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.

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UPCOMING IOWA EVENTS

+ Click here for our full event schedule.

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Kennedy Cougars

High School: Kennedy
Head Coach: Bret Hoyer
Class: Class 4A
2025 Record (Finish): 26-13 (Substate Final)

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Ty Donels - Kirkwood CC commit

+ Brady Dill - Kirkwood CC commit

+ Danny Doyle - Iowa commit

+ Deacon Kucera

+ Leo Koester

+ Bradley Walton

+ Connor Whannel

+ Tate Welsch

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TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Drew McKowen

+ Brooks Greenlee

+ Bowen Kucera

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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Nolan Grawe - South Dakota State

+ Grant Mather - Southeastern CC

+ Logan Miller - Blackhawk CC

+ Max Leno - Southeastern CC

+ Matt Stoltenberg - Kirkwood CC

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TEAM OUTLOOK

“Of the 10 starting positions in the Sub State Final line up, we return 7. We return our top 2 starting pitchers and our closer, Deacon Kucera, who had 8 saves to lead the state of Iowa. The starting infielders and 4 year catcher Brady Dill (3rd team All State) return.” – Bret Hoyer, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Kennedy program below:

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

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FOLLOW PREP BASEBALL IOWA THROUGHOUT THE SPRING

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+ Prep Baseball Iowa on Instagram
+ Prep Baseball Iowa on Facebook

 

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