Prep Baseball Report

2023 Iowa High School Preview: West Central Valley Wildcats


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2023 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.


Team: West Central Valley
Nickname: Wildcats
Class: 2A
League: West Central
Head Coach: Brady Harpenau
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 1 year (7-22)
2022 Overall Record: 7-22
2022 League Record: 4-14
2022 League Finish: 10th
2022 Post-Season Finish: Lost in first round to Woodward-Granger

# of Returning Starters: 9
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 5

# of Starters Lost:
 0
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 0

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Kaedon Lindsay, C, 2023 (Briar Cliff commit)
Blaise Beane, IF, 2023
Braiden Beane, OF, 2023

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 
None

2023 OUTLOOK:
"We are excited to get the season started. We return many familiar faces. Many of our players have put in a lot of time this offseason and we are looking forward to seeing their growth."
Head Coach Brady Harpenau