PBR IA HS Team Preview: Cedar Rapids Prairie
May 20, 2021
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As we prepare for the upcoming 2021 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.
Team: Cedar Rapids Prairie
Nickname: Prairie Hawks
Class: 4A
League: Mississippi Valley
Head Coach: James Nelson
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 2 (34-26)
2020 Overall Record: 12-6
2020 League Record: 8-2
2020 League Finish: 1st
2020 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Substate Final to Hempstead
# of Returning Starters: 8
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 4
# of Starters Lost: 3
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Jackson Nove, P, 2021- Kentucky
Bronx Lewis, OF, 2021- Kaskaskia
Luke Hougen, P, 2021- Coe College
Aiden Moeller, UTL, 2021- Kirkwood
Nate Kieper, OF, 2021- Mt. Mercy
Caden Richards, UTL, 2021- Coe College
ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Zach Barden- Mt. Mercy
Harrison Cook- Iowa Western
Ryan Kilpatrick- Kirkwood
Levi Usher- Louisville
Caleb Fuller- Kirkwood
TJ Johnson- Coe College
Darren Kirkpatrick- Wartburg
Ethan Copeland- SIUE
2021 OUTLOOK:
“We are all excited to get back to a closer-to-normal season. With 19 seniors on the roster, we hope their leadership will help us climb that championship mountain. We played our best baseball at the end of 2020 and with the number of impact players we have coming back, we hope to pick up where we left off.” Head Coach James Nelson