Marion’s Brycen Oberbroeckling (7) catches the ball as Solon’s Maddox Kelley (2) dives back to first base during the first game of a doubleheader at Mount Mercy University’s Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)
Cllif Jette
The first round of the Class 3A and 4A high school baseball postseason begins July 10.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the district and substate assignments for 3A and the six-team brackets for 4A substates Tuesday night. District pairings for 1A and 2A were released last week and begins Friday.
You can visit www.ihsaa.org for complete brackets for all four classes.
The state tournaments will be held July 20-24. Eight substate champions will advance to the 3A and 4A state tournament held at Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. The 1A and 2A state tournaments will return to Merchants Park in Carroll.
Tickets for 1A and 2A districts and 3A and 4A are $10 apiece. State tournament games are $12 per day. Tickets can be purchased at the IHSAA Tickets page.
Here is a list of Gazette-area substates for 3A and 4A.
SUBSTATE PAIRINGS
(Area only, all start at 7 p.m.)
Friday, July 10
CLASS 3A
Substate 3
Center Point-Urbana at Dubuque Wahlert
West Delaware at Decorah
Washington (Iowa) at Clear Creek Amana
Vinton-Shellsburg at Benton Community
Substate 4
Charles City at Western Dubuque
Mount Vernon at Central DeWitt
Iowa Falls-Alden at Independence
West Liberty at Grinnell
Substate 5
Keokuk at Solon
Fairfield at Williamsburg
Davenport Assumption vs. Maquoketa, at Eldridge
Mount Pleasant at Burlington
Substate 6
Fort Madison at Marion
Oskaloosa at Knoxville
Newton at Saydel
Pella at Bondurant-Farrar
Substate 7
South Tama at C.R. Xavier
ADM at Des Moines Christian
Perry at Ballard
Clear Lake at Boone
CLASS 4A
Substate 4
C.R. Jefferson at Cedar Falls
Des Moines East at WDM Valley
Dallas Center-Grimes at Ankeny Centennial
Substate 5
C.R. Washington at C.R. Kennedy
Waterloo East at Southeast Polk
Iowa City West at Linn-Mar
Substate 7
Davenport Central at C.R. Prairie
North Scott at Iowa City Liberty
Clinton at Dubuque Senior
Substate 8
Des Moines North at Indianola
Norwalk at Waukee NW
Iowa City High at Ottumwa