Prairie baseball pitcher Mitch Adams has been selected to play on the Large Schools East Squad in the IHSBCA All-Star Series next week in Des Moines.

Adams is the only Metro player chosen to play in this year's series, which will be held Aug. 8-11 at West Des Moines Valley and Principal Park.

Linn-Mar Coach Chad Lechner will be an assistant coach for the Large Schools East.

ROSTERS

Small Schools West Squad:
Pitchers: Jonathan Van Beek – West Lyon, Casey Berg – IKM-Manning, Austin Lefler – Lawton-Bronson, Trey Kehoe – Prairie Valley.  Catchers: Colin Bolkema – Boyden Hull-Rock Valley, Jake Lewis – St. Albert. Infield: Matt Smith – Lawton-Bronson, John Burns – Bishop Garrigan, Alec Sorensen – Treynor, Tyler Robinson – AHST, Brennan Azinger - Logan. Outfield: Jake Daeges – Harlan, Trent Verwers – Martensdale-St. Marys, David Flattery – St. Edmond-Ft. Dodge, Colby Baumhover – Kuemper-Carroll. Utility: Kyle Herrick - ADM. Coaches: Will Azinger (Head Coach) - Logan, Jason Holst – AHST, Mark Feilmeier – Kuemper-Carroll.

Small Schools East Squad:
Pitchers: Michael Knouse – Davenport Assumption, Cole Crawford – Wilton, Jerry Kockler – Clear Lake, Mitch Moser – Benton Community. Catchers: Jake Thumann – Central Clinton-DeWitt, Jacob Webb – Central Springs. Infield: Caleb Morgan – Pella Christian, Christian Bambrook – Eddyville-Blakesburg, Seth Kaufmann – Wilton, Jordan Baughman – Chariton, Ian Ross – Dyersville-Beckman. Outfield: Gavin Sheakley – Clear Lake, Austin Lechtenberg – Central Clinton-DeWitt, Connor Welch – Mt. Vernon,  Austin Peterson - Chariton. Utility: Gage Carpenter - Wapello. Coaches: Jeff Eeling (Head Coach) – Fairfield, Jake Souhrada – Wilton, Ethan Miller – Central Springs.

Large Schools West Squad:
Pitchers: Nick Belzer – Ankeny, Ethan Kenkel – Storm Lake, Grant Otte – Dowling Catholic, Tyler Vaughn – Fort Dodge. Catchers: Trey Lapke – Sioux City East, Jordan Niehaus - Waukee. Infield: Matt Johnson – Ankeny, Blake Judkins – Marshalltown, Aaron Krier – Storm Lake, Robert Lyons – Denison, Blake Meacham – Sioux City North. Outfield: Tanner Hinkle – West DM Valley, Phil Velez – SE Polk, Jacob Lamoreux – LeMars, Tyler Franko – Sioux City East. Utility: Ben Miller – West DM Valley. Coaches: Don Lyons (Head Coach) Denison, Steve Hanson – Marshalltown, Brian Dirkx - Spencer.

Large Schools East Squad:
Pitchers: Mitch Adams – Cedar Rapids Prairie, Derek Burkamper – Muscatine, Anthony Ruden – Dubuque Wahlert, Todd Oberthien - Solon. Catchers: Josh Crosby – Iowa City High, Taylor Field - Newton. Infield: Cody Collender – Clinton, Brandon Engler – North Scott, Reid Bonner – Iowa City West, Alex Beals – Bettendorf, Sam Mrstik – Iowa City High. Outfield: Kris Klabunde – Bettendorf, Cody Reimer – Western Dubuque, Ezra Reiners – Iowa City West, Colton Dall - Solon. Utility: Eric Huber – North Scott. Coaches: Brandon Schmidt (Head Coach) – Oskaloosa, Kory Kelchen – Waterloo West, Chad Lechner – Linn-Mar.