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2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Ankeny Centennial

May 15, 2026
Tyler Cropley
State Director, Prep Baseball Iowa

The 2026 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement is building throughout Iowa. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Iowa.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Carroll or Cedar Rapids at the IHSAA 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A State Tournaments, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to shine a spotlight on all teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Iowa.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.

Each week we will be releasing our Diamond Notes, covering all the bases across the state of Iowa.

Ankeny Centennial Jaguars

High School: Ankeny Centennial
Head Coach: Mark Hey
Class: Class 4A
2025 Record (Finish): 24-14 (Substate Semifinal)

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Colton Arndt - St Thomas commit

+ Trae Houser - NICC commit

+ Brekken Miller

+ Will Morris - Iowa Central CC commit

+ Will Nesler

+ Cade Newman

+ Nolan Powell

+ Eli Starr - Lake Land JC

ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Kohen Bollwinkel - SWICC

+ Cole Grider - Wartburg College

+ Emerson Alberhasky - Wartburg College

+ Pratim Amin - College of Lake County CC

+ Lucas Bruhl - Ellsworth CC

+ Preston Glatt - Garden City CC

+ Tripp Rawlings - Ellsworth CC

+ Sean Stewart - Iowa Central CC

+ Grant Crowner - Central

+ TJ Hood - Simpson

+ Darin Severs - NICC

+ Josh Quinlin - Wartburg

+ Jackson Reed - Wartburg

TEAM OUTLOOK

“We are getting very strong leadership from our upperclassmen this offseason. We will need some young players to step up and fill in some spots vacated by graduation. ” – Mark Hey, head coach

Find more information on the 2026 Ankeny Centennial program below:

+ Follow them on X: @CentJagBaseball
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Iowa 2026 HS Team Previews

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