Official Twitter of New Hampton Chickasaw Baseball • State Runner-Up 2024 • State Tournament 2019, 2021, 2024 • Conference Champions 1972, 2015-2019, 2024
23 yrs of coaching h.s. baseball & it's been a dream to end 1 season @ Principal Park. This past week has been everything I imagined it would be all because of these GR8 young men+AWESOME community support—THANK YOU. I love New Hampton & I love being a Chickasaw.
#ThinkBigBelieve
New Hampton—WE DID IT!! Thanks
@iahsbca
for this great honor—Diamond of the Year—one of proudest moments of my coaching career!👏👏👏to all Chickasaw past & present players for countless hrs of field maintenance, $generous$ supporters of many updates...another goal✔️off the list!
For various reasons, 2020 has been challenging for everyone, if not, downright hard - like for this man. So I feel so fortunate to celebrate July 13 with you again & special experiences like last night at the ballpark. Love ya, Dad.
#priceless
#apositivesoul
It started w/ this in 2009. It took us awhile but WE finally did it—PRINCIPAL PARK! Thanx 2 ALL connected w/
#NHBaseball
in any way 4 daring 2 think BIG & having the courage 2 BELIEVE! Besides my wedding day & birth of my 4 kids, this is the happiest day of my life—SO PROUD OF U!
HISTORY MAKERS—WE DID IT!!!
#NHBaseball
joins only 2 other schools in
@NorthEastIAConf
baseball history (1978-1982 Decorah w/ Coach Dennis Olejniczak & 1999-2003 Oelwein w/ Coach Steve Sanders) to win 5 CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS—so incredibly proud of u!
#elitecompany
WHAT A WEEK!! ☑️Play at state baseball tournament for 1st time ☑️Enjoy impromptu family vacation-road trip to gorgeous upstate NY for 1st time ☑️Watch this guy
@mcdonald_cole
pitch professionally for 1st time ☑️Go to Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for 1st time 🙏
#blessed
Always wanted to have
#NHBaseball
pitcher's mound at Mikkelson Park professionally reconstructed. Today it actually happened thanks to
@10rauschy
& Minnesota Twins groundskeeper Al Kuehner -- capped off w/ a Twins' Target Field game-used pitching rubber. How cool is that!!
ATTENTION RECRUITS & PARENTS: If u aren't considering
@UIBaseball
, u should. I couldn't be more thankful for what
@rheller21
& staff have done for my son—they were only ones 2 take a chance on no-name small-town kid. Extraordinary baseball coaches who turn boys into men.
#blessed
We recommend you spend 1:07 of your day and watch this video if you like Hawkeye walk-off home runs, radio calls, teammates being goofy during postgame interviews, or locker room speeches.
#Hellerball
#FightForIowa
When we started in May, I told these 13 seniors in my classroom that we will finish as
#1
. WINNERS (13 straight winning seasons)
#2
. CHAMPIONS (3rd straight district championship)
#3
. STATE TOURNAMENT before we shake hands & send you off into the world. We did it, men - so proud!
The dream has become reality! With only finishing touches left,
#NHBaseball
thanks ALL who have helped complete our decades-long ballpark renovation project w/ new in-ground dugouts, storage room, concession stand, restrooms, & fan plaza—Mikkelson Park is one of the best in Iowa!
UPDATE:
#NHBaseball
&
#HawkeyeBaseball
alum
@mcdonald_cole
earns 1st promotion as a pro pitcher from Gulf Coast League in Florida to Houston Astros' Class A Short Season affiliate Tri-City ValleyCats in Troy NY—KEEP MOVIN' ON UP, COLE! 👏⬆️👍
Congrats to New Hampton &
@UIBaseball
alum Cole McDonald on being invited to another MLB game today - an extra special Spring Training this year!
@mcdonald_cole
WE DID IT - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!🥇When we were left for dead in early June, you never gave up, you never quit, you never stopped working, you never stopped believing. I am so proud of you, especially our 13 seniors + Hope. Now, let's punch our ticket to state, fellas!!!🔥🔥🔥
"If you have the confidence to do anything, I truly believe you're going to do it" -
@MaxBabcock11
Think Big and Believe.
It's that simple (and it works). Just ask
@NHBaseball2019
#iahsbb
Pretty sure whenever this gig ends & reminiscing about the good ol' days begins, the wins & losses will take a back seat to pics & memories like these. Dad—thanks for positive support all these yrs; Bro—appreciate u coming home from Twin Cities to cheer on
#NHBaseball
last night!
Class 2A District
#6
Champions - SO PROUD OF YOU, FELLAS! After starting this season 2-6 & being left for dead,
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws win 10-0 in 6 innings vs. Sumner-Fred-Tripoli to clinch 4th District Championship in past 5 yrs while securing 12th straight winning season!🔥🔥
Blessed to have many priceless experiences these past months & this one is towards the top of the list—honoring 91-yr old
#NHBaseball
great Avey Johnson whose pro career (NYY+CHW) was cut short to serve in Korea 1950-52. For all family & friends who couldn't be here today—enjoy!!
