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Santa Barbara High takes on Saugus High in California baseball game.
California

California's top performing high school baseball hitters in 2025: Vote for the best

Tarek Fattal
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Santa Barbara High takes on Saugus High in California baseball game.
California

California's top performing high school baseball hitters in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school baseball standouts are among the best performing hitters in California this season, according to the numbers.

Tarek Fattal
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Santa Barbara High School takes on Saugus High in a California baseball game.
California

California's top performing high school baseball pitchers in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school softball standouts are among the best performing pitchers in California this season, according to the numbers.

Tarek Fattal
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The Santa Ana Unified School District removed the baseball coach and principal from Segerstrom High after the program was hit with sanctions due to CIF violations.
California

California high school removes baseball coach, principal after CIF violations of ineligible player

The Santa Ana Unified School District removed the baseball coach and principal from Segerstrom High after the program was hit with sanctions due to CIF violations.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona's Seth Hernandez is SBLive's 2024 CIF Southern Section baseball Player of the Year.
Recruiting

Seth Hernandez projected to be first-ever right-handed high school pitcher selected No. 1 overall in MLB Draft

Baseball America released its "Mock Draft 2.0" this week for the 2025 MLB Draft and two of the first three picks came from the high school ranks in the West reg

Andrew Nemec
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Corona High senior pitcher Seth Hernandez pitches against Santa Margarita at the Boris Classic on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
California

California Top 10 2025 baseball prospects' progress report

Six are earning A's, including No. 1 prospect Corona's Seth Hernandez, who is having the best season among the elite group

Mitch Stephens
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The Segerstrom High School baseball program has been placed on probationary status, effective immediately until February 16, 2026, according to the CIF Southern Section.
California

California high school baseball program banned from playoffs for ineligible player

The CIF Southern Section handed down sanctions on the Segerstrom High baseball team that will prohibit the program from competing in this 2025 playoffs.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona senior shortstop Billy Carlson, then a junior, completes a double play in last seasons's 2024 Southern Section Division 1 title game against Harvard-Westlake. The Panthers won three of four games last week at the National High School Invitational tournament in North Carolina. | Photo by Heston Quan
California

Top 25 California high school baseball rankings (4/15/2025)

The latest high school baseball rankings in the Golden State

Mitch Stephens
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Ayala freshman Jonah Boyd is among California's top performing ninth graders in 2025.
California

California's top high school baseball freshmen in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school baseball standouts are among the best performing freshmen in California this season, according to the numbers.

Tarek Fattal
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Venice (Florida) moves into our top 25 at No. 12 after winning the USA Baseball National High School Invitational in Cary, North Carolina last week.
Texas

National high school baseball top 25 rankings (04/13/2025)

Venice (Florida) makes debut after winning prestigious USA Baseball National High School Invitational

Levi Payton
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Corona baseball team celebrates at the Boras Classic.
Baseball

National High School Invitational: No. 1 Corona, Huntington Beach win in walk-off fashion

America's top high school baseball team escapes in dramatic fashion to advance in the opening round of the National Invitational.

Tarek Fattal
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After spending junior year as a closer, Nick Chow has found a permanent spot in St. Francis' starting rotation.
California

St. Francis baseball rebuilds and rises behind senior ace Nick Chow

Mountain View's St. Francis baseball experiences pitching revolution with the help of senior Nick Chow.

Marvin Green IV
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Puyallup senior Mason Pike, SBLive's Washington state all-state baseball player of the year for 2024 and an Oregon State commit, has helped the Vikings maintain a spot inside our top 10.
California

National high school baseball top 25 rankings (04/06/2025)

Texas school jumps 13 spots; Georgia, Tennessee programs also make big statements

Levi Payton
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Corona's Seth Hernandez hit a three-run home run and finished with six RBI in the No. 1 Panthers' 22-0 win on Tuesday, April 1.
California

No. 2 high school baseball prospect Seth Hernandez homers, collects six RBI in No. 1 Corona’s 22-0 win

Panthers score 10 runs in first inning, club four home runs to stay undefeated

Levi Payton
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Orange Lutheran's Gary Morse is one of the top right-handed pitchers in the CIF Southern Section as we head into the 2025 season.
California

No. 1 ranked California right-handed pitcher makes school history

Gary Morse of Orange Lutheran recently made history at his school

Tyler Rourke
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Orange Lutheran takes on Arcadia in California high school baseball game.
California

CIF Southern Section high school baseball playoff computer rankings (4/1/25)

The first edition of the computer rankings that determine the high school playoff divisions are available.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona High's Billy Carlson (3) celebrates after rounding the bases from a home run against La Mirada in the Boras Classic final
California

Top Ranked high school baseball teammates have chance to make MLB Draft history

Two teammates of No. 1 nationally ranked Corona High each have a chance to be selected in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

Tyler Rourke
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Corona High poses for a championship photo after winning the 2025 Boras Classic.
California

Top 25 California Southern Section high school baseball rankings (3/31/2025)

Corona stays unbeaten and dominates its way through the Boras Classic.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona High's Billy Carlson (3) celebrates after rounding the bases from a home run against La Mirada in the Boras Classic final
National

Nation's No. 1 high school baseball team rolls to Boras Classic championship victory

1st round MLB prospect Billy Carlson belted a three-run HR in the first inning to help Corona High defeat La Mirada in the tournament final.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona High senior pitcher Seth Hernandez pitches against Santa Margarita at the Boris Classic on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
National

Top California 2025 MLB Draft prospect Seth Hernandez impresses at Boras Classic

Hernandez reached 98 miles per hour on his fast ball Wednesday as he fanned 13 batters.

Tarek Fattal
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No. 2 prospect Seth Hernandez had a big week on the mound and at the plate as Corona moved to 7-0 and maintains the top spot in our weekly national rankings.
California

High School on SI: Top 25 national high school baseball rankings: (03/23/2025)

No. 2 high school prospect Seth Hernandez, No. 1 Corona (Calif.) maintain the top spot in our High School on SI top 25 national high school baseball rankings

Levi Payton
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Feb 13, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; a general view of New York Yankees spring training workouts and MLB baseballs at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
California

California (CIF) Central Coast Section Top 15 high school baseball rankings (3/20/2025)

Hot start for Serra puts them at the top of the rankings; 3 fellow West Catholic Athletic League teams follow

Dylan Grausz
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After going 12-1 with a 0.73 ERA as a junior, Cardinal Newman's Josh Jannicelli is 2-2 with a 0.48 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
California

Top Performances in California High School Baseball (March 10-15)

Big performances flood the state all week as the baseball season officially kicks into high gear

Dylan Grausz
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See where Florida's Trinity Christian lands on our Top 25.
California

Top 25 national high school baseball rankings (3/16/2025)

Who takes the top spot in our inaugural 2025 High School on SI national high school baseball rankings and which surprise team makes an appearance?

Levi Payton
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De La Salle sophomore shortstop Tyler Spangler is already committed to Stanford | Photo by Sam Stringer
California

Top 10 California High School Baseball Shortstops From The Class of 2026

Will one of these young stars be the next Derek Jeter?

Dylan Grausz
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Harvard-Westlake's James Tronstein celebrates in a game against Huntington Beach.
California

Top 10 California High School Baseball Outfielders From The Class of 2026

Harvard-Westlake's James Tronstein headlines the list of class of 2026 outfielders

Dylan Grausz
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