2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Mason City
April 23, 2026
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.
UPCOMING IOWA EVENTS
+ Click here for our full event schedule.
Mason City Riverhawks
High School: Mason City
Head Coach: Troy Rood
Class: Class 4A
2025 Record (Finish): 25-13 (Substate Semifinal)
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
+ Gabe Ries - Drury University commit
+ Lincoln Berding - Southeastern CC commit
+ Owen Rickers
+ Bennett Miller - NIACC commit
+ Marqeuz Holton
TOP UNDERCLASSMEN
+ Braeden Waters
+ Derek Van Syoc
ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
+ Carter Thomas - University of Indianapolis
+ Justyn Rivera - NIACC
+ Ethen Roberts - Doane University
TEAM OUTLOOK
“We have a ton of experience coming back. A hungry group of seniors who have put in countless hours of work are ready to lead our team.” – Troy Rood, head coach
Find more information on the 2026 Mason City program below:
+ Follow them on X: @P2Wbaseball_MC
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Iowa 2026 HS Team Previews
FOLLOW PREP BASEBALL IOWA THROUGHOUT THE SPRING
+ Prep Baseball Iowa on X
+ Prep Baseball Iowa on Instagram
+ Prep Baseball Iowa on Facebook
Related Content
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Mason City 4/23/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Clayton Ridge 4/23/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Southeast Valley 4/22/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Clarke Community 4/22/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Baxter 4/22/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Van Meter 4/22/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Bedford 4/21/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Spirit Lake 4/21/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Fairfield 4/21/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Grinnell 4/21/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Western Dubuque 4/20/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Burlington 4/20/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: North Linn 4/20/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Colo-NESCO 4/20/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: MOC-Floyd Valley 4/19/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Knoxville 4/19/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Des Moines Christian 4/19/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Vinton-Shellsburg 4/18/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Linn-Mar 4/18/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Sioux City East 4/18/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Sioux City North 4/17/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Sheldon 4/17/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Pocahontas Area 4/17/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Woodbury Central 4/16/26
- IA 2026 Iowa High School Team Preview: Waterloo West 4/16/26

