As we work through the month of June, things are starting to heat up on the diamond around Iowa high school baseball.

With the start of postseason play just around the corner in July, teams are working to get prepared for the stretch run.

High School On SI Iowa has a Top 25 state power ranking while the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association releases weekly class-by-class rankings.

Here are leaders as of June 17, 2026 for several major hitting and pitching categories. Stats are from those uploaded to the Bound website.

Iowa High School Baseball Leaders

Home Runs

• Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 9
• Colton Roemmich, West Des Moines Valley, 9
• Brandon Bea, Davenport North, 8
• Kamden Jorgensen, Saydel, 8
• Gabe Blanshan, Urbandale, 7

Running Batted In

• Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 38
• West Cole, Mason City Newman Catholic, 37
• Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 36
• Chance Georgius, Roland-Story, 34
• Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 34

Stolen Bases

• Aiden Ferry, Roland-Story, 38
• Tate Garman, Algona, 33
• Titan Foster, Nodaway Valley, 32
• Tate Moulton, Grand View Christian, 30
• Cael Wishman, Baxter, 29

Runs Scored

• Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 45
• Aiden Frey, Roland-Story, 43
• Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 41
• Kolton Schiltz, Fort Dodge, 40
• Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 39

Hits

• Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 39
• Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 38
• Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 36
• Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 35
• Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 34

Doubles

• Joe Nilles, Sioux City North, 13
• Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 13
• Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 12
• Brett Harris, Western Dubuque, 12
• Brooks Bond, Lewis Central, 11

Triples

• Callan Koch, Sioux City East, 7
• Will Nesler, Ankeny Centennial, 5
• Jacob Pierro, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic, 5
• Lucas Kelley, Des Moines Roosevelt, 5
• Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 4

Total Bases

• Colton Wight, Martensdale-St. Marys, 68
• Tru McBride, Fort Dodge, 68
• Bryce Pauly, Davenport North, 67
• Cal Jepsen, Sioux City East, 65
• Ty Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 62

Pitching Wins

• Tyler Etten, Urbandale, 9
• Chase White, Dyersville Beckman Catholic, 7
• Colton Moffit, Baxter, 7
• Connor Mullenbach, Saint Ansgar, 6
• Aidan Nielsen, Don Bosco, 6

Earned Run Average (min. 18 innings pitched)

• Connor Mullenbach, Saint Ansgar, 0.00
• Luke Vestal, Pleasantville, 0.00
• Ryan Stedman, West Des Moines Valley, 0.24
• Will Litton, Iowa City Regina Catholic, 0.25
• Judd Jirovsky, Grundy Center, 0.26

Strikeouts

• Colton Moffit, Baxter, 85
• Brody Wangsness, North Butler, 75
• Lincoln Roethler, Denver, 71
• Owen Klocksiem, Louisa-Muscatine, 67
• Cooper Chizek, Emmetsburg, 65

Opponents Batting Average Against (min. 18 innings pitched)

• Macklin Loftus, Logan-Magnolia, .017
• Jack Wedemeier, Waverly-Shell Rock, .065
• Teagan Brunk, Shenandoah, .069
• Ryan Stedman, West Des Moines Valley, .072
• Bronx Siebersma, MVAOCOU, .075

Saves

• Beckham Simon, West Liberty, 4
• Deacon Kucera, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 4
• Graham Rima, Pleasant Valley, 4
• Gavin de Jesus, Waukee, 4
• Easton Goodwin, Waterloo Columbus Catholic, 3

Innings Pitched

• Colton Moffit, Baxter, 43
• Tyler Etten, Urbandale, 38.2
• Owen Galvin, Denison-Schleswig, 38
• Tallon Crandall, Carroll, 37.1
• Austin Remster, Melcher-Dallas, 37.1

Drought conditions in Iowa improved for a second consecutive week, though areas of moderate drought expanded in parts of the state.

The U.S. Drought Monitor offers a state-by-state tracking of drought conditions nationwide. New maps and forecasts are released each Thursday. What are the current drought conditions in Iowa?

U.S. Drought Monitor map: How much of Iowa is in a drought?

The latest Drought Monitor report, released on Thursday, June 18, showed about 46% of Iowa experiencing some form of drought. This continues the streak of conditions improving week to week in Iowa. The previous report, released on June 11, showed that 63% of the state was experiencing some form of drought.

The most recent report reflects conditions as of 8 a.m. June 16, right as storms were sweeping through Iowa, with parts of eastern Iowa seeing more than 2 inches of rainfall. Light rainfall on June 17 led to areas like Iowa City and Burlington reporting around an inch of rain.

Here is the breakdown of current drought conditions in Iowa:

• 61% of the state of Iowa is experiencing no drought conditions
• 39% of Iowa is experiencing abnormally dry conditions
• 7% of Iowa is experiencing moderate drought conditions
• 0% of Iowa is experiencing severe drought conditions