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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Newman Catholic Knights

High School: Newman Catholic
Head Coach: Alex Bohl
Class: Class 1A
2025 Record (Finish): 25-9 (Substate Final)

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ West Cole

+ Thomas McGuire

+ Teagen Eisenlohr

+ Alek Egger

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TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Hudson Gast

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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Gage Petersen - NIACC

+ Cal McGuire - NIACC

+ Max Burt - Iowa

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TEAM OUTLOOK

“Our team will be young and fairly inexperienced but we are looking forward to a season where we see a lot of growth and maturity out of the team and will expect to make a deep run into the postseason. ” – Alex Bohl, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Newman Catholic program below:

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

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

 

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