Iowa high school baseball 2024 all-state teams: Cedar Rapids Kennedy has 5 selections

Cedar Rapids Kennedy produced a memorable baseball season.

The Cougars capped the summer with their second Class 4A state title in school history and set a program record with 36 victories. The team success also yielded individual honors.

Five Kennedy players earned all-state honors from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released Friday. The postseason awards are another example of the special group.

“So happy for those kids,” Kennedy Coach Bret Hoyer said. “They’re very deserving. They’ve put in a ton of time practicing on their own over several years (and) participating in competitive fall and spring leagues while playing other high school sports at the same time.”

Seniors Nolan Grawe, Grant Mather, Lincoln Meyers and Matt Stoltenberg led the way. Grawe and Mather were named to the IHSBCA “Super Team” and Meyers and Stoltenberg were 4A first-team selections. The class left an indelible mark on Kennedy’s baseball tradition.

“All the seniors embraced the ‘leave the program in better shape than you found it’ mantra,” Hoyer said. “No question they have.”

Kennedy junior Colton Duerling, who earned wins in both the state semifinals and final, was named to the Super Team with Grawe and Mather.

Grawe, a first-team pick last year, batted .496, led the state with 54 RBIs and tied for the state lead with 14 home runs. His 59 hits ranked third among all classes. Grawe, who will play at South Dakota State, was also named all-Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Divison, all-Metro and Gazette Player of the Year.

“Nolan played at an extremely high level all season long,” Hoyer said. “Most impressive to me was his growth as a leader. He supported and challenged his teammates appropriately. He held himself to a very high standard and held others accountable without demeaning anyone.”

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Western Dubuque senior Colin McDermott and Solon’s Brett White were also Super Team picks. White, who will play for Baylor University, made the Super Team for the second straight season.

White hit .398 with a .560 on-base percentage. His 57 runs tied for fourth among all classes and his 13 home runs were third overall.

Iowa City Liberty pitcher Mason Waterbury and Iowa City High’s Jaxton Schroeder were named to the first team in 4A. Schroeder was named utility.

Waterbury produced one of the top seasons on the mound. He posted a 10-0 record with a minuscule 0.34 earned-run average. The junior left-hander struck out 68 batters in 61 innings and walked only 15, allowing just eight total runs on 31 hits.

Liberty Coach Uby Martinez said Waterbury deserved the honor, reaping the rewards of his hard work.

“It was so important to see his success pay off for our program as a whole,” Martinez said. “Coaches can preach competitiveness in their programs but until the players see what a true competitor looks like up close, the words mean nothing.

“Mason has shown our players and future players what it looks like to compete on the mound. The program will benefit from having him in our program, even after he has graduated.”

Trey Franck was a leader for Marion, which made the 3A state semifinals. The senior outfielder earned first-team all-state honors. Clear Creek Amana infielders Maclane Morgan and Ty Fuller were also first-teamers in 3A.

Dyersville Beckman seniors Matt Florence and Luke Sigwarth were first-team picks in 2A. They were joined by Jesup’s Jack Miller.

North Linn and Sigourney each made 1A state tournament appearances and had two first-team all-state performers. Caden Clarahan and Reid Molyneux made it for the Savages, who made their first state tournament trip. Lynx outfielder Cole Griffith and utility player Mason Bechen made the first team, along with South Winneshiek’s Braiden Todd and Edgewood-Colesburg’s Pryce Rochford.

Cael Benesh was a second-team selection, giving the Lynx three on the 1A teams.

“Three very talented athletes that went out of their way to show this young team how to compete and work hard at the varsity level,” North Linn Coach Travis Griffith said. “I was impressed with how well they all got along with the big age difference. No way we would have had our success without (their) leadership on and off the field.”

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association 2024 all-state teams

All-state Super Team

Pitchers

Joey Oakie, sr., Ankeny Centennial

Reece Wrage, sr., North Polk

Trever Baumler, sr., West Des Moines Dowling

Catchers

Carter Geffre, sr., Ames

Taitn Gray, jr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Infield

Klayton Bolkema, sr., Davenport North

Colton Duerling, jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Kayden Anderson, sr., Glenwood

Nolan Grawe, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Outfield

Isaiah Kettler, jr., Pella

Braden McShane, sr., New Hampton

Owen Siegert, sr., West Marshall

Colin McDermott, sr., Western Dubuque

Utility

Grant Mather, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Brett White, sr., Solon

Tate Slagle, jr., Algona

Player of the year — Joey Oakie, sr., Ankeny Centennial

All-Academic award — Gehrig Turner, Solon

Leadership awards — Corder Noun Harder, Lynnville-Sully; Jackson Mishler, Linn-Mar; Grant Rychnovsky, Adel ADM; Reece Wrage, North Polk

Paul Keitel Memorial award — Klayton Bolkema, Davenport North

Class 4A all-state first team

4A captain: Nolan Grawe, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Pitchers

