Prep Baseball Report

2023 Iowa High School Preview: Grinnell Tigers


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: Grinnell 
Nickname: Tigers
Class: 3A
League: Little Hawkeye
Head Coach: Tony Stenberg
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 6 years (245-93)
2022 Overall Record: 34-5
2022 League Record: 18-3
2022 League Finish: 1st
2022 Post-Season Finish: Lost in Substate final


# of Returning Starters:
 3
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 2

# of Starters Lost:
 6
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 3

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Braxton Shaffer, P, 2023 (Iowa Central commit)
Jaylen Eitel, 3B, 2023 (Illinois College commit)
Brady Coffman, UTL, 2025

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 
Blake Hollibaugh - Luther College
Parker Johnson - Northwestern (IA)
Jayden Gibson - Midland (NE)
Colin Gibson - Dakota County Technical College
Brady Steward - Simpson College
Alex Smith - Luther College
Jake Hull - Grinnell College
Owen Coffman - Southeastern CC

2023 OUTLOOK:
We are going to be a very young team but I am excited about the mix of both upperclassman and underclassman that we will put on the field. We will lean on our pitching and defense to keep games competitive early in the season."
Head Coach Tony Stenberg