The 2026 high school baseball season is underway and, as usual, excitement is present throughout Iowa. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across the Hawkeye State.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Cedar Rapids or Carroll at the IHSAA 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 Power Rankings, Scout Blog, Diamond Notes, and Player of The Week, covering all the bases across the state of Iowa. 

NOTE: All scores listed above were provided by Bound. Games not included were either not listed on Bound or did not have a reported final score at the time of publication.

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Saturday, June 20th

NOTES

+ Waukee Northwest’s Keaden Bahnsen threw 6.2 innings, gave up 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and had 11 strikeouts.

+ Sioux City East’s Kal Chamberlain pitched 7 innings, allowed 4 hits, 0 runs, 5 walks and struck out 10. He was also 2 for 3 in the box with 2 singles.

+ Pleasant Valley’s Lincoln Dalton threw 7 innings, gave up 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 hit by pitch and had 8 strikeouts. 

+ Saydel’s Braydon Boston went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI’s, 2 runs and a stolen base.

+ Waverly-Shell Rock’s Cash Ryan was 2 for 3 with 2 singles, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 1 run.

+ Van Meter’s Austin Strong was 3 for 4 with 2 singles, home run, 4 RBI’s and 1 run scored.

+ West Marshall’s Beckham DeSotel went 2 for 3 with a double, home run, 1 walk, 3 RBI’s, and 1 run.

+ Lynnville-Sully’s Carsen Kottenstette was 5 for 6 with 4 singles, double, 5 RBI’s and 3 runs.

+ Burlington’s Cohen Schroeder went 3 for 5 with 2 singles, double, 3 RBI’s, and 2 runs scored.

Note: All stat lines obtains from X, GameChanger and Bound. Coaches will be able to submit weekly standout stat lines for our Player & Pitcher of the Week submissions. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS ⤵️

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION
Iowa Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	8/8-8/9	TBD