Iowa high school state baseball 2024: The Gazette’s predictions

The Gazette’s class-by-class, round-by-round predictions for this week’s Iowa high school state baseball tournament — Class 4A and 3A at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids and 2A and 1A at Merchants Park in Carroll.

K.J. Pilcher’s Class 4A state baseball predictions

Quarterfinals

Cedar Rapids Kennedy over Pleasant Valley

Johnston over Waukee Northwest

West Des Moines Dowling over Dallas Center-Grimes

Iowa City High over Waukee

Semifinals

Cedar Rapids Kennedy over Johnston

Iowa City High over West Des Moines Dowling

Championship

Cedar Rapids Kennedy over Iowa City High

K.J. Pilcher’s Class 3A state baseball predictions

Quarterfinals

Dubuque Wahlert over DeWitt Central

Sioux City Heelan over Pella

Marion over Center Point-Urbana

North Polk over Harlan

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Semifinals

Dubuque Wahlert over Sioux City Heelan

North Polk over Marion

Championship

Dubuque Wahlert over North Polk

Jeff Johnson’s Class 2A state baseball predictions

Quarterfinals

Underwood over Unity Christian

Pleasantville over Chariton

New Hampton over Aplington-Parkersburg

Sumner-Fredericksburg over Wilton

Semifinals

Underwood over Pleasantville

New Hampton over Sumner-Fredericksburg

Championship

New Hampton over Underwood

Jeff Johnson’s Class 1A state baseball predictions

Quarterfinals

Akron-Westfield over Bedford

Lynnville-Sully over Sigourney

Mason City Newman over South Winneshiek

Remsen St. Mary’s over North Linn

Semifinals

Akron-Westfield over Lynnville-Sully

Mason City Newman over Remsen St. Mary’s

Championship

Mason City Newman over Akron-Westfield