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Three members of this year’s Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team were selected to the Class 2A All-Southeast District team as assigned by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Sophomore Karson Grout was a first-team selection as a utility player. Grout was also an Elite River Valley Conference pick as an infielder. He hit .372 this season on 29 hits with a team best 28 RBI, .533OBP and scored 23 times. He was the lone Golden Hawk with multiple home runs and also led the team with 16 walks. Along with his work at the plate and in the field, he finished 4-0 on the mound in nine appearances, throwing 26 innings with a 2.39 ERA.

Junior Cain Brown was a second-team selection in the outfield. He was also an Elite All-RVC selection as an outfielder. He led the Golden Hawks with a .382 average on a team high 34 hits with a team best 33 runs scored. He drove in 18 and walked 14 times with an on-base percentage at .476. He also put in work on the mound for the Hawks, making eight appearances out of the pen with a 1-2 record, 5.02ERA with three saves in 15 innings.

Junior Alex Bean was a second team selection at first base. He hit .351 with 26 total hits, 23 runs scored and 18 driven in to go along with 14 walks and a 98.7% fielding percentage.

Mid-Prairie ended the season in the Class 2A state semifinals with a 19-11 overall record.