Mid-Prairie ranked 10th in baseball poll

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its preseason ranking.

Two Union area teams were recognized in the coaches poll.

Mid-Prairie was ranked 10th in Class 2A while Washington was listed in the 'Others” category in Class 3A.

Listed below are the weekly IHSBCA Baseball Rankings. 'Others” are always listed in alphabetical order.

2020 IHSBCA Baseball Pre-Season Rankings

Class 4A (2019 Record)

1. Urbandale (31-14)

2. Ankeny (21-18)

3. Southeast Polk (30-14)

4. Johnston (36-6)

5. Waukee (28-13)

6. Epworth, Western Dubuque (32-10)

7. Dowling Catholic (31-12)

8. Iowa City West (34-8)

9. Des Moines Roosevelt (29-10)

10. Prairie, Cedar Rapids (22-20)

Others: Ankeny Centennial (28-12); Dubuque Hempstead (23-16); Iowa City Liberty (23-18); Linn-Mar (26-12); Pleasant Valley (25-12)

Class 3A (2019 Record)

1. Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (29-11)

2. Central DeWitt (38-4)

3. Centerville (24-7)

4. Davenport, Assumption (32-5)

5. Xavier, Cedar Rapids (41-2)

6. Marion (33-6)

7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (27-14)

8. Dubuque Wahlert Catholic (18-22)

9. Solon (22-18)

10. Harlan (26-8)

Others: Ballard, Huxley (25-9); Dallas Center-Grimes (23-15); Washington (22-9); Waverly-Shell Rock (24-15); Winterset (22-8)

Class 2A (2019 Record)

1. Van Meter (34-3)

2. North Linn (40-6)

3. Dike-New Hartford (28-6)

4. Des Moines Christian (29-9)

5. Underwood (26-5)

6. West Branch (20-8)

7. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville (26-13)

8. Woodward-Granger (23-8)

9. Treynor (27-11)

10. Mid-Prairie (18-12)

Others: Camanche (18-13); Pocahontas (24-5); West Lyon (27-2); West Sioux (22-6); Wilton (24-5)

Class 1A (2019 Record)

1. Martensdale-St. Mary's (34-7)

2. St. Mary's, Remsen (27-8)

3. Newman Catholic, Mason City (38-3)

4. South Winneshiek (29-10)

5. Coon Rapids-Bayard (29-5)

6. Don Bosco, Gilbertville (29-5)

7. Alburnett (34-6)

8. St. Albert, Council Bluffs (24-14)

9. Calamus-Wheatland (33-4)

10. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (27-13)

Others:

Hinton (26-5); HLV (25-4); Kingsley-Pierson (29-5); Saint Ansgar (25-10); Woodbury Central (21-14)