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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

Andrew Nemec
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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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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's Ethan Schiefelbein celebrates in May's Southern Section Division 1 championship game
California

California's best high school baseball players: SBLive's 2024 all-state team

With the 2024 California high school baseball season in the books, it’s time to unveil SBLive's California all-state baseball team.

Bodie De Silva
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Corona's Billy Carlson leaps over a baserunner during the Southern Section Division 1 championship game against Harvard-Westlake
California

California Top 25 high school baseball rankings (6/20/2024)

The 2024 baseball season has wrapped up across California with 10 teams being crowned as regional champions. Orange Lutheran took the title in Southern Califor

Bodie De Silva
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Torrey Pines poses for a group photo following their victory in the 2024 San Diego Section Open Division baseball championship game
California

Top 10 San Diego Section high school baseball rankings (6/18/2024)

Torrey Pines ends the season at No. 1 in the San Diego Section baseball rankings

Bodie De Silva
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2023 LA City Section baseball playoffs: Section championship brackets and scores
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2023 LA City Section baseball playoffs: Section championship brackets and scores

Follow the 2023 LA City Section baseball championships and get all the LA City Section brackets and scores on SBLive Sports

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2023 North Coast Section baseball playoffs: Section finals brackets and scores
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2023 North Coast Section baseball playoffs: Section finals brackets and scores

Follow the 2023 North Coast Section baseball championships and get all the NCS brackets and scores on SBLive Sports

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2023 North Coast Section baseball playoffs: Semifinals brackets and scores
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2023 North Coast Section baseball playoffs: Semifinals brackets and scores

Follow the 2023 North Coast Section baseball playoffs and get all the NCS brackets and scores on SBLive Sports

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2023 LA City Section baseball playoffs: Semifinals brackets and scores
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2023 LA City Section baseball playoffs: Semifinals brackets and scores

Follow the 2023 LA City Section baseball playoffs and get all the LA City Section brackets and scores on SBLive Sports

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SBLive’s California Baseball Top 25: Southern Section playoffs get underway on Tuesday
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SBLive’s California Baseball Top 25: Southern Section playoffs get underway on Tuesday

The Southern Section baseball playoffs are set to begin this week. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), last season's runner-up in the Division 1 championship game, will

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Baldwin Park beats Hueneme to win first CIF Southern Section baseball championship since 1982
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Baldwin Park beats Hueneme to win first CIF Southern Section baseball championship since 1982

FULLERTON - Isaiah Ariza drove in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning and Baldwin Park held on for a 4-2 victory over Hueneme in the CIF Southern

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Harvard-Westlake expects Toussaint Bythewood to return from injury in Southern Section baseball playoffs
California

Harvard-Westlake expects Toussaint Bythewood to return from injury in Southern Section baseball playoffs

Bythewood was the Mission League player of the year last season.

Connor Morrissette
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Photos: Ayala baseball beats Eastlake 8-6 in Division 1 CIF State regional baseball playoffs
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Photos: Ayala baseball beats Eastlake 8-6 in Division 1 CIF State regional baseball playoffs

Ayala set the tone on Tuesday afternoon, jumping out in front of Eastlake with three first inning runs on their way to a 6-2 win over Eastlake.

Bodie De Silva, SBLive
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Photos: Elsinore beats Legacy 16-0 in Division 5 CIF State regional baseball playoffs
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Photos: Elsinore beats Legacy 16-0 in Division 5 CIF State regional baseball playoffs

Elsinore rolled to a 16-0 victory over Legacy in the Division 5 CIF State regional baseball playoffs on Tuesday. Tigers senior Josh McAninch hit a three-run home run and junior Isaac Martinez hit a three-run inside the park home run in the game. Junior Ka

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Photos: Thousand Oaks baseball beats Moorpark 6-0 in Southern Section Division 2 playoffs
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Photos: Thousand Oaks baseball beats Moorpark 6-0 in Southern Section Division 2 playoffs

Myles Weiss threw a complete game shutout for Thousand Oaks, striking out four. Easton Rulli went 2 for 3 with a three-run triple and Max Muncy had two RBIs.

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Three-run sixth inning pushes Mira Costa baseball past Foothill in Southern Section Division 1 playoffs
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Three-run sixth inning pushes Mira Costa baseball past Foothill in Southern Section Division 1 playoffs

Andrew Hiestand started the game for Mira Costa and allowed one earned run and one unearned run in four innings. UCLA commit Thatcher Hurd pitched the final three frames allowing one run in the fifth.

Connor Morrissette, SBLive Sports
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CIF Southern Section announces high school playoffs will return for basketball, baseball and other season 2 sports
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CIF Southern Section announces high school playoffs will return for basketball, baseball and other season 2 sports

After canceling the playoffs for Season 1 sports in January, the Southern Section announced that there will be a postseason for Season 2 sports in a release on Monday.

Connor Morrissette, SBLive Sports
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California health department update could pave way for CIF Section and State playoffs for baseball, basketball and other 'Season 2' high school sports
California

California health department update could pave way for CIF Section and State playoffs for baseball, basketball and other 'Season 2' high school sports

The California Department of Public Health released updated youth sports guidance on Wednesday that could pave the way for CIF Section and State playoffs for 'Season 2' high school sports, including baseball, basketball and softball.

Connor Morrissette, SBLive Sports
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