There’s no doubt about it, there are plenty of top-notch baseball players here in the state of Iowa. Within the Class 3A ranks, fans have been spoiled with all the talent. That in of itself sure makes things challenging when funneling all that talent into rankings but here we go! Overall, Class 3A saw an uptake in RBI from the pre-pandemic 2019 season to 412 RBI, the most out of any class.
Now, lets take a look at how the position rankings have shaken up as we continue on with week five of the 2022 season.
Pitcher:
1.) Justin Hackett (Winterset): 29 IP, 59 strikeouts (1st in 3A), .101 BAA
2.) Aaron Savory (Wahlert): 29 IP, 51 strikeouts, 6 Earned Runs
3.) Kaleb Gengler (Bishop Heelan): 30 IP, 54 strikeouts, 4 hits allowed
4).) Brady Steward (Grinnell): 40 IP, 40 strikeouts, .146 BAA
5.) Jason Knox (Pella): 26 IP, 44 strikeouts, 1.35 ERA
6.) JC Dermody (Lewis Central): 22 IP, 39 strikeouts, 0.95 ERA
7.) Beau Leisure (Knoxville): 26.2 IP, 53 strikeouts, 1.31 ERA
8.) Boede Rahe (Marion): 14 strikeouts, 2.86 ERA
9.) Chance Key (Waverly-Shell Rock): 24.2 IP, 40 strikeouts, .146 BAA
10.) Braylon Havel (Center Point Urbana): 26 IP, 42 strikeouts
11.) Jake Eddie (Storm Lake): 29 IP, 45 strikeouts, .145 BAA
12.) Jake Jeske (Eagle Grove): 33 IP, 51 strikeouts, 0.64 ERA
Honorable Mention: Brady Coffman (Grinnell), Mason Hicks (Saydel), Judd Roberts (Saydel), Ayden Hoag (LeMars), Keaton Fenn (DCG)
Catcher:
1.) Kaden Frommelt (Marion): .478 AVG, 46 total bases, 23 RBI
2.) Jack Downes (Clear Creek Amana): .339 AVG, 31 total bases, 25 RBI
3.) Keegan Schmidt (Independence): .432 AVG, 31 total bases, 19 hits
4.) Devon Stoakes (Webster City): 29 hits, 38 total bases, .527 AVG
5.) Bryn Vantiger (Western Dubuque): 35 TB, 132 put outs, 21 hits
Honorable Mention: Colin Gibson (Grinnell): .327 AVG, 32 TB, 22 put outs
First Base:
1.) Garrett Kadolph (Western Dubuque): 35 hits (leads 3A), 32 RBI, 61 TB
2.) Kinnick Pusteoska (Solon): 41 TB, 28 RBI, 21 hits
3.) Ian Gill (Bishop Heelan): 27 hits, 24 RBI, .450 AVG
4.) Luke Kehril (West Delaware): .357 AVG, 22 RBI, 24 hits
5.) Aidan Sieperda (Sergeant-Bluff Luton): .321 AVG, 28 TB, 18 RBI
Second Base:
1.) Blake Timmons (Solon): 27 hits, 39 total bases, 24 stolen bases (2nd in 3A)
2.) Jake Goodman (Western Dubuque): 27 hits, 36 TB, .415 AVG
3.) Parker Smith (Clear Creek Amana): .340 AVG, 27 TB, .937 fielding
4.) Mitchell Johnson (Independence): 30 TB, .308 AVG, 20 hits
5.) Jake Edenburn (Bondurant-Farrar): .930 fielding, .315 AVG
Shortstop:
1.) Brett White (Solon): 26 hits, 22 RBI, 18 walks
2.) Myles Davis (Marion): .412 AVG, 20 TB
3.) Sam Young (Clear Creek-Amana): 21 hits, 25 TB, 10 walks
4.) Kayden Anderson (Glenwood): 40 TB, .500 AVG, 20 hits
5.) Carter Aalbers (MOC-Floyd Valley): .370 AVG, 20 RBI, 27 TB
Third Base:
1.) Ben Swails (Clear Creek-Amana): 34 RBI, 52 TB, .945 slugging
2.) Chance Dreyer (Assumption): 28 RBI, 40 TB, .449 AVG
3.) Body Hoffman (Xavier): 27 hits, 40 TB, .403 AVG
4.) Ben Hakert (Center Point-Urbana): 31 RBI, 35 TB, 25 hits
5.) Clayton Campidilli (DCG): 5 home runs, 32 TB, .359 AVG
Utility:
1.) Alex Neal (Xavier): 36 strikeouts, 3 ER, 22 RBI
2.) Keenan Tyler (Decorah): 31 hits, 41 TB, .554 AVG
3.) CJ Hisler (Webster City): 23 RBI, 29 TB, .345 AVG
4.) Evan Behn (Boone): 23 TBI, 41 TB, 23 hits
5.) Zach Dyvig (Webster City): .383 AVG, 19 RBI, 41 strikeouts, 0.44 ERA
Honorable Mention:
6.) Korbyn Dewy (Waverly-Shell Rock): 22 RBI, 36 TB
7.) Trenton Kingly (Knoxville): 43 TB, 21 RBI, 23 hits
8.) Sam Kleiner (Decorah): 25 RBI, .365 AVG
9.) Kale Dodge (Spencer): 22 RBI, 22 TB
10.) Dylan England (Boone): 21 RBI, 32 TB
Outfield:
1.) Marcus Beatty (Independence): 41 TB, .415 AVG, 27 hits
2.) Isaac Then (Western Dubuque): 41 TB, .333 AVG, 29 hits
3.) Carson Jager (MOC-Floyd Valley): 25 RBI, 38 TB, .429 AVG
4.) Aaron Harrington (Lewis Central): 25 RBI, 38 TB, 23 hits
5.) Edgar Barriero (Storm Lake): 42 TB, 23 hits, 20 RBI
6.) Andrew Hamlett (Xavier): .382 AVG, 37 TB, 29 hits
7.) Cael Hodges (Marion): 22 hits, 32 TB, .415 AVG
8.) Hunter Hetzer (Bondurant-Farrar): 24 hits, 39 TB, .490 AVG
9.) Rece Hoffman (Clear Creek-Amana): 33 TB, 17 TBI, .390 AVG
10.) Caleb Even (Xavier): 25 RBI, .312 AVG, 20 hits