More than 300 former California (CIF) high school baseball stars will play in 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The NCAA Baseball Tournament is back in 2021 after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020. This year’s tournament is filled with former California high school baseball stars – a total of 327 players who finished their high school careers in California.
More than 300 former California (CIF) high school baseball stars will play in 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament
More than 300 former California (CIF) high school baseball stars will play in 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The NCAA Baseball Tournament is back in 2021 after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020. This year’s tournament is filled with former California high school baseball stars – a total of 327 players who finished their high school careers in California.

Forty-two of the 64 teams in the tournament have at least one representative from California on their roster. Here's a look at every player:

FORMER CALIFORNIA STARS IN 2021 NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Alabama

Jim Jarvis – INF – Clairemont

Arizona

Tony Bullard – INF – JW North

Daniel Susac – C – Jesuit (Carmichael)

Mac Bingham – OF – Torrey Pines

Chase Davis – OF – Elk Grove

Jacob Blas – INF – San Marcos

Nik McClaughry – INF – Rocklin

Garrett Irvin – LHP – Norco

Jonathan Guardado – RHP – Nogales

Kyle Casper – OF/RHP – Valhalla

Bryce Collins – RHP – Hart

TJ Nichols – RHP – Oakmont

Dawson Netz – RHP – Maranatha

Preston Price – RHP – Cathedral Catholic

Kaden Hopson – Redlands East Valley

Ian Churchill – LHP – San Marcos (Santa Barbara)

Blake Peyton – LHP – El Capitan

Riley Cooper – LHP – Clovis North

Ryan Kysar – RHP – Valencia

Ryan Holgate – OF – Davis

Jack Grant – INF – San Ramon Valley

Hunter Cope – RHP – Mater Dei

Randy Abshier – LHP – Otay Ranch

Arizona State

Joe Lampe – OF – Casa Grande

Sean McLain – INF – Beckman

Erik Tolman – LHP – El Toro

Vinny Tosti – OF – Mater Dei

Cooper Benson – LHP – San Luis Obispo

Blake Burzell – RHP – Laguna Beach

Will Levine – RHP – Mission Viejo

Hunter Jump – OF – Aliso Niguel

Tyler Thornton – RHP – Santa Fe Christian

Seth Tomczak – RHP – Argonaut

Jared Glenn – RHP – Jserra

Christian Bodlovich – RHP – Mira Costa

Blake Pivaorff – INF – Laguna Beach

Arkansas

Patrick Wicklander – LHP – Valley Christian (San Jose)

Ryan Costeiu – RHP – De La Salle

Army

Brendan Siriani – C – Carlsbad

Campbell

Zach Williams – INF – Liberty (Bakersfield)

Jonathan Tyler – RHP – St. Francis

Aaron Rund – RHP – Wood

Central Connecticut State

Andrew Braun – LHP – Mater Dei

Central Michigan

Justin Simpson – INF – El Modena

Connecticut

Devin Kirby – RHP – Ukiah

Zach Bushling – INF – Kern Valley

T.C. Simmons – OF – Santana

David Langer – INF – Berkeley

Kenneth Haus – RHP – Palos Verdes Peninsula

Dallas Baptist

Max Blessinger – INF/OF – Maranatha

Duke

Marcus Johnson – RHP – Etiwanda

RJ Schreck – OF – Harvard-Westlake

Georgia Tech

Kevin Parada – C – Loyola

Will Coquillard – RHP – Palisades Charter

Gonzaga

Riley Livingston – C – Loyola

Alex Zerfass – INF/OF – El Toro

Nico Zeglin – RHP – Northgate

Tyler Rando – C – Willow Glen

William Kempner – RHP – Valley Christian (San Jose)

