Iowa High School Baseball: Top Semifinal Round Performances

Dana Becker

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The fourth day of the Iowa high school state baseball tournament featured the four final semifinal round games in two classifications from Carroll and Sioux City.

In Class 2A, defending champion Underwood was upset by Unity Christian while Pleasantville earned a spot in the finals with a victory over Chariton.

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Iowa's largest classification, 4A, saw Iowa City High knock off Cedar Rapids Prairie and Bettendorf rally past Waukee Northwest. 

Both of those games will take place on Friday, along with the finales in 1A and 3A.

Here are some of the top individual performances from the Iowa high school state baseball tournament on Thursday:

Class 4A

  • Dominic Salibi, Iowa City High: Salibi had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three for the Little Hawks, hitting a triple.
  • Drew Nye, Iowa City High: Nye recorded two hits with two RBI at the plate.
  • Shraden Lechtenberg, Cedar Rapids Prairie: Lechtenberg led the way for the Hawks with two hits and an RBI.
  • Trey Akers, Bettendorf: Akers had two hits and plated three runs to lead the Bulldogs to victory.
  • Sean Hendricks, Bettendorf: Hendricks also had two hits for the winners, recording a triple.
  • Trey Stepleton, Waukee Northwest: Stepleton drove in a pair of runners.

Class 2A

  • Dylan Bosma, Unity Christian: Bosma pitched a five-hitter, striking out three while adding two hits, two steals and a run at the plate.
  • Braeden Bosma, Unity Christian: The other Bosma had two hits to help his team to the win.
  • Braylon Bingham, Pleasantville: A sophomore, Bingham struck out seven over seven innings, adding a double and an RBI.
  • Kenton Jensen, Chariton: Jensen struck out six and allowed just three hits with one earned run.

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Dana Becker

Dana Becker is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He has been a sports writer since 2000, covering high school sports, the Big 12 and more for On SI, The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others.