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The Iowa high school baseball season is complete. Here are a few Gazette-area awards, including player of the year, coach of the year and team of the year.

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Luke Sigwarth allowed just one run in five innings, nearly doubling his season total, Luke Schieltz had three hits and three RBIs and No. 3 Beckman pulled away for a 7-1 victory over No. 5 Underwood for the Class 1A state championship Friday at Merchants Park. The title is Beckman’s seventh and first since 2017.

See photos from Dyersville Beckman’s 7-1 win over Underwood in the Class 2A state baseball championship game at Merchants Park in Carroll.

Four champions will be crowned as the Iowa high school state baseball tournament concludes Friday at Merchants Park in Carroll (1A and 2A) and Duane Banks Field in Iowa City (3A and 4A). Follow The Gazette’s live blog for updates throughout the day.

Dyersville Beckman exploded for five runs in the first inning and built an eight-run lead through three innings. The Blazers tallied 11 hits and trounced West Lyon, 11-2, in a Class 2A state baseball semifinal Thursday night at Merchants Park in Carroll.

See photos from Beckman’s state baseball semifinal game against West Lyon at Merchants Park in Carroll.

Underwood’s Jack Vanfossan stymied Cascade batters and the Eagles’ leadoff batter Mason Boothby accounted for two runs in a 3-1 victory over the No. 7 Cougars in a Class 2A state baseball semifinal Thursday at Merchants Park in Carroll.

Four more semifinal games are on the Iowa high school state baseball tournament schedule Thursday, with Class 2A games at Merchants Park in Carroll and Class 4A contests at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for updates throughout the night.

Luke Schieltz hit a two-out RBI double to force extra innings, Eli Kluesner scored from second on a possible inning-ending double play turned error the next inning and the No. 3 Blazers survived Pella Christian, 5-4 in eight innings, in a Class 2A state baseball quarterfinal game Tuesday at Merchants Park.