Sports : Baseball: State tournament sites set for 2025-28

Locations for the next four years of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament are set following extensive planning for the upcoming 2025 postseason and beyond.

The split site tournament will head west this summer to Sioux City and Carroll, then return to Cedar Rapids and Carroll from 2026 through at least 2028.

"Thanks to a great team effort, our state baseball tournament will continue to be showcased at first-class facilities with outstanding hosts," IHSAA executive director Tom Keating said.

Sioux City's Lewis & Clark Park will host Class 4A and Class 3A for the 2025 tournament (July 21-25). The 3,800-seat stadium is home to the minor league Sioux City Explorers and will host the IHSAA event on a one-year agreement.

Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids became a state baseball site in 2024 for the first time since the 1970s and will host Class 4A and Class 3A again as part of a three-year arrangement starting in 2026. MLB scheduling has the Cedar Rapids Kernels playing at home during the IHSAA tournament week in 2025.

Carroll will remain home for Class 2A and Class 1A as part of a four-year agreement, running from 2025-28. Merchants Park resumed hosting in 2021 and is spending this offseason upgrading lighting, dugouts, bleacher seating, and the press box.

"Our sincere appreciation goes out to these communities and ballparks for hosting these tournaments," IHSAA baseball administrator Andy Umthun said.

"We're excited state baseball will visit Sioux City for the first time, and we know returning to Carroll and Cedar Rapids will also provide great experiences for our schools and student-athletes."

The 2025 tournament will mark the first IHSAA team championship to ever be played in Sioux City.

The IHSAA's Board of Control approved the four-year proposal in November, pending coordination with the American Rivers Conference to utilize their MiLB reserved dates in Cedar Rapids. The ARC Presidents Council confirmed the agreement Monday, shifting rights for the 2026 dates from the NCAA Division III conference to the IHSAA.

Tournament dates beyond 2025 pending Unified Calendar approval include: July 20-24, 2026; July 19-23, 2027; July 17-21, 2028.

1995-2004-Marshalltown (4A, 2A) & Carroll (3A, 1A)

2005-2020-Des Moines (4A, 3A, 2A, 1A)

2021-2023-Iowa City (4A, 3A) & Carroll (2A, 1A)

2024-Cedar Rapids (4A, 3A) & Carroll (2A, 1A)

Carroll: Merchants Park

Monday, July 21-Class 1A Quarterfinals

Tuesday, July 22-Class 2A Quarterfinals

Wednesday, July 23-Class 1A Semifinals

Thursday, July 24-Class 2A Semifinals

Friday, July 25-Class 1A & Class 2A Championships

Sioux City: Lewis & Clark Park

Monday, July 21-Class 3A Quarterfinals

Tuesday, July 22-Class 4A Quarterfinals

Wednesday, July 23-Class 3A Semifinals

Thursday, July 24-Class 4A Semifinals

Friday, July 25-Class 3A & Class 4A Championships