High school teams have the opportunity to play regular-season games at Principal Park. Read more for a list of dates and games for 2012. Note: All available dates for 2012 have been booked.

Martensdale-St. Marys and its all-time nation’s best winning streak stole the spotlight heading into the 2011 state tournament. And the Blue Devils delivered plenty of excitement in winning their second straight undefeated Class 1A state championship and stretching their winning streak to 87 games. But the other three champions were even more dominant. Davis County outscored its opponents 18-1 to win the 2A title; Solon outscored its opponents 28-3 to win the 3A title and West Des Moines Dowling outscored its opponents 17-3 to win the 4A title. The tournament featured five one-run games and one extra-inning game. And four home runs. And two pitchers with 30-plus strikeouts. And — who could forget? — temperatures in the 90s and high humidity throughout the tournament. Read more for more tournament notes.

Martensdale-St. Marys won its second straight Class 1A state title and extended its nation's all-time best winning streak to 87 games. But it wasn't easy. The Blue Devils trailed in each of their three games at state — and were tied in the seventh in the opener against the eighth seed, and behind in the seventh in the semifinals. In the championship, they beat the nation's winningest high school baseball coach and one of the state's most tradition-rich programs. Fear the fork, indeed. Read more for pre-tournament news, notes and stats.

CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK, DES MOINES
Monday’s quarterfinals
#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 2, English Valleys 1
#6 Coon Rapids-Bayard 13, Preston 3
#3 Kee 14, George-Little Rock 2 (five innings)
#5 Mason City Newman 16, Orient-Macksburg 0 (four innings)
Thursday’s semifinals
#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 5, #6 Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
#3 Kee 5, #5 Mason City Newman 0
Saturday’s championship

#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 8, #3 Kee 3

Class 1A state tournament brackets

Class 1A stat leaders after finals
Final tournament leaders: All classes

Davis County won one game at state last year. This year the Mustangs won three — and the Class 2A state championship. Davis County outscored their state tournament opponents 18-1 and finished the season with a 23-game winning streak. Read more for pre-tournament news, notes and stats.

CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK, DES MOINES
Friday’s quarterfinals
#1 Carroll Kuemper 7, North Fayette 0
Gilbert 2, North Polk 1
Saturday’s quarterfinals
#5 Davis County 8, #10 Alta-Aurelia 0
Council Bluffs St. Albert 7, Waterloo Columbus 3
Thursday’s semifinals
Gilbert 6, #1 Carroll Kuemper 5 (eight innings)
#5 Davis County 8, Council Bluffs St. Albert 1
Saturday’s championship
#5 Davis County 2, Gilbert 0

Class 2A state tournament brackets

Class 2A stat leaders after finals
Final tournament leaders: All classes

Solon won the Class 2A title last year and the 3A title this year — becoming only the second team in history to repeat as champions after moving up a class. (Kee did so in 1980 and 1981.) The Spartans outscored their state tournament opponents 28-3. Read more for pre-tournament news, notes and stats.

CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK, DES MOINES
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
Marion 3, Storm Lake 0
#1 Solon 11, Waukon 0 (five innings)
Washington 8, ADM 4
Harlan 6, Boone 4
Friday’s semifinals
#1 Solon 11, Marion 2
Harlan 8, Washington 2
Saturday’s championship

#1 Solon 6, Harlan 1

Class 3A state tournament brackets

Class 3A stat leaders after final round
Final tournament leaders: All classes

The Class 4A state championship returned to the Central Iowa Metro League after a two-year break. West Des Moines Dowling won the title by limiting each of its three state tournament foes to just one run. Read more for pre-tournament news, notes and stats.

CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK, DES MOINES
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
#4 Iowa City West 6, Southeast Polk 3
#1 West Des Moines Dowling 7, Davenport Central 1
Fort Dodge 2, #6 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1
#2 Mason City 6, #10 Des Moines Roosevelt 1
Friday’s semifinals
#1 West Des Moines Dowling 4, #4 Iowa City West 1
#2 Mason City 13, Fort Dodge 4
Saturday’s championship
#1 West Des Moines Dowling 6, #2 Mason City 1

Class 4A state tournament brackets

Class 4A stat leaders after final round
Final tournament leaders: All classes

For the sixth straight year, fans could keep foul balls hit into the stands during state tournament games. Iowa Network Services is the official foul ball sponsor of the tournament. Their support of high school baseball makes it possible for fans to keep a great souvenir of the state tournament. There were 768 baseballs used during the 2011 state tournament — down from 779 in 2010 but up from 664 in 2009. And most of them went home with fans. [At $45 a dozen, that’s $2,880 in baseballs.] Read more for a look at the baseballs used by the Iowa High School Athletic Association during the tournament.

The Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils captured their second consecutive 1A State Championship with an 8-3 victory over the Kee Hawks Saturday afternoon at Principal Park. With the title game win, the Blue Devils (44-0) improved their national-best winning-streak to 87 straight.

Max Preps: MSTM does it again
Tucson Citizen: MSTM wins 87th straight
LaCrosse Tribune: Kee falls in title game

Josh Martsching and Calvin Mathews combined on a five-hit shutout for the Davis County Mustangs as they defeated the Gilbert Tigers 2-0 to win the 2A State Championship. The Mustangs culminated a 23-game winning streak with the state title.

Ames Tribune: Goodman can’t save Gilbert
Ottumwa Courier: Mustangs win state title

Brandon Shulista pitched a complete game for the Solon Spartans as they defeated the Harlan Cyclones 6-1 Saturday evening at Principal Park to seize the 3A State Title. The Spartans, last year’s 2A Champions, claim the 3A Title in their first year at that class.

Omaha World-Herald: Big inning ends Harlan dream
Iowa Prep Sports: Solon goes back-to-back
Iowa City Press-Citizen: Solon dominates 3A tournament

The Dowling Catholic Maroons pounded out 14 hits as they cruised to 6-1 victory over the Mason City Mohawks and walked away with the 4A State Title Saturday night at Principal Park.

Mason City Globe-Gazette: Mohawks fall in title game

You can capture all the fun and excitement of state tournament week in great photos. Just click here for action and award photos from the 2011 state baseball tournament. Pep Rally Photo is the official photographer of the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

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