All-State Teams

A dominant athlete continued to receive honors for his play on the baseball field in 2021.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its All-State teams for all four classes Tuesday, and Aidan Rath of Mid-Prairie was a first team selection in Class 2A as a pitcher.

Rath dominance on the mound (63 strikeouts, 22 walks) rivaled his power at the plate. He led 2A in home runs and was tied for third in the state, regardless of class.

Also recognized in Class 2A was Van Buren County first baseman Ryan Wolf, who was placed on the second team.

Wolf was one of two players of the year in the Super Conference South Division with New London outfielder Josh Catala, who also made second team all-state but in Class 1A.

Washington had two Demons picked for third team in Class 3A. Right fielder Reece Mayer was joined by catcher Ethan Zieglowsky.

New London had two other Tigers make the Class 1A teams. On the third team was shortstop Kooper Schulte and pitcher Hecniel Rodriguez. Another area pitcher joined them in Keota’s Colten Clarahan.

Rath tied for fifth in 2A in opponents batting average (minimum 30 innings pitched) at .103. He had a 5-2 record with a WHIP of 1.08 and an earned run average of 1.6. He gave up 17 runs (seven earned) but just 11 hits in 32 innings.

Leading the state in home runs means intentional walks and bad pitches to hit, but Rath clouted 12 long balls, two triples and 12 doubles. His slugging percentage was second at 1.106. Rath continued knocking in runs (40 tied for ninth in 2A), accumulating 94 total bases (fourth). His on base percentage of .598 was 13th and his .494 batting average was 15th.

Mayer, a right fielder, was second in the Southeast Conference in triples, fourth in slugging percentage (. 594) and fifth in the SEC in runs batted in. his batting average was .354. Mayer connected on seven doubles, five triples and two home runs.

At .394, Zieglowsky was eighth in the SEC and the catcher was third in the number of runners thrown out attempting to steal. Zieglowsky did not commit an error all year. He hit seven doubles a triple and a home run.

Wolf was among the best defenders at first base with a single mistake for a fielding average of .993. Wolf batted .461 with three home runs, a triple and 18 doubles. Only two others in 2A had more doubles. Wolf only struck out nine times, reached base over half of his at bats (41 hits, six walks, four reached on errors in 89 trips to the plate). Wolf had a slugging percentage of .753.

Schulte was a utility choice who batted .360 and had a .514 OBP and .560 slugging percentage with three home runs, a triple and four doubles.

Rodriguez’s mound performance produced 54 strikeouts, 24 walks, 1.58 earned run average, 1.58 WHIP in 31 innings pitched. Then there was his plate performance. Rodriguez had a slugging percentage of .724, thanks to seven triples (second in 1A), five home runs (tied for 15th) and a double. He batted .329 on average, reached base at a .462 clip and drove in 37 runs (25th in 1A).

Clarahan’s season highlight was striking out all 21 outs with two walks and one hit in a game this season after beaning the first batter. He led the state in strikeouts through the regular season and finished third (113 K’s in 50 innings pitched) behind Remsen St. Mary’s Blaine Harpeneu, (129 strikeouts in 67.2) who was picked as co-captain of the 1A squad, and Ankeny’s Brody Brecht (126 in 61.1), a first team all-state pitcher in Class 4A. Ankeny and Remsen both lost in the semifinal round of the respective class in the state tournament.

Clarahan (7-1 record) had a WHIP of 0.82 and Catala (4-1) was at 0.84. Catala struck out 31 and walked 11 with a 0.81 earned run average in 34.2 innings pitched. Clarahan walked 27 with an ERA of 1.26.

Opponents batted 0.68 against Clarahan, first in Class 1A (minimum 15 innings pitched) and Catala was at .130 with Rodriguez (6-0) at .124.

At the plate Catala connected on 28 singles, three doubles, three triples and two home runs, batting at a .462 clip, .596 on-base percentage and .654 slugging percentage.

Clarahan had 32 RBIs, a .417 average, .517 OBP, and .583 slugging with one home run, three triples and three doubles. Schulte and Clarahan each had 42 total bases, Catala 51 and Rodriguez 55.

Sigourney’s Cade Molyneux was second team in 1A and Levi Crawford was third team.

