Prep Baseball Report

2026 Prep Baseball Iowa Diamond Notes: Week 2


Tyler Cropley
State Director, Prep Baseball Iowa

 

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, and Player of The Week, covering all the bases across the state of Iowa. 

NOTE: All player performances are submitted by their high school coaches.


2026 PREP BASEBALL IOWA DIAMOND NOTES 💎 WEEK 2

All players are submitted weekly by their high school coaches. 
Names in alphabetical order.

Player Grad Year School Performance
Adam Bowman 2026 (SR) Iowa City City High 5 IP, 9 K, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 ROE
Aiden Frey 2027 (JR) Roland-Story .470 AVG, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 12 R, 10 SB
Anthony Harrington 2026 (SR) Midland 5-8, 1 3B, 1 HR. Added save with 4 K. Broke Midland career strikeout record with 275th K.
Ayden Ledvina 2028 (SOPH) Bondurant-Farrar First career start: CG win, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K vs. Ankeny
Bo Blake 2027 (JR) Indianola 4 G, 4-11, 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI
Bohdy Colling 2026 (SR) Sioux City East 1-0, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 11 K
Brayden Hakert 2027 (JR) Center Point-Urbana 6-11 (.545), 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB
Brayden Hanks 2027 (JR) Cedar Falls .667 AVG, .714 OBP, 1.631 OPS, 8 H, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 4 R in sweep of City High and Waterloo West
Caleb Campbell 2027 (JR) Des Moines Lincoln 7 IP, 7 K, 0 BB, 4 ER
Callan Koch 2028 (SOPH) Sioux City East Hit .500 (6-12) with 3 3B, 7 RBI, 8 R. Also went 1-0 with 9 K in 5.1 IP.
Casen Hawkins 2028 (SOPH) Centerville Big Reds Complete-game shutout, 7 IP, 6 K vs. Davis County
Colin Bower 2026 (SR) CAM 8-12, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 4 R, 4-4 SB
Conner Lancaster 2026 (SR) Centerville Big Reds 1-0, 8 IP, 5 K, 2 R across two starts
Elijah Scott 2027 (JR) Marion .600 AVG, 9 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI in 4 games
George Blake 2027 (JR) Indianola 7-12, HR, 3B, 5 RBI, 4 BB
Grantland McDanel 2028 (SOPH) Centerville Big Reds 11-17, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 7 SB, 7 R
Hunter Purvis 2027 (JR) Colo-NESCO 33 OAB, 15 K, 1 ER, 4 H allowed
Jacob Yearous 2026 (SR) East Buchanan 9.1 IP, 2 W, 0 R, 7 K, 0 BB this week; season ERA 0.52
Kale Jensen 2026 (SR) Atlantic 5 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R
Kamden Jorgensen 2026 (SR) Saydel 6 H, 6 HR, 12 RBI
Keegan Chew 2027 (JR) Murray High School 3-4 with HR and 3 RBI; also struck out 8 in 4 innings pitched
Kinnick Brown 2026 (SR) Mason City 3 HR, 5 R, 5 RBI in 5 games
Kyle Peck 2028 (SOPH) East Buchanan .385 AVG, 10 H, .529 OBP, 13 R, 8-8 SB
Lincoln Berding 2026 (SR) Mason City HS 6 IP, 12 K, 1 H allowed in 7-0 win over Ames
Lincoln Roethler 2027 (JR) Denver 7 IP, 17 K, 2 H, 1 ER in win over Union
Macklin Loftus 2028 (SOPH) Logan-Magnolia Complete-game no-hitter, 7 IP, 17 K, 1 BB
Porter Schwiesow 2028 (SOPH) Saint Ansgar 9 H in 14 AB, 10 RBI, 5-5 SB; added 8 K in 3 relief innings
Reed Kelly 2028 (SOPH) Nevada 7-12 (.583), 4 R, 3 RBI, game-tying RBI and walk-off RBI
Tristan Cornell 2028 (SOPH) East Buchanan .552 AVG, 16 H, 7 2B, 16 RBI, 1.369 OPS
Ty Heydon 2027 (JR) Coon Rapids-Bayard Reached base 12 times in 16 PA; added win, save, and 8 K on mound
William Mesecher 2027 (JR) Pleasantville 10 H in 12 AB, HR, 3B, 2 2B, 11 RBI, 4 BB
Wyatt Ludvigson 2029 (FR) Cherokee Washington 3-3 with 2 R and RBI; added 1.2 scoreless IP with 2 K
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