Spring Training 2022 at West Palm Beach FL with
#NHBaseball
&
@UIBaseball
alum
@mcdonald_cole
. With '20 Covid cancellation & '21 injury, it was so good to see you on the mound again watching you do what you love. Keep working hard for a great 2022 season, Cole!
Proud of you
@mcdonald_cole
—3 yrs ago, u were doing TJ surgery rehab...2 yrs ago, u were only freshman watching ur team from this very grandstand...& exactly 1 yr ago this afternoon, u didn't make it out of 1st inning vs. Rutgers—YOU HAVE NEVER QUIT FIGHTING!!
#TrustTheProcess
Kind of cheesy but can't help think of how this pic coming home to NH is kind of fitting right now—awesome but all good things must come to an end...and then tomorrow is a brand new day.
#itsagreatdaytobeachickasaw
Really appreciated HUGE turnout of families & friends to celebrate AWESOME group of young men & their HISTORIC baseball season—GR8 night together & EXCITED about the future! Thanks for gifts. Best wishes graduates & good luck returning student-athletes w/ fall activities! ⚾️👍
What's old is new again! 🔥🔥🔥
#NHBaseball
new jersey reveal for 2019 season—throwing it back to 1990 & Coach Mac's glory days for the Chickasaws! What do you think? 👍
#lookgoodplaygood
It took 45 yrs to make The Pilgrimage but it was definitely worth the wait—the actual Gallery had the feel of church & I almost felt like I should genuflect when I got to My Guy. 😜
#thewizardofoz
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws—some perspective. When ur staring down pitchers tonight & the rest of the season in "crucial" situations, remember that exactly 75 yrs ago today young men ur age or a little older were staring down this......I think you'll be OK.
#truecourage
#trueheroes
We see you, Cole!!👀New Hampton &
@UIBaseball
alum
@mcdonald_cole
pitched in his 1st MLB spring training game today vs. St. Louis Cardinals - his grandpa's favorite team. Somewhere in Heaven, Grandpa McDonald is smiling down with a big thumbs up saying, "Way to go, Cole!!"👍
After hectic move from FL to NY,
#NHBaseball
&
#HawkeyeBaseball
alum
#39
@mcdonald_cole
1st start at Astros' Class A Short Season affiliate Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Aberdeen IronBirds (Baltimore Orioles) in Troy NY—2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K. Keep it rollin', Cole! 💪⬆️👊
6 up, 6 down! In
#NHBaseball
&
#HawkeyeBaseball
alum
#54
@mcdonald_cole
1st start in Astros' Gulf Coast League season-opener—2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K—strong start to your pro career, Cole...excited to watch you work next week (...wow, what a "job")!
Awesome additions to Mikkelson Park!!⚾️Very special privilege to honor 91-year old
#NHBaseball
great Avey Johnson & his family. If you know a Chickasaw in any of these pics, like or retweet!👍
#proudtraditionofexcellence
#whosnext
DOGPILE! Chickasaws, there is nothing that we can't do when we do it with all of our HEART! Absolutely love this team - proud beyond belief! On to state! New Hampton - see you in Carroll!
#theobstacleistheway
#ourbestisyettocome
A pic & experience I'll treasure the rest of my life—Happy Father's Day, Dad, love ya! ("Dad, do u want 2 fly 2 Florida w/ me tomorrow & watch
@mcdonald_cole
& Hawkeyes
@rheller21
play ball this weekend? Sure, that sounds like fun.") Thanks all
#NHBaseball
dads for ur support! 👍
"Hard working, determined, stick-with-it no matter what happens...that's New Hampton to a T." Fellas, you couldn't have represented this community any better &
#NHBaseball
hopes that someday soon you'll be able to appreciate what you did for this small town this summer.
#legacy
"I'm proud of how our boys fought to the very end because that's New Hampton"
Coach McDonald is right, be proud of what you did because you made
@NHBaseball2019
history. Heck of a season
#iahsbb
Solid Opening Weekend outing in relief at Bowling Green for
#NHBaseball
+
@UIBaseball
alum & current Houston Astros MiLB
@mcdonald_cole
. With '20 Covid cancellation & '21 injury, crazy to think it's first time you've pitched more than 1 inning in an actual game since 2019.
#NHBaseball
JJV/8-9 wins 4-0 & 5-0 vs. Waukon behind Landon Marr's perfect game in Game 1 - shown here giving game ball to his mom Shari - and combined no-hitter in Game 2 w/ pitchers Colton Ashley, Braxton Bundy, & Jake McDonald finished off w/ sweet 6-4-3 double play. Fun day!
