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2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Emmetsburg

May 7, 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.

Emmetsburg E-hawks

High School: Emmetsburg
Head Coach: Briar Rowley
Class: Class 2A
2025 Record (Finish): 16-6 (Lost in district Semi-final)

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Cooper Chizek

+ Matthew Malm

+ Ryan Wirtz

+ Aidyn Fehr-Opheim

+ Brennan Hasbrouck

+ MJ Bay

TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Clay Shirk

+ Carter Chizek

+ Vince Nelson

+ Bric Joynt

TEAM OUTLOOK

“We have a good mix of upper classmen that played a big role in our conference championship team last year along with some young talent that is going to have to fill some roles at the varsity level. We also have some underclassmen that played a big role for us as freshmen at the varsity level last year and are looking for them to make a big jump for us this year. We have a very tough non conference schedule to get our season started off facing some really good teams here in NW Iowa. We are hoping that schedule will prepare us for Twin Lakes Conference play. Overall I am really excited about this group and to see the improvements of both the upper and under classmen over the offseason and looking forward to seeing them on the field.” – Briar Rowley, head coach

Find more information on the 2026 Emmetsburg program below:

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

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