Bradley Mullan – LHP – Damien

Zachary Schwartzberg – INF – La Jolla Country Day

JT Waldon – OF – Christian Brothers

Grand Canyon

Jacob Wilson – INF – Thousand Oaks

Nick Hansen – INF – El Modena

Pierson Ohl – RHP – Grace Brethren

Daniel Garcia – UTIL – Yucaipa

Carson Ohl – RHP – Grace Brethren

Josh Buckley – C – Grace Brethren

Frankie Scalzo – RHP – Vista

Ronnie Belton III – OF – Alpha Charter

Blake Reilly – RHP – Thousand Oaks

Vince Reilly – RHP – Thousand Oaks

Mike Garcia – C – Mater Dei

Indiana State

Sean Ross – OF – Granite Hills

Louisiana State

Zach Arnold – INF – Great Oak

Jordan Thompson – INF – Helix

Louisiana Tech

Jackson Slaughter – C – Oak Ridge

Miami

Chad Born – OF – Orange Lutheran

Jared Thomas – C/OF – Orange Lutheran

Michigan

Ted Burton – INF – Edison

Brandon Lawrence – INF – Dunn

Danny Zimmerman – OF – Redondo Union

Griffin Mazur – C – Moorpark

Christian Molfetta – C – Jserra

Will Proctor – RHP – Mira Costa

Isaiah Page – RHP – Damien

Keaton Carattini – RHP – La Costa Canyon

Blake Beers – RHP – Loyola

Joe Pace – INF/OF – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

Noah Rennard – RHP – Mario Carrillo

Mississippi

Derek Diamond – RHP/INF – Ramona

Jacob Gonzalez – INF – Glendora

Wes Burton – RHP – Windward

Nebraska

Chance Hroch – RHP – Vista Murrieta

Gunner Hellstrom – C – Grace Brethren

Caleb Bennett – RHP – Corona Centennial

Nevada

Tyler Bosetti – INF – Vacaville

Griff Fenn – OF – Pleasant Valley

Ryan Jackson – INF – Heritage (Brentwood)

Jacob Stinson – OF – Amador Valley

Joshua Zamora – INF – El Toro

Kade Morris – RHP – Pitman

Dario Gomez – OF – Freedom

Logan Douglas – 3B – Petaluma

Cam Walty – RHP – Consumnes Oaks

Jordan Jackson – RHP – Helix

Connor Hennings – OF – Live Oak

Steven Riddle Jr. – OF – Vista Murrieta

Jake Fenn – RHP – Granite Hills

Anthony Flores – OF – Valley Christian (San Jose)

