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2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Clear Lake

May 5, 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.

Clear Lake Lions

High School: Clear Lake
Head Coach: Noah Krabbe
Class: Class 3A
2025 Record (Finish): 16-9 (Substate Quarterfinal)

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Luke Fuhrman

+ Tanner Nelson

+ Hudson Carney

+ Jaxson Anderson

+ Keeton Jeppeson

+ CJ Lester

+ Nick Haugland

ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Andrew Theiss - DMACC

TEAM OUTLOOK

“We’ve got a really experienced group that’s played a lot of baseball, and that shows in how we go about things every day. There’s definitely talent here to make a run, but our focus is on what we can control and taking it one game at a time. If we do that consistently, we’ll put ourselves in a good position to get back where we want to be. We’ve got some seniors who’ve played a lot of baseball in this program and are tremendous leaders, along with a very talented junior class. It’s a good mix, and now it’s about putting it all together. We only lost 5 2/3 innings on the mound from last year, so having nearly our entire pitching staff back, going to be a big piece for us this season” – Noah Krabbe , head coach

Find more information on the 2026 Clear Lake program below:

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

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