2016 Iowa Preseason Baseball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard
1. Iowa City WestHead coach: Charlie Stumpff
2015 record: 34-12
Iowa City West fell to Southeast Polk in the Class 4A state championship game last year, but one of the state's top pitchers returns in senior
Austin Miller (6-2 record). He's joined by junior all-district third baseman
Iziah Ono-Fullard, who batted .432 last season, and all-district second team pitcher
Tanner Lohaus, who went 6-2.
See the MaxPreps baseball computer rankings2. Jefferson (Cedar Rapids)Head coach: Kyle Rodenkirk
2015 record: 29-8
Jefferson returns one of the state's top players in
Spencer Vanscoyoc, who went 5-1 and earned all-district and all-state honors last year. He's joined by all-district second baseman
Tyler Roeder (.381 batting average).
See Iowa baseball pro photo galleries3. Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly)Head coach: Casey Klunder
2015 record: 35-4
Waverly-Shell Rock won the Class 3A state championship last year, beating Harlan 11-1 in the championship game. Leading hitter
Dalton Steere returns after batting .541 last year. He earned all-state second team honors along with first baseman
Joshua Buresh. Shortstop
Dalton Graven was a first team all-state pick.
See MaxPreps baseball playoff brackets4. Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill)Head coach: Scott Belger
2015 record: 33-13
Southeast Polk captured the Class 4A state championship last year, beating Iowa City West 6-2 in the final.
Austin Martin returns at catcher after earning second team all-district honors with a .314 batting average. He's joined by third baseman
Cole Hauser and utility
Thomas McLaughlin, each of whom earned second team all-district recognition. Hauser batted .309 while McLaughlin batted .286 with a 5-2 pitching record.
See MaxPreps baseball stat leaders5. Kennedy (Cedar Rapids)Head coach: Bret Hoyer
2015 record: 30-12
Kennedy reached the Class 4A semifinals, falling to Iowa City West 5-2. Kennedy will miss Zach Daniels, who earned State Player of the Year honors. However, four players who batted over .300 return, including
Jacob Henry (.417) and
Tyler Dralle (.396).