Photo Courtesy of Jeff Yoder

While the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team enjoyed another season of success on the diamond, head coach Kyle Mullet has been recognized for his work as the squad’s skipper. Mullet, in his third year as the head man for the Hawks, has been named River Valley Conference Coach of the Year.

The Golden Hawks put together a tremendous campaign, recording 27 wins, their most since 2009, never falling lower than No. 2 in Class 2A in any poll issued this summer by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Mid-Prairie ranked in the top 10 in the state in 10 different team offensive categories including sacrifice bunts, third with 29, total hits fifth with 283, batting average, sixth at .313, sixth most RBI 201, home runs, seventh with five, seventh fewest strikeouts just 145, ninth most runs 239, ninth highest OBP .435, ninth highest slug .397 and 10th most walks 147. The pitching staff was in the top ten of 2A in five different categories, third best ERA 2.59, fifth lowest WHIP 1.27, seventh fewest earned runs 83, seventh fewest walks 101 and 10th most Ks 232. Defensively they ended with a 95% fielding percentage, third in 2A.

Mid-Prairie secured the River Valley Conference championship, their second since 2000, and their fourth consecutive district title, ending the season at 27-7. This is the second time Mullet has been named River Valley Coach of the year, taking the award previously in 2021.