Matt Clayton – C – Yuba City

Thomas Caneday – RHP – Helix

Marco Valenzuela – C – Redondo Union

Landon Wallace – C/UTIL – Roseville

Dillan Shrum – 1B – Granite Hills

Brady Hormel – 2B – Buchanan

Jake Jackson – RHP – El Toro

Josh Catacutan – OF – Davis

Alejandro Murillo – RHP – Stockdale

Bryce Tweedt – OF – Red Bluff

Ben Purcell – RHP – Del Campo

Nolan Wilson – C – Granite Bay

Owen Sharts – RHP – Simi Valley

Sean Flowers – RHP – Cardinal Newman

Nicholas Wilson – RHP – Rio Americano

Shane Gustafson – RHP – Rocklin

Clayton Westrope – LHP – Livermore

Tanner Cunha – LHP – Christian Brothers

Shane O’Malley – RHP – Sonoma Valley

Vinnie Bachelier – INF – Capital Christian

Sam Burns – UTIL – Summerville Union

Tyler Cochran – RHP – Foothill

Justin Durflinger – 2B – Foothill

Peyton Stumbo – SS – Placer

Blake Bambrick – RHP – Great Oak

Matt Schavone – RHP – Servite

New Jersey Tech

Brett Helmkamp – INF – Aliso Niguel

John Shukur – UTIL – San Juan Hills

Aidan Kidd – LHP – Laguna Beach

Bryce Short – RHP/C – Murrieta Valley

Grant Vurpillat – LHP – San Juan Hills

Drew Standen – RHP – Aliso Niguel

North Carolina

Dallas Tessar – OF – Chaminade

North Carolina State

Danny Carnazzo – C/INF – Palma

Carson Falsken – INF – Newbury Park

Northeastern

Nick Davis – RHP – Flintridge Prep

Notre Dame

Ryan Cole – OF – De La Salle

Zack Prajzner – INF – San Marcos

Oklahoma State

Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 3B – College Park

Justin Campbell – RHP/1B – Simi Valley

Old Dominion

Andy Garriola – OF/INF – Damien

James Tarkenton II – C – Marin Catholic

Oregon

Isaac Ayon – RHP – Buchanan

Brett Walker – RHP – Clovis North

Josh Kasevich – INF – Palo Alto

Sam Novitske – Foothill

AJ Miller – OF – Casa Grande

Christian Ciuffetelli – RHP – Servite

Andrew Mosiello – RHP – Vista Murrieta

Tristan Hanoian – INF – Orange Lutheran

Nick Bellafronto – INF – Bellarmine Prep

Rio Britton – LHP – Capital Christian

Tanner Smith – OF – Servite

Cullen Kafka – RHP – De La Salle

Scott Ellis – RHP – Thousand Oaks

Anthony Hall – OF/1B – Point Loma

Tyler Ganus – OF/1B – Harvard-Westlake

RJ Gordon – RHP – West Ranch

Brett McCauley – OF – Redondo Beach

Oregon State

Reid Sebby – RHP – Marina

Troy Claunch – C – Vacaville

Kevin Abel – RHP – Madison (San Diego)

Joey Mundt – RHP – Central Catholic

Cooper Hjerpe – LHP – Woodland

Wade Meckler – INF/OF – Esperanza

Brady Kasper – OF – Capistrano Valley

Garret Forrester – INF – Bella Vista

Chase Watkins – LHP – St. Francis

Samford

Towns King – INF – Woodbridge

Southeast Missouri State

Tyler Wilber – INF – Los Alamitos

Brett Graber – OF – Capital Christian

Southern

Wes Crockett – OF – El Camino Real

Quincy Smith II – UTIL – Beverly Hills

Stanford

Drew Bowser – INF – Harvard-Westlake

Carson Greene – INF – La Jolla Country Day

Austin Kretzschmar – INF – Helix

Zach Sehgal – INF – La Jolla

Brock Jones – OF – Buchanan

Adam Crampton – INF – Oakland Tech

Alberto Rios – C – St. John Bosco

Tommy Troy – INF/OF – Los Gatos

Eddie Park – OF – Valley Christian

Grant Burton – OF – Mater Dei

Vincent Martinez – C – San Marcos

Cody Jensen – RHP – Jesuit

Brendan Beck – RHP – Corona

Quinn Mathews – LHP – Aliso Niguel

Alex Williams – RHP – Redwood Christian

Carter Graham – INF – Chaminade

Brett Barrera – INF – Huntington Beach

Jonathan Worley – RHP – High Tech (San Diego)

Nathan Fleischli – RHP – Sacred Heart Prep

Nicolas Lopez – LHP – Serra (San Mateo)

Matt Swartz – LHP – Edison

Drew Dowd – LHP – Serra (San Mateo)

Texas

Lucas Gordon – LHP – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

Murphy Stehly – INF – Santa Fe Christian

Pete Hansen – LHP – Oak Ridge

Texas Christian

Conner Shepherd – INF – Upland

Texas Tech

Andrew Devine – RHP – Simi Valley

UC Irvine

Trenton Denholm – RHP – Oak Ridge

Connor McGuire – INF – Beckman

Jack Cosgrove – INF – Heritage (Brentwood)

Sam Ireland – INF – Tesoro

Justin Torres – INF – St. Francis

Woody Hadeen – INF – Temecula Valley

Michael Frias – RHP – Servite

Josh Sheck – INF – Torrance

Josh Ibarra – RHP – Don Lugo

Caden Kendle – OF – Marina

Nick Pinto – LHP – Tesoro

Shaun Montoya – OF – Damien

Troy Wentworth – RHP – Granada

Dillon Tatum – C – St. Mary’s (Stockton)

Mike Peabody – OF – Mater Dei

Cameron Wheeler – RHP – Mater Dei

Braden Murphy – INF – Cypress

Jacob Castro – C – Rio Mesa

Nathan Church – OF – El Toro

Casey Slattery – INF/OF – Harvard-Westlake

Jacob King – RHP – Buchanan

Jake Palmer – OF – El Segundo

Andre Antone – RHP – Capistrano Valley Christian

Thomas McCaffrey – C – Harvard-Westlake

Luke Spillane – OF – Mission Viejo

Abraham Garcia-Pacheco – C – Rancho Cucamonga

Adrian Damla – INF – Crescenta Valley

Taishi Nakawake – INF – Torrance

Cole Van Den Helder – RHP – Point Loma

Gordon Ingebritson – RHP – Village Christian

John Vergara – RHP – Marshall

Roger Thomas – LHP – Santa Margarita

Dylan Riddle – LHP – San Clemente

Peter Van Loon – RHP – California

UC Santa Barbara

Mason Marquez – INF – San Benito

Mason Eng – C – Bellarmine Prep

Marcos Castanon – INF – Carter

Christian Kirtley – UTIL – Redlands East Valley

Alex Schrier – RHP – Santa Margarita

Jordan Sprinkle – INF – Palm Desert

Rodney Boone – LHP – Tustin

Cole Cummings – INF – Santiago

Conner Roberts – RHP – De La Salle

Omar Gastelum – C – St. Bonaventure

Nick Oakley – INF – Santa Barbara

Damian Stone – OF – Washington (Fremont)