Class 1A All-State Teams

Co-Captains

Blaine Harpenau — Remsen St. Mary’s

Cy Patterson — Council Bluffs St. Albert

FIRST TEAM

P Blaine Harpenau Remsen St. Mary’s Sr

P Doug Taylor Newman Catholic So

P Leyton Nelson Tri-Center Sr

C Max Burt Newman Catholic So

C Shane Neighbor Alburnett Sr

1B Reed Stallman Alburnett Sr

2B Levi Waldschmitt Remsen St. Mary’s Sr

SS Cael Frost Don Bosco Sr

3B Hunter Caves Alburnett Sr

OF Austin Hilmer North Linn Jr

OF Damon Schmid Kingsley-Pierson Jr

OF Carter Bleil Woodbury Central Jr

OF Brendon Monahan CB St. Albert Jr

UT Cy Patterson CB St. Albert Sr

UT Trent Kozeal Tri-Center Sr

UT Isaac Sherrill CB St. Albert Sr

SECOND TEAM

P Evan Neumann Kingsley-Pierson So

P Brayden Sawyer Grundy Center Jr

P Kale Rose Alburnett Sr

C Hunter Christiansen Newell-Fonda Sr

C Colby Rich CAM Jr

1B Nash Holmgaard Newman Catholic Jr

2B Mason Rohatsch Tri-Center Sr

SS Jaixen Frost Mount Ayr So

3B Jared Hoodjer Janesville Jr

OF Joshua Catala New London Jr

OF Cade Molyneux Sigourney Jr

OF Grant Heldorfer St. Edmond Sr

OF Justice Weers Tri-Center Jr

UT Tyson Cota Lansing Kee Jr

UT Lane Spieker CAM Jr

UT Carter Schorg Remsen St. Mary’s Jr

THIRD TEAM

P Colten Clarahan Keota Jr

P Hecniel Rodriguez New London Sr

P Austin Bienemann Nashua-Plainfield Sr

C Dylan Klinker North Mahaska Sr

C Alex Sturbaum North Linn Sr

1B Simon Denney Lawton-Bronson Sr

2B Levi Crawford Sigourney Jr

SS Jackson Howe Kingsley-Pierson Jr

3B Gabe Sievers Newell-Fonda Sr

OF Cael Kuboushek South Winneshiek Sr

OF Ryan Naughton Don Bosco Jr

OF Ryan Greenfield Newell-Fonda So

OF Trey Melby Logan-Magnolia Sr

UT Kooper Schulte New London Jr

UT Ethan Luzum South Winneshiek Sr

UT Parker Sternhagen Maquoketa Valley Sr

Class 2A All-State Teams

Captain: Zach Pleggenkuhle — Van Meter

FIRST TEAM

P Nolan Faber Roland-Story Sr

P Zach Pleggenkuhle Van Meter Sr

P Aiden Rath Mid-Prairie Sr

C Jaxson Schumacher Treynor So

C Evan Taylor Panorama Sr

1B Carter Hewett South Hamilton Sr

2B Blake Hall Underwood Sr

SS Broadie Kresser Jesup Sr

3B Sam Wilt Anamosa Jr

OF Jacob Blomgren Van Meter Sr

OF Kaden Davis West Marshall Sr

OF Alex Feldman Waterloo Columbus Sr

OF Levi Weldon Williamsburg Sr

UT Caleb Wulf West Liberty Jr

UT Drew Taylor Panorama Sr

UT Carter Gallagher Waterloo Columbus Jr

SECOND TEAM

P Eli Green Cascade Sr

P Nate Cagley Jesup Jr

P Zach Van Beek West Lyon

C Zak Wauters Dike-New Hartford Sr

C Brody Boehnke Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Sr

1B Ryan Wolf Van Buren Sr

2B Mike Delzell Camanche Jr

SS Brock Galetich South Hamilton Sr

3B Clayton Bosma Unity Christian Sr

OF Jaxon Withers Des Moines Christian Sr

OF Nolan McLean Anamosa Sr

OF Brady Kauzlarich Centerville Sr

OF Jared McCrea EBF Sr

UT Ben Orr Durant Jr

UT Jack Vanfossan Underwood Fr

UT Ganon Archer Van Meter Jr

THIRD TEAM

P Tanner Schouten Unity Christian Sr

P Will Larson Estherville-LC Sr

P Nate Dierickx Durant Sr

C Caleb Dunink PCM Sr

C Gibson Olson Sioux Central Jr

1B Easton Stusse Hinton Jr

2B Trey Engelmann Alta-Aurelia Sr

SS Trey Oehlertz Pocahontas Sr

3B Calvin Carew Roland-Story Sr

OF Owen Pueggel Garner-Hayfield-Ventura So

OF Michael Stein Spirit Lake Jr

OF Jackson Kramer West Lyon Sr

OF Lex Kassel Emmetsburg Sr

UT Michael Shull Clarinda Sr