"A New Hampton baseball program that spent years ranked among the elite in its class." There is a lot more to this awesome story—before the past 11 straight winning seasons since '09,
#NHBaseball
had 10 straight losing seasons including only 3 winning seasons in previous 20 yrs.
A New Hampton baseball program that spent years ranked among the elite in its class kept knocking on the door before finally taking the state tournament field at Principal Park in Des Moines for the first time late Monday afternoon.
#NHBaseball
congrats one of our own—Team Captain
@mcdonald_cole
! RECRUITS+PARENTS:
@UIBaseball
is Development U = Coach
@rheller21
& Staff—thru amazing highs & crushing lows—transformed skinny 18-yr old w/ braces from a no-name small town recovering from TJ to Team Capt in 4 yrs.
#NHBaseball
pre-game supper @ Jethro's!
@tboneclark
didn't accept
@arhable10
's World Famous Adam Emmenecker Challenge...but these boys' tanks are definitely all filled up & ready to play ball @ Principal Park tomorrow! 🍔
#yum
1ST WIN AS A PRO W/ CAREER-HIGH 5 K's!
#NHBaseball
&
#HawkeyeBaseball
alum
#39
@mcdonald_cole
6th appearance at Astros' Class A Short Season affiliate Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Lowell Spinners (Boston Red Sox) in Troy NY—3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K. Keep it rollin', Cole! 💪⬆️👊
4-PEAT!! For 1st time since 2003 in NEIC,
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws win 4 straight conference championships—congrats to awesome group of overachievers—so proud! 2015 was the coolest but 2018 is the sweetest—did something many thought wouldn't b done!
#winningtradition
#bestyettocome
Impressive to see NHHS students show their talents in so many different ways—bravo to Beauty & Beast cast+crew+directors...love ya, Belle!
#AChangeInMe
Awesome to be with my grandson cheering on his daddy at the ballpark...as a lifelong Cardinals fan, tonight it was OK to root against the Redbirds.😉Way to go, Cole!
@mcdonald_cole
Try to stick to baseball-only Twitter but this proud papa can't resist today. WOW. Absolutely stunning...and not talking about the middle-aged, bald, fat guy.😜To my beautiful baby girl & team statistician⚾️, have a fun senior prom, Hope
@h_mcdonald06
!❤️
KABOOM!👊🔨💪
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws win 10-2 vs. Osage to play for District Championship on Saturday in game with something for everyone highlighted by super pitching from Conner Rochford, lead-off HR from
@hpesek12
, back-to-back HR from Rochford & Will Clark. GR8 crowd–thanks!👏
Principal Park! 🔥
#3
-seed
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws vs.
#6
-seed West Sioux Falcons on Monday, July 29 @ 4:30 PM—can't wait to see all of Chickasaw County in Des Moines! 👊 Think Big...Believe! 💪
Down 2-3 vs. Charles City going into bottom of 7th inning,
@MaxBabcock11
crushes his 1st career HR on Senior Night to push game into extra innings, earns the win in relief on the mound, & scores winning run on bases-loaded squeeze play to win 4-3 in 10 innings!!
#heartofachampion
#NHBaseball
wins 13-3 vs. Jesup J-Hawks in awesome day of baseball at beautiful Duane Banks Field—Chickasaws thank
@UIBaseball
for great hospitality today to make for a memorable experience for all! GO HAWKS!
UPDATE: Longest & best outing yet!
#NHBaseball
&
#HawkeyeBaseball
alum
#39
@mcdonald_cole
4th appearance at Astros' Class A Short Season affiliate Tri-City ValleyCats vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (NY Mets) in Brooklyn NY—4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K. Keep it rollin', Cole! 💪⬆️👊
Fun Facts for
#NHBaseball
Fans: After only 3 winning seasons in previous 30 yrs, New Hampton is playing in its 11th straight district championship & with a win tomorrow night, Chickasaws will secure 12th straight winning season + 5th district title in past 8 yrs.👍
#culturechange
Good morning from Principal Park.
3A, 4A postseason play starts today
1A, 2A district championship games tomorrow
State tournament starts one week from today
IHSAA postseason pairings, brackets:
CONFERENCE CHAMPS! 2A
#6
-ranked New Hampton Chickasaws (23-6) win a share of NEIC title by splitting tonight's doubleheader vs. 3A Waverly-SR (20-9) - 4-0, 2-3 - with a chance to win the league title outright with a win vs. Waukon on Wednesday. Congrats, fellas - so proud of you!
Very well played & fun JV doubleheader today with
#NHBaseball
winning 2-1 & 5-0 vs. Charles City capped off w/ Peyton Anderson's no-hitter! 👊 Way to go, PJ!👏👏👏
@Krissy_Anderson
After excellent practice (thanks Parker!) & A+ team supper (thanks Shelly!), Coach Mac's Annual Backyard Whiffle Ball Game ends in an Upset-For-The-Ages as Juniors+Sophs beat previously undefeated, trash-talking Seniors+Coach Hable (7-4)!
