Golden Hawks 4th in baseball preseason rankings

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released preseason rankings for the season that started Monday.

The River Valley Conference has three teams mentioned in Class 2A with Mid-Prairie ranked fourth, Durant seventh and Wilton getting votes. Both Mid-Prairie and Durant lost in the first round of the state tournament last year. Champion Van Meter is ranked first.

Class 4A champion Johnston and 1A Don Bosco are both ranked third while Norwalk, last year’s 3A champions, is nowhere to be found on the list.

The Super Conference had a single mention with New London listed among others.

Baseball Rankings — Preseason Rankings (Week 1)

Class 4A (2020 Record)

1. Ankeny (21-9)

2. Urbandale (18-10)

3. Johnston (24-3)

4. Waukee (14-13)

5. Dubuque Hempstead (16-2)

6. Pleasant Valley (13-12)

7. Dowling Catholic (16-12)

8. Iowa City High (11-9)

9. Cedar Falls (7-2)

10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (14-6)

Others: Cedar Rapids Prairie (12-6), Liberty (10-6), Sioux City East (18-6), SE Polk (14-10).

Class 3A (2020 Records)

1. Gilbert (23-4)

2. Davenport Assumption (20-5)

3. Marion (11-11)

4. Winterset (14-5)

5. Ballard, Huxley (11-7)

6. ADM (12-8)

7. Decorah (12-5)

8. Harlan (14-4)

9. Dallas Center-Grimes (18-4)

10. Cedar Rapids Xavier (14-5)

Others: Clear Creek-Amana (16-6), Central DeWitt (17-6), Independence (17-8), Dubuque Wahlert (6-6), Webster City (12-4).

Class 2A (2020 Record)

1. Van Meter (23-2)

2. Centerville (12-4)

3. Dyersville Beckman Catholic, (9-13)

4. Mid-Prairie (15-4)

5. Roland-Story (13-11)

6. West Lyon (15-4)

7. Durant (12-5)

8. Panorama (12-4)

9. Des Moines Christian (17-7)

10. Carroll Kuemper (14-9)

Others: Altra-Aurelia (13-5), Dike New Hartford (15-4), New Hampton (11-10), West Marshall (12-6), Wilton (5-8).

Class 1A (2020 Records)

1. St. Albert, Council Bluffs (21-2)

2. Remsen St. Mary's (20-1)

3. Don Bosco (20-1)

4. Mason City Newman Catholic, (19-6)

5. Martensdale-St. Mary's (26-2)

6. South Winneshiek (25-2)

7. Alburnett (16-4)

8. North Linn (19-3)

9. Kingsley-Pierson (16-3)

10. Newell-Fonda (16-3)

Others: Calamus-Wheatland (10-5), CAM Anita (15-3), Coon Rapids-Bayard (13-5), New London (14-4), Wapsie Valley (13-5).