Tuesday's Class 1A-2A prep baseball substate finals (with capsules)

(All games at 7 p.m.)

CLASS 1A BGM vs. VAN METER

Where: Marshalltown:

Record/Ranking: BGM is 26-4. Van Meter is 32-8 and ranked third by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Scouting Report: Offense anyone? Van Meter averages nearly 10 runs a game, has scored the second-most runs in Class 1A and has the most home runs (33). BGM averages 9.5 runs per game and leads the state in stolen bases (287). BGM avenged a loss in last year's substate finals by downing North Tama in a district final Saturday night, 8-2. Junior Zac Freese has started 17 of his team's 30 games on the mound, compiling a 14-1 record and 0.88 earned run average. He threw a complete game in BGM's district final, allowing 10 hits but striking out 11. Van Meter has rolled through its first three postseason opponents by a whopping 35-2 margin. Junior Brandon Brittain has been outstanding, compiling a .555 batting average, 16 home runs and 64 RBIs offensively, and a 7-1 pitching record and 1.38 ERA. BGM has never qualified for the state tournament. Van Meter has been there twice, including a championship in 2003.

DON BOSCO vs. TURKEY VALLEY

Where: Starmont High School

Record/Ranking: Don Bosco is 27-6 and ranked No. 4. Turkey Valley is 19-17

Scouting Report: Turkey Valley went into the postseason with a losing record but won a district championship with wins over East Buchanan, Starmont and ranked Lansing Kee. That latter victory was 3-2 and came in large part to Riley Busta's complete-game four-hitter. TV's leading hitter, Luke Kuennen, has missed the last half of the season with a shoulder injury. Two of Don Bosco's three district games were decided by a run. The 1-2 pitching punch of Travis Havel and Tyler Backes have combined to go 14-2 with a 1.18 earned run average. TV hasn't been to the state tournament since 1999. The Trojans won the Class 3A title in 1985. Don Bosco has been to state four times (including a 1A championship in 1978), the last time in 2010.

Other GamesCoon Rapids-Bayard (27-10) vs. Woodbury Central (19-9) at Denison Martensdale-St. Mary's (29-9) vs. Underwood (23-10) at Creston North Mahaska (24-8) vs. Twin Cedars (34-2) at Pella Christian Preston (17-9) vs. Van Buren (23-5) at Iowa City West West Bend-Mallard (14-16) at Mason City Newman (25-6) West Lyon (23-6) vs. Remsen St. Mary's (24-8)

CLASS 2A

DYERSVILLE BECKMAN vs. NEW HAMPTON

Where: Oelwein

Record/Ranking: Beckman is 32-6 and ranked No. 1. New Hampton is 25-8

Scouting Report:Defending champ Blazers won't be intimidated by the big stage. Beckman has been to state tournament 14 times, with four titles. New Hampton, meanwhile, has never been to state. It'll be interesting to see who Beckman pitches. Joey Lehmann is 11-0 with a 0.34 earned run average, allowing just 34 hits in 82 1/3 innings. He had a one-hit shutout against Monticello in Saturday's district finals but threw 140 pitches. Likewise, New Hampton sophomore Cole McDonald threw a one-hitter against Sumner-Fredericksburg in the district finals. He is 10-2 with a 0.71 ERA, allowing just 37 hits and striking out 144 in 78 2/3 innings.

MOUNT VERNON vs. NORTHEAST GOOSE LAKEWhere: Solon

Record/Ranking: Mount Vernon is 25-14, Northeast 24-8.

Scouting Report: Solon is where Mount Vernon's season has ended the last two years, including a one-run loss to West Branch in a 2A substate final in 2012. The Mustangs scored a run on a balk in the top of the seventh inning of their district final Saturday night to beat Iowa City Regina, 1-0. Northeast had only three hits but parlayed those into three runs that beat Wilton, 3-1. Both Cole Dickey (NE) and Cal Kragenbrink (MV) have thrown every postseason inning for their respective ballclubs and have yet to allow an earned run. Mount Vernon has been to state three times, the last in 1999. Northeast has never been to state.

Other Games Central Springs (21-11) vs. Waterloo Columbus (16-23) at Hampton Council Bluffs St. Albert (22-7) vs. Carroll Kuemper (27-6) at Harlan Mediapolis (17-8) vs. Albia (23-16) at Fairfield North Polk (28-4) vs. Interstate 35 (15-11) at West Des Moines Dowling South Central Calhoun (18-18) vs. Roland-Story (26-13) at Carroll Western Christian (18-9) vs. Spirit Lake (15-10) at Spencer