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.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Michael Day juggled the tennis postseason with the start of baseball. He helped the Hawks boys’ tennis team finish second at state and contributed to their 15-0 start in baseball.
Senior Reid Burkle is one of the leaders on a deep Cedar Rapids Prairie pitching staff. He earned his first win of the season against Class 4A No. 3 Iowa City High on Tuesday night at home.
Here are this week’s Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings. Cedar Rapids Prairie produces two quality wins to extend win streak to seven games and remain at No. 2 in Class 4A.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Cal Sullivan has excelled on the baseball diamond. He grew up in a family of accomplished softball and baseball players.
Maddux Frese pitched eight innings of a gem and then scored the winning run in a ninth-inning rally capped by Brandon Vlcko’s single in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 2-1 substate baseball win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
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.
Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Maddux Frese has assumed the leadoff role this season. He has been called on to set the table for teammates to feast. Frese reached base seven straight times in a sweep over Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
A walk-off single allowed top-ranked Pleasant Valley to beat Cedar Rapids Prairie in the Class 4A state baseball semifinals.
Cedar Rapids Prairie is advancing to the Class 4A state baseball semifinals after scoring six times in the seventh inning for an 8-4 win over West Des Moines Dowling.
Cedar Rapids Prairie scored four runs in the sixth to earn a Class 4A state tournament bid via a 4-2 substate win over Cedar Falls.
Cedar Rapids Prairie and Cedar Rapids Xavier split a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader between ranked teams. The Class 3A No. 5 Saints won the opener, 4-3, while the 4A No. 6 Hawks won the nightcap, 4-1.
Cedar Rapids Prairie has won nine straight games. The Hawks lead Class 4A with 21 victories and have climbed to fifth in the IHSBCA rankings.
The Hawks beat three ranked foes in as many games, winning the season-opening Metro tournament for the first time since 2016.
Hawks draw Marion in Metro tournament final
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