Tucker Long, soph., Ottumwa

Keaton Fenn, sr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Mason Waterbury, jr., Iowa City Liberty

Catchers

Brock Moore, sr., Urbandale

Milo Kelley, jr., Davenport Central

Infield

Colin Coonradt, sr., Cedar Falls

Isaac Bruhl, jr., Ankeny Centennial

Reed Strohmeyer, jr., Dubuque Hempstead

Brady Walton, sr., Waukee Northwest

Outfield

Tyne Weeden, sr., Johnston

Javen Rominger, sr., Ottumwa

Lincoln Meyers, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Wrigley Matthys, jr., Bettendorf

Utility

Matt Stoltenberg, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Jaxton Schroeder, jr., Iowa City High

Jax Theeler, soph., Sioux City East

Class 4A all-state third team

(Gazette area only)

Outfield

Jaxon Kramer, sr., Linn-Mar

[Full second and third teams]

Class 3A all-state first team

3A captain: Reece Wrage, sr., North Polk

Pitchers

Brady Hicks, fr., Saydel

Jaron Bleeker, sr., Sioux City Heelan

Foti Rigopoulos, jr., Dubuque Wahlert

Catchers

Isaac Zoske, sr., North Polk

Noah Davies, soph., Boone

Infield

Brady Coffman, jr., Grinnell

Maclane Morgan, jr., Clear Creek Amana

Ty Fuller, jr., Clear Creek Amana

Jacob Roberts, sr., Bondurant-Farrar

Outfield

Boyd Jones, sr., Saydel

Trey Franck, sr., Marion

Will Specht, jr., Dubuque Wahlert

Jacob Maher, sr., DeWitt Central

Utility

Kaleb LaFavor, soph., Sioux City Heelan

Kyle Bixby, sr., DeWitt Central

Jace Embry, sr., Saydel

Class 3A all-state second team

(Gazette area only)

Pitcher

Vince Steinbrech, sr., Solon

Catchers

Gehrig Turner, sr., Solon

Tommy Taylor, sr., Center Point-Urbana

Infield

Hunter Quagliano, sr., Western Dubuque

Isaiah Scott, soph., Marion

Jake Goodman, sr., Western Dubuque

Wyatt Rinderknecht, sr., Benton Community

Outfield

Kaden Phan, jr., Clear Creek Amana

Class 3A all-state third team

(Gazette area only)

Pitcher

Tate Proskovec, jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Catcher

Brett Harris, soph., Western Dubuque

[Full second and third teams]

Class 2A all-state first team

2A captain: Owen Siegert, sr., West Marshall

Pitchers

Brady Andrews, soph., Des Moines Christian

Jack Vanfossan, sr., Underwood

Kale Meyers, sr., New Hampton

Catchers

Tyler Andrews, sr., Des Moines Christian

Matt Florence, sr., Dyersville Beckman

Infield

Rhett Pleggenkihle, sr., Van Meter

Kaisyn Paige, sr., Chariton

Mason Smith, sr., Chariton

Jaxson Exley, jr., New Hampton

Outfield

Mason Boothby, sr., Underwood

Luke Sigwarth, sr., Dyersville Beckman

Cameron Templeton, jr., Bellevue Marquette

J.J. Phillips, fr., Pleasantville

Utility

Garrett Luett, soph., Underwood

Cole Moore, jr., Van Meter

Jack Miller, sr., Jesup

Class 2A all-state second team

(Gazette area only)

Infield

Carter Kuehl, sr., Anamosa

Class 2A all-state third team

(Gazette area only)

Pitcher

Tatum Telfer, jr., Mid-Prairie

Infield

Cooper Hummel, jr., Cascade

Outfield

Alex Paul, jr., Iowa City Regina

[Full second and third teams]

Class 1A all-state first team

1A captain: Corder Noun Harder, sr., Lynnville-Sully

Pitchers

Lucas Sieck, sr., Lynnville-Sully

Jayce Schwiesow, jr., Saint Ansgar

Collin Homan, jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Catchers

Corder Noun Harder, sr., Lynnville-Sully

Landon Waldschmitt, jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Infield

Cal Heydon, soph., Coon Rapids-Bayard

Justin Bauer, sr., Algona Garrigan

Daenon Loucks, jr., Remsen St. Mary’s

Braiden Todd, soph., South Winneshiek

Outfield

Cooper Oberbroeckling, sr., Martensdale-St. Marys

Reid Molyneux, sr., Sigourney

Cole Griffith, jr., North Linn

Pryce Rochford, jr., Edgewood-Colesburg

Utility

Landon Frost, sr., Don Bosco

Caden Clarahan, jr., Sigourney

Mason Bechen, jr., North Linn

Class 1A all-state second team

(Gazette area only)

Catcher

Cael Benesh, jr., North Linn

Class 1A all-state third team

(Gazette area only)

Infield

Toby Grimm, sr., Maquoketa Valley

Utility

Anthony Harrington, soph., Midland

Carson Streeter, soph., South Winneshiek

[Full second and third teams]

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