#thethrillofvictory
#theagonyofdefeat
😜
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! New Hampton Chickasaws win 9-5 vs. strong Osage team & one of the best LHP in 2A! We are so incredibly proud of you, fellas. This outstanding TEAM win was the best 50th birthday gift imaginable. Next: DOGPILE TUESDAY!!!
It would have been fun to watch you face Schwarber but leaving him on deck with a 3-up-3-down inning in relief vs. the Phillies is a good day at the office!👍Congrats to New Hampton High School +
@UIBaseball
alum
@mcdonald_cole
in your 1st MLB Spring Training - keep it up, Cole!!
#NHBaseball
wins 4-3 vs. very good
#8
-ranked
@SouthWinnBBALL
team + JV wins 3-0 to start 2019 season strong. 💪 Although they won, guys knew their defense wasn't acceptable & apparently put in some extra work after long ride home—hope you turned the lights off!
#workwins
#earnit
#NHBaseball
wishes this Chickasaw
@mcdonald_cole
🎂Happy 23rd Birthday🎂 in the Sunshine State - have another great day of Spring Training & celebrate w/ your beautiful bride
@cassidy_krichau
!
1st haircut of 2019—that smell...that spring-green color...some things in life just never get old—thanks Rick Kramer & NH Parks Dept. for your hard work getting this baby ready for another great season of
#NHBaseball
! 👏
Great teammates, 2 more conference wins for sole possession of 1st place, Logan Havlik's 1st Varsity hit on Senior Night, postgame pizza, awesome Sandlot-style fireworks show (Thanks
@PyroRude
!)...gosh, I love Chickasaw Baseball!
#havingfun
#winningtradition
4 shoutout innings w/ 6 K & matching longest career outing for
#NHBaseball
+
@UIBaseball
alum & current Houston Astros MiLB
@mcdonald_cole
- knowing you're going to be a daddy changes the game!👍
2024 Northeast Iowa Conference Champions - New Hampton Chickasaws!! So happy for our 6 extraordinary seniors & their families - so incredibly proud of everyone in our entire baseball program!!
#ourbestisyettocome
GAME DAY @ PRINCIPAL PARK!
#3
-seed
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws vs.
#6
-seed West Sioux Falcons @ 4:30 PM. ATTENTION last person out from New Hampton: Please turn off the lights—see you all in Des Moines! 👊🔨🏔️
CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
Monday’s quarterfinals
11 a.m. — North Linn (38-5) vs West Branch (20-7)
1:30 p.m. — Central Lee (21-2) vs Des Moines Christian (28-8)
4:30 p.m. — New Hampton (28-9) vs West Sioux (21-5)
7 p.m. — Van Meter (31-3) vs Underwood (26-4)
#iahsbb
✔️ Win 5th Straight Conference Title 👊 ✔️ Celebrate & Sleep 😴 ✔️ Back to Work @ 6:30 AM Practice 🔨 ✔️ All-You-Can-Eat Casey's Breakfast Pizza 🍕 ✔️ Enjoy Well-Deserved 4th of July Break 🇺🇸
#NHBaseball
#welovejuly
#lifeisgood
EXTRA SPECIAL GAME DAY!
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws vs. Jesup J-Hawks w/ 1st pitch @ 5PM @ beautiful Duane Banks Field in Iowa City—home of the Hawkeyes! Also, Big Guy will host live interview
@95thebull
w/ Hawkeye Coach Rick Heller @ 9:30AM. Bring family+friends—see you in Iowa City!
It's not every day you get to shake the hand of a true American hero & local legend—what a privilege.
#NHBaseball
thanks you for your selfless service & sacrifice, Mr. Johnson!
Life is good! In 48 hours, an opportunity to compete for a state championship w/ the best New Hampton baseball team in school history and then watch New Hampton +
@UIBaseball
alum
@mcdonald_cole
earn a win in relief for Corpus Christi Hooks vs. beloved Redbirds in Springfield MO.
Very enjoyable putting these sweet pieces of
#NHBaseball
hardware in new trophy case just in time for winter sports season...how 'bout we do it again in 2020, fellas!👍
#historymakers
#goodtimes
Fun to put another one of these in the trophy case before winter sports crank up.
#winningtradition
Best wishes to all NHHS winter activities - go for it!
#successbreedssuccess
AND IT COMES DOWN TO THIS!
#NHBaseball
Chickasaws seek NEIC record-tying 5th straight conference title w/ DH vs. Charles City on Senior Night—1st pitch @ 5 PM (Waverly-SR DH @ Oelwein); JJV NH vs. CC @ 10 AM. Come out to beautiful Mikkelson Park & cheer on the boys to victories!!