Baseball: All-State Medium, Small 2025

First team all-state medium schools pitcher Erik Rico (left) fires a pitch for Redwood of Visalia. He has signed with Fresno State and has been one of the top hurlers in the CIF Central Section the past two seasons. At right, 6-foot-8 shortstop Theodore Anderson connects playing for Dunn School of Los Olivos. The intriguing Anderson (first team all-state small schools) has signed with St. Mary’s College. And besides, anytime we can get someone an honor from the Dunn Earwigs we’re going to do our best. Photos: X.com & keyt.com.

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One of the repeaters as first team all-state medium schools for the 2025 baseball season, catcher Brayden Jaksa from Irvington of Fremont, also is forecast to hear his name called possibly as high as the second round of Sunday’s MLB Draft. Jaksa, who also has signed with Oregon, was No. 65 in a Baseball America mock draft done last week. He was No. 77 by the same publication back in April.

Jaksa batted .433 this season with four home runs after hitting .437 last season with six homers. He stayed at Irvington throughout his high school career despite the team suffering in losing seasons. He still gained a lot of honors, but being a player of the year requires team accomplishments.

Another of the medium school repeaters, two-time Santa Rosa Press-Democrat Pitcher of the Year Josh Jannicelli from Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa, also is forecast to be a top five round MLB Draft pick.

Others on medium school first team who also have already gained major local honors include Hunter Manning from West Ranch of Valencia, our State Medium Schools Player of the Year. Manning also has been named Co-Player of the Year by the L.A. Daily News. Devon Wilkes from Pacifica of Oxnard (Ventura County Player of the Year), Landyn Plaut of Lincoln (Sacramento Bee Medium Schools Player of the Year) and Landon Schutte of Oakdale (Modesto Bee Large Schools Player of Year) are others.

It can be easier to repeat as a first team all-state small schools honoree and we do once again have some. The list includes pitcher Blake Moore of California City, who previously has been named as our Small Schools State Player of the Year. The others to repeat are Landon Carter (Bradshaw Christian), Nash Horton (Watsonville St. Francis), Matt Maxon (Carmel), Kaden Nicholls (Bear River), Carter Tucker (Imperial), Brock Barrick (Kelseyville), Jerod Smith (Fowler) and Emmett Stacher(Etna). There also are players who have been small schools first or second team twice.

As a reminder, every all-state team selected has to have at least two catchers and at least three outfielders. Other than that, the numbers of pitchers, infielders and multi-purpose have no set totals. As an example, we went with four catchers on first team medium schools, two on second team medium schools, three on first team small schools and five on second team small schools. We have three outfielders (the minimum) on all of the medium, small schools teams for this season.

A player who was under consideration for the small schools teams, pitcher Angel Voller from Venture Academy of Stockton, tragically was a victim of the massive fireworks explosion and fire in Yolo County last week that also took the lives of six other people. Voller went 10-0 last season for the Mustangs with a 1.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings. “Angel was a fierce competitor and the most loyal friend and teammate you could ever ask for,” said the team on its Instagram page. He has been selected as an honorary member all-state small schools as a gesture to the school, team and family, but it is possible that he might have been on second team regardless.

Final Note: Other than a few exceptions, schools that were eligible to be in the Cal-Hi Sports Division IV or Division V state rankings are considered small. Some teams that were D2 for the rankings were considered large and some considered medium. Those that were in Division III state rankings were all medium. In our system, some schools with large enrollments in lower playoff divisions are just too big to be small schools. There is no all-state large schools team, but there is a third team added to the overall teams in which only players from large schools and seniors are eligible.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM CATCHERS

Landyn Plaut watches the flight of one of the 15 homers that he hit this season for Lincoln. It ended up being the most reported homers for a player in the state this season. Photo: Jordan Georgeson / Gold Country Media.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM PITCHERS

Christian Garcia (Clairemont, San Diego) Sr.
Josh Jannicelli (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Sr.
Jack Jones (Lompoc) Sr.
Hunter Manning (West Ranch, Valencia) Sr.
Danny Mercado (Casa Grande, Petaluma) Sr.
Cameron Millar (Alhambra, Martinez) Sr.
Gavin Moran (Ganesha, Pomona) Sr.
Erik Rico (Redwood, Visalia) Sr.
Zach Strickland (Maranatha, Pasadena) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM INFIELD

Ayden Deome (West Park, Roseville) Jr.
Alan Gonzalez (Palma, Salinas) Sr.
Mateo Rickman (Torrance) Sr.
Devon Wilkes (Pacifica, Oxnard) Sr.
Matthew Witkow (Calabasas) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD

Vaughn Coleman (San Dimas) Sr.
Jackson Norum (La Jolla Country Day) Sr.
Coco Vonderhaar (Palo Alto) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)

Phoenix Brant (Point Loma, San Diego) Sr.
A.J. Curry (University City, San Diego) Jr.
Jett Deremmelaere (Rancho Cotate, Rohnert Park) Sr.
Brady Hewitt (Royal, Simi Valley) Sr.
Trey Morris (Washington, Easton) Sr.
Brandon Pelechowicz (Yuba City) Sr.
Landyn Plaut (Lincoln) Sr.
Trent Roach (Hollister) Sr.
Landon Schutte (Oakdale) Jr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM CATCHERS

Bryce Miller (Mt. Carmel, San Diego) Sr.
Mason Refuerzo (Ridgeview, Bakersfield) Sr.

Pitcher Brayden Johnson of Glendora was named the player of the year for the CIF Southern Section in D3 after he and his team won the title in that division. Photo: 210prepsports.com.