UT Reese Moore Forest City Jr

UT Merrick Mathews Centerville Sr

Class 3A All-State Teams

Captain: Owen Puk — Marion

FIRST TEAM

P Alex Neal Cedar Rapids Xavier So

P Aaron Savory Dubuque Wahlert Jr

P Joe Husak North Polk Sr

C Kadden Frommelt Marion So

C Keegan Schmitt Independence Jr

1B Sawyer Nauman Western Dubuque Sr

2B Blake Timmons Solon So

SS Sam Petersen Ballard Sr

3B Colin Gibson Grinnell Jr

OF Max Stein Davenport Assumption Jr

OF Tegan Bock Boone Sr

OF Dawson Forgy Winterset JR

OF Gage Frank Marion Sr

UT Owen Puk Marion Sr

UT Justin Hackett Winterset Jr

UT Easton Johnson Gilbert Sr

SECOND TEAM

P Bode Rahe Marion Jr

P Cael Luzum Decorah Sr

P Tyler Olson Webster City Sr

C Kannon Coakley Maquoketa Sr

C Ben Raveling Storm Lake Sr

1B Kinnick Pusteoska Solon Jr

2B Jake Brosius Dubuque Wahlert Sr

SS Myles Davis Marion Fr

3B Brett White Solon Fr

OF Archer Ogbourne Carlisle Jr

OF CJ Hisler Webster City So

OF Marcus Beatty Independence Jr

OF Tate Johnson Fort Madison Jr

UT Mark Eddie Storm Lake Sr

UT Jack Lux Cedar Rapids Xavier Sr

UT Chance Key Waverly-Shell Rock Jr

THIRD TEAM

P Colton Korver MOC-Floyd Valley Sr

P Morgan Smith Boone Sr

P Boomer Johnson Central DeWitt Sr

C Bryce Click Sergeant Bluff-Luton Jr

C Ethan Zieglowsky Washington Jr

1B Ian Gill Bishop Heelan Jr

2B Ben Mason Central DeWitt Sr

SS Jason Thurman Fort Madison Sr

3B Jack Walsh Dubuque Wahlert So

OF Reece Mayer Washington Sr

OF Mike Hudson Knoxville Sr

OF Alex Godfredsen Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Sr

OF Carter Arens Le Mars Sr

UT Owen Coffman Grinnell Sr

UT Alex Hall Bondurant-Farrar Sr

UT Noah Mack Davenport Assumption Jr

Class 4A All-State Teams

Captain: Seth Clausen — Pleasant Valley

FIRST TEAM

P Brody Brecht Ankeny Sr

P Seth Clausen Pleasant Valley Sr

P Jackson Wentworth Waukee Sr

C Gehrig Christensen Urbandale Sr

C Dominic DeLaPaz Davenport West Sr

1B Weston Fulk Ankeny Sr

2B Gabe Swansen Johnston Sr

SS Ben Wilmes Johnston Sr

3B Jesus Jaime Ottumwa Sr

OF Ryan Mumey Pleasant Valley Sr

OF Bronx Lewis Cedar Rapids Prairie Sr

OF Dylan Davis Cedar Rapids Kennedy Jr

OF Dillon Kuehl Urbandale Jr

UT Mitch Wood Ottumwa Sr

UT Jase Bauer Ankeny Sr

UT Alex Clemons Pleasant Valley Sr

SECOND TEAM

P Cooper Smith Johnston Sr

P Blake Larson Dowling Catholic Fr

P Marcus Morgan Iowa City West Sr

C Ryan Campbell North Scott Jr

C Brandon Vicko Cedar Rapids Prairie Jr

1B Charlie Corell Dowling Catholic Sr

2B Drew Benson Sioux City West Jr

SS Cael Boever Sioux City East Sr

3B Cam Riemer Sioux City East Sr

OF Carter Thomas Mason City Jr

OF Noah Young North Scott So

OF Miles Risley Johnston Jr

OF Logan Runde Dubuque Hempstead Sr

UT John Doty Waukee Sr

UT Jacob Wolver Johnston Sr

UT Kellen Strohmeyer Dubuque Hempstead Jr

THIRD TEAM

P Jackson Nove Cedar Rapids Prairie Sr

P Evan Borst Norwalk Sr

P Jake Pemble Johnston Jr

C Colin Riggs Ankeny Sr

C Spencer Campidilli Johnston Sr

1B Cade Amato Davenport Central Sr

2B Ryan Sanders North Scott Jr

SS Jackson Huffstutler Davenport West Sr

3B Ryan Crandall Ankeny Jr

OF Derek Einertson Dowling Catholic Sr

OF Terrick Thompson Sioux City East Sr

OF Drake Callon Fort Dodge Jr

OF Connor Canny Johnston Sr

UT Jai Jensen Clinton Jr

UT Evan Helvig Sioux City North Sr

UT Alex Gold Mason City Sr