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

Confirmed tornadoes were reported in Illinois and Iowa Wednesday night as severe weather descended on a large swath of the Midwest.

According to the National Weather Service, a confirmed tornado was reported near the small northeast Iowa community of Harpers Ferry at 5:10 p.m., while a second confirmed tornado rolled through Charleston in central Illinois at about 6:40 p.m. local time.

Both tornadoes were flagged by the weather service as a “particularly dangerous situation,” a rare designation used by the weather service for environments in which “strong and violent tornadoes” are possible.

Photos and videos obtained by CBS News showed extensive damage in Charleston, with downed trees and power lines. Hail that measured 2.75 inches was also reported in the Charleston area, according to the weather service.

“There are a large number of trees blocking roadways throughout Charleston at this time,” Charleston police said in a Facebook post. “Unless it is an absolute emergency, do not drive or attempt to go anywhere.”

The city of Charleston later declared a local state of emergency. 

One cell phone video captured the terrifying moments what appeared to be a large tornado tore through Effingham, Illinois, located about 40 miles southwest of Charleston.

Larry Thies, coordinator for the Effingham Emergency Management Agency, told CBS News that initial information indicated damaged buildings, trailers, and downed power lines and trees. He said officials were working to set up an emergency operations center, but were facing challenges because internet was down in the area.

The extent of the damage to region was still unclear. There was no immediate word of injuries or fatalities. CBS News senior meteorologist Rob Marciano said there were at least seven reported tornadoes during the weather event.

According to utility tracker PowerOutage.us, at least 55,000 customers were without power in Illinois.

Earlier Wednesday, Marciano reported that more than 125 million Americans were facing severe weather advisories, including the Gulf Coast states, which were under flood alerts due to Tropical Storm Arthur. Speaking on “CBS Evening News,” Marciano said such ripe tornado conditions were rare for June.

“This is unique for June, this is unusual to have such a strong jet stream just screaming across the country, then you’ve got the summertime tropical moisture coming in…and then some cold air coming in,” Marciano said. “And winds coming at different direction, at different levels, creating that spin. So what that equates to is really the high probability of seeing, not just tornadoes, but intense tornadoes of EF2 strength or higher on the ground for a long time. And also damaging winds at 75 mph or higher, and of course big time hail.”