Tomas Bilvado (San Marino) Sr.
Peter Broughton (South, Torrance) Sr.
Cash Dabbs (Redlands East Valley) Sr.
Drew Diffenderfer (Santa Clara) Sr.
Josh Encinas (South, Bakersfield) Sr.
Steven Gonzales (Colony, Ontario) Sr.
Brayden Johnson (Glendora) Sr.
Brady Laubscher (Casa Grande, Petaluma) Sr.
Cooper Sides (Red Bluff) Jr.
McCoy Silicz (Bakersfield Christian) Jr.
Ryder Taylor (Escondido) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM INFIELD

Jaxton Chao (Santa Clara) Sr.
Brandon Curry (Windsor) Sr.
D’Angelo Flynn (Garces, Bakersfield) Sr.
Levi Nyberg (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) Jr.
Isaiah Reveron (Apple Valley) Sr.
Nathaniel Widelski (Mira Mesa, San Diego) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD

Cooper Kunis (Oakmont, Roseville) Sr.
Mikey Murr (West Ranch, Valencia) Sr.
Cole West (Citrus Valley, Redlands) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)

Jake Escalante (Soquel) Jr.
Jensen Hirschkorn (Kingsburg) Jr.
Luke Howe (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills) Sr.
Luke Medhurst (Newbury Park) Sr.
Eliaja Moncher (Yuba City) Sr.
Jaden Neugebauer (Chico) Sr.
Jack Pezzolo (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Sr.
Cole Redden (Southwest, El Centro) Sr.
Evan Thomas (Fallbrook) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Hunter Manning (West Ranch, Valencia)

SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM CATCHERS

Landon Carter (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) Sr.
Nash Horton (St. Francis, Watsonville) Sr.
Ethan Johnson (King’s Academy, Sunnyvale) Sr.

Noah Scarlett’s numbers for his senior season at Temecula Prep were outworldly: .649 batting average on 48 hits with 49 RBI and eight homers. Photo: BaseballFactory.com.

Preston Daniels (Del Norte, Crescent City) Sr.
Cullen Hirtensteiner (Heritage Christian, Northridge) Sr.
Pierson Howe (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance) Sr.
Riley Jones (Valley Christian, Cerritos) Sr.
Blake Moore (California City) Sr.
Kaden Nicholls (Bear River, Lake of the Pines) Jr.
Carter Tucker (Imperial) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM INFIELD

Theodore Anderson (Dunn, Los Olivos) Sr.
Luke Beasley (Hesperia Christian) Sr.
Beau Blake (Hughson) Sr.
Jack Freehill (Menlo School, Atherton) Jr.
C.J. Hughes (Serra, Gardena) Sr.
Bo Smith (St. Patrick-St. Vincent, Vallejo) Sr.
Diesel Toth (Arrowhead Christian, Redlands) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD

Alex Heinicke (Stuart Hall, San Francisco) Sr.
Jett Messenger (University, San Francisco) Jr.
Noah Scarlett (Temecula Prep, Winchester) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)

Ethan Ash (Cal Lutheran, Wildomar) Sr.
Jayden Badhesha (Woodland Christian) Jr.
Brock Barrick (Kelseyville) Sr.
Andrew Carlson (Trinity Classical, Valencia) Soph.
Benny Lane (St. Anthony, Long Beach) Sr.
Matt Maxon (Carmel) Jr.
Brandon Sanchez (Notre Dame, Riverside) Sr.
Jerod Smith (Fowler) Sr.
Emmett Stacher (Etna) Sr.
Phinn Thomas (Stevenson, Pebble Beach) Jr.

SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM CATCHERS

James Fakoury (Valley Christian, Santa Maria) Sr.
Jason Lopez (Fowler) Sr.
Manny Sleezer (West Valley, Cottonwood) Sr.
Cole Souders (Calvin Christian, Escondido) Sr.
Waylon Stripling (University Prep, Redding) Sr.

Sophomore Chris Hernandez of Fort Bragg didn’t bat .620 like he did as a freshman, but he had a .507 average on 17 more at bats and three more hits. Photo: Fort Bragg HS Athletics / MaxPreps.com.

Tanner Abbott (Gridley) Jr.
John Carlson (Trinity Classical, Valencia) Sr.
Jackson Flanagan (Menlo School, Atherton) Sr.
Ezra Goldfarb (Head-Royce, Oakland) Jr.
Alec O’Sullivan (Cornerstone Christian, Wildomar) Sr.
Vidal Perez (Soledad) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM INFIELD

Sean Carr (Carmel) Jr.
Chris Hernandez (Fort Bragg) Soph.
Antonio Longobardi (Paraclete, Lancaster) Sr.
Jake McCaffrey (Crossroads, Santa Monica) Sr.
Eden Nalin (Heritage Christian, Northridge) Sr.
Degan Palos (West Valley, Cottonwood) Sr.
Jake Thackeray (Quincy) Sr.
Jordan Villanueva (Woodland Christian) Jr.
Riley Vuoso (Mary Star, San Pedro) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD

Anthony Ebert (Arcata) Sr.
Wynston Bishop (Hercules) Sr.
Josh Turner (Western Christian, Upland) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)

Chris Alcarez (Borrego Springs) Jr.
Brennan Botill (Corcoran) Fr.
Jaylen Butler (St. Anthony, Long Beach) Sr.
John Carlson (Trinity Classical, Valencia) Sr.
Alex Crosno (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) Sr.
Clayton Harris (Etna) Jr.
Michael Manzi (St. Bernard, Eureka) Jr.
Izzy Parsky (Viewpoint, Calabasas) Sr.
Caleb Thatcher (Marshall, Pasadena) Sr.

Honorary Special Mention:
P Angel Voller (Venture Academy, Stockton) Sr.

SMALL SCHOOLS STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Blake Moore (California City)

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