)
- Gage Blauwet
- Bryson Childress
- Ridge Kramer, 2025 (Iowa Western commit - football)
- Carson Meyer
- Cooper Schoening
- Bryce Kock
- Jaxan Huyser, 2025 (University of Sioux Falls commit - football)
Impact Underclassmen:
- Sam Underberg
- Easton De Jong, SS, 2027
- Jacob Schemmel
- Jacob Snyders
- JJ Knobloch
- Mason McCarty
- Jax De Jong
- River Kramer, SS, 2028
Coach's Comment:
"This team has a lot of potential. We have a good nucleus of upperclassmen coming back with some good underclassmen filling in the holes left by last years seniors. I love competition we will have at positions this spring and summer. If this group can come together and bond as a unit we will be tough this summer."
ANAMOSA BLUE RAIDERS
Head Coach: Adam Tvedt (2 seasons, 39-23)
Class: Class 2A
Conference: River Valley
2024 Record: 20-10 (Substate Finalist)
X: @BaseballAnamosa
Key Impact Players:
- Jackson Watters, RHP/3B, 2025 (Buena Vista commit)
- Miken Wheeler
- Vince Diers
Impact Underclassmen:
Coach's Comment:
"We are set up for success. We return 6 seniors who have all seen significant varsity time, and return 8 players from last season with previous starting experience. We have some big shoes to fill, but are returning a group of guys who are plenty capable of doing so. "
MASON CITY RIVERHAWKS
Head Coach: Troy Rood (24 seasons, 533-390)
Class: Class 4A
Conference: Iowa Alliance Conference
2024 Record: 13-22
X: @P2Wbaseball_MC
Key Impact Players:
- Lincoln Berding, RHP/IF, 2026
- Gabe Ries, LHP/1B, 2026
- Max Lang, CF, 2025
- Eli Schultz, LHP/OF, 2026
- Owen Rickers, RHP/SS, 2027
- Bennett Miller, C, 2026
- Isaac Rickers, RHP/3B, 2025
- Carter Klemesrud, RHP, 2025
Coach's Comment:
"We went through the growing pains of one of the youngest teams we've had in a long time last summer. We had good moments and rough moments but all those experiences have helped develop our guys and make them hungry for success in 2025!"