Drake Obermueller developed into a valuable and versatile asset for the Iowa City High baseball program. His contributions garnered a spot on the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association all-state Super Team. Here are the all-state selections released Friday.
Iowa City High was the preseason No. 1 in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings. The Little Hawks closed the regular season at No. 4. They are joined by No. 6 Iowa City Liberty in the final poll released Monday.
Iowa City High started the season as the preseason No. 1. The Little Hawks faced a tough early schedule that dropped them to No. 5. This week, they climbed two spots to third in Class 4A.
It wasn’t pretty but it didn’t have to be. No. 3 Iowa City High scratched out two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and Jaxton Schroeder and Jake Mitchell combined for a shutout in a 2-0 win over No. 6 Waukee in a 4A state baseball quarterfinal Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
Class 4A No. 4 Johnston scored five runs in the middle innings and prevented a late rally to hold on for a 6-3 victory over No. 3 Iowa City High Monday night at Mercer Park in a game that mimicked a postseason atmosphere.
Iowa City Liberty’s Mason Waterbury has been nearly untouchable this season. He pitched a complete-game, one-hitter in a shutout victory over Class 4A No. 3 Iowa City High on Monday night, improving to 8-0 this year.
The Gazette’s 2023 Male Athlete of the Year is Ben Kueter of Iowa City High. He was a two-time all-state linebacker in football, a four-time unbeaten state wrestling champion, a Drake Relays medalist and a member of two state tournament baseball teams.
Iowa City High notched wins over Class 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque, previously ranked Waukee Northwest and Linn-Mar, which received votes. The Little Hawks returned to the rankings in the No. 9 spot in 4A.
Western Dubuque’s offense dictated the outcome in the opener. Iowa City High answered with strong pitching and a better approach at the plate to win Game 2 and earn a split.
Iowa City High and Cedar Rapids Prairie combined to go 10-0 last week and each moved up four spots in the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A rankings.
Third-ranked Iowa City High came from behind to win the opener and jumped to an early lead in the nightcap to finish a doubleheader sweep at Cedar Rapids Kennedy,
Iowa City High erupted for eight runs in the second inning and cruised to a 9-0 victory over Davenport North in a Class 4A Substate 6 opener at Mercer Park.
Iowa City High scored a run in the top of the seventh, thanks to the hustle of John Klosterman, and forced the MVC doubleheader split with Cedar Rapids Xavier in battle of ranked teams.
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