2024 Prep Baseball Iowa Diamond Notes: Week 2

June 6, 2024
Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Iowa

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DIAMOND NOTES | WEEK 2

Mason Waterbury LHP / 1B / Iowa City Liberty, IA / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 68 / POS: 3

7-inning, complete game vs Cedar Falls (2 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts)

Season: 18 innings pitched, 0.00 ERA, 5 hits, 5 walks, 24 strikeouts.

Brandon Cummer LHP / Dubuque Wahlert, IA / 2026

4 inning, 40 pitch, no hitter vs Cedar Rapids Jefferson, followed up by a 1-hit, 9-strikeout combined complete game win over Xavier.

In G2, B Cummer throws a gem going CG 2-hitter with 9 strikeouts! First CG of his career! Rigopoulos, Kirman, and Studtmann all with two hits! We end up sweeping the week and going 5-0! pic.twitter.com/2vpUgu4eK4
— Wahlert Baseball (@WahlertBaseball) June 1, 2024

Ryan Van Houten / Saydel, IA / 2025

In 3 games, went 5-9 for a .556 BA with a 3B and 3RBIs.

Adam Mein RHP / OF / Saydel High School, IA / 2025

Rankings StateRank: 97 / POS: 25

Adam went 2-0 on the mound last week. Threw 8 innings, allowing 0 runs, 2 hits, while striking out 12 with 0 walks.

Mein's 50 strikeouts are currently tied for second most in the state.

Luke Fynaardt / Pella Christian, IA / 2024

Went 8-16, with 6 singles, a double, and triple, four runs, four RBI's, a BB and a HBP against mostly 4A competition (2 games vs. Indianola, one vs. DCG and one each against North Mahaska and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont).

.500 AVG, .556 OBP, 1.243 OPS, .688 SLG on the week.

Cal Bonifas RHP / 3B / Bellevue, IA / 2026

Rankings StateRank: 55 / POS: 20

May 29 vs Easton Valley: 8IP, 13 K’s, 0 earned runs, 107 pitches

Nolan Weber - American Family Insurance 👑 of the Hill goes to Cal Bonifas from Bellevue/Marquette.

Cal picked up the win, going 8 strong, not allowing an earned run, and he fanned 13 would be hitters during the 2-1 victory. pic.twitter.com/JoZw5OjkyJ
— Coach Maneman (@CoachManeman) May 30, 2024

Jacob Schoer RHP / OF / Wapsie Valley , IA / 2024

.450 avg, 9 hits, 2 2Bs, 6 RBI, 4 runs, 4BBs, 3 SBs

Traeton Sauerbrei / Wapsie Valley, IA / 2024

11.1 IP, 2-0 Record, beat Jesup & Easton Valley. 16 K's, ERA of 1.85.