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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Waterloo East Trojans

High School: Waterloo East
Head Coach: Dan Mast
Class: Class 4A
2025 Record (Finish): 12-18 (Substate Quarterfinal)

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ Caleb Peters

+ Chance Shaw

+ Mason Harn

+ Keegan McCraney

+ Kade Krusemark

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TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

+ Nolan Pfalzgraf

+ Jack Cary

+ Keegan Borwig

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ALUMNI IN COLLEGE

+ Justin Thomas - Wartburg

+ Tye Schellhorn - Ellsworth CC

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TEAM OUTLOOK

“We are going to need some young players to step up to fill some big shoes from last year. We are relatively young but have quite a bit of varsity experience. The development of our younger players will surprise a lot of teams this year.” – Dan Mast, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Waterloo East program below:

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

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FOLLOW PREP BASEBALL IOWA THROUGHOUT THE SPRING

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

 

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