Clayton Hall – RHP – Merced

Andrew Neil – INF/RHP – Freedom

John Newman Jr. – C – Los Alamitos

Zach Torra – LHP – Santa Ynez

Kyle Johnson – INF – Leigh

JD Callahan – RHP – West Ranch

Christopher Troye – RHP – Heritage (Brentwood)

Zach Rodriguez – OF/INF – Vista Murrieta

Gianni Bloom – C – St. Mary’s

Bryce Willits – INF – St. Mary’s

Ben Fariss – RHP – Valencia

Michael McGreevy – RHP – San Clemente

Steele Ledford – OF – Thousand Oaks

Broc Mortensen – OF – Ventura

Nick Vogt – OF – Davis

Leo Mosby – INF – Westview (San Diego)

Jeffrey Barber – 3B – Point Loma

Jorge Arellano Jr. – LHP – Downey

Nick Welch – RHP – Redwood

Cary Arbolida – OF/INF – South Torrance

Ryan Harvey – RHP – Woodcreek

Eugene Jeon – INF – La Mirada

Luke Williams – INF/RHP – Jesuit

Cooper Rons – RHP – Cathedral Catholic

Hayden Hattenbach – San Rafael

Michael Marsh – INF – Cypress

Conner Dand – RHP – San Clemente

Mark Sellers – RHP – El Capitan (Merced)

Trevor Beer – LHP – Crescenta Valley

Sam Whiting – RHP – Pleasant Grove

Carter Benbrook – LHP – Jesuit (Carmichael)

Cory Lewis – RHP – Marina

UCLA

Matt McLain – INF – Beckman

Sean Mullen – RHP – Stockdale

Kevin Kendall – INF – La Mirada

Daylen Reyes – INF – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

Michael Curialle – INF/OF – JSerra

JT Schwartz – INF – Corona del Mar

Jarron Silva – OF – St. Mary’s (Stockton)

Darius Perry – C – La Mirada

Mikey Perez – INF – Gahr

Jake Moberg – INF – Vista Murrieta

Emanuel Dean – OF – Servite

Charles Harrison – RHP – Canyon

JonJon Vaughns – OF – St. John Bosco

Kyle Cuellar – OF – La Salle

Carson Yates – OF – Leland

Jared Karros – RHP – Mira Costa

Max Rajcic – RHP – Orange Lutheran

Zach Pettway – RHP – Long Beach Wilson

Noah Cardenas – C – Alemany

Jack Filby – RHP/INF – McClatchy

Adrian Chaidez – RHP – Warren

Michael Townsend – RHP – Los Alamitos

Nick Nastrini – RHP – Cathedral Catholic

Chris Aldrich – RHP – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

Josh Hahn – OF/LHP – Huntington Beach

Jake Saum – LHP – St. Bonaventure

Jake Brooks – RHP – Fountain Valley

Kyle Mora – RHP – Los Alamitos

Tommy Beres – C – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)

Eli Paton – INF – Maranatha

Pat Caulfield – OF – Serra (San Mateo)

Carson Hamro – RHP – Rancho Buena Vista

Daniel Colwell – LHP – St. Mary’s

Kyle Karros – INF – Mira Costa

Kenji Pallares – RHP – Salesian

Jesse Bergin – RHP – Harvard-Westlake

Vanderbilt

CJ Rodriguez – C – Mater Dei

Spencer Jones – UTIL – La Costa Canyon

Sam Hilboki – RHP – Harvard-Westlake

Brett Hansen – LHP – Foothill

Jayson Gonzalez – INF – Bishop Amat

Virginia

Griff McGarry – RHP – Menlo

Paul Kosanovich – RHP – Temple City

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