The high school baseball season is finally here in Iowa! The sacred day has arrived and we’re kicking it off by taking a dive into our season-opening position rankings! A tough task for sure but we came up with our list and we’re starting with the men behind the plate in the catcher!

Class 4A:

1.) Gehrig Christensen (Urbandale)

2.) Zach Sabers (Dubuque Hempstead)

3.) Ben Hefel (Dubuque Senior)

Class 3A:

1.) Kannon Coakley (Maquoketa) 

2.) Colin Gibson (Grinnell)

3.) Joe Husak (North Polk) 

4.) Brenden Bartley (Harlan) 

5.) Keegan Schmitt (Independence)

Class 2A:  

1.) Reese Moore (Forest City)

2.) Evan Taylor (Panorama)

3.) Zak Wauthers (Dike-New Hartford)

4.) Colby Shelton (Des Moines Christian)

5.) Max Carney (Spirit Lake)

Class 1A:

1 Max Burt (Mason City Newman)

2 Jack Franey (Martensdale St. Marys)

3 Shane Neighbor (Alburnett)

4 Jaixen Frost (Mount Ayr)

5 Aaron McAlister (Coon Rapids-Bayard)