Category Archives: baseball
World Series Alums: CA Rules Again
It’s a little lower than last year’s total of nine, but there are seven players from the Golden State in this year’s World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. That is enough to easily lead the way among all states in the US (and other nations) considering all players on the […]
Rohan Hartigan: Most Inspirational
In the midst of our end-of-school-year honors, we have added one for a baseball player as the 2024-25 Most Inspirational Player of the Year. The graduated senior from University High of San Francisco came back from a near-death medical emergency from two years ago to go 7-0 with a 1.28 ERA. No one would have […]
All-State Baseball Frosh Watch List
While a State Freshman Player of the Year is now named each year, there is not an all-state team for ninth graders. We’ve found there’s just too many top prospects/players from top programs that have not yet done that much on the high school level and these teams are based mostly on high school production/accomplishment....
State School of Year: Santa Margarita
Another CIF state title in girls swimming and two second-place showings in boys and girls golf helped Santa Margarita of Rancho Santa Margarita compile very high finishes in many CIF sports during the 2024-25 school year. That is enough to get the athletic program to the top of the mountain in California for overall athletic […]
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord had perhaps its best year ever without winning a CIF state title but had too many top finishes across the board than any other school. For the girls, we could have listed overall winner Santa Margarita but instead went with a different Trinity League school that […]
All-State Baseball 2025: First Team
In a bit of a twist from the past, we’re getting out the final teams of the 43rd annual All-State Baseball Teams the day after the first three rounds of the MLB Draft and the same night after all rounds were complete. Corona made history with three players selected in the first round and has […]
All-State Baseball: 2nd & 3rd Teams
In addition to first team overall, the 43rd edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams for baseball also has 35 more players here who have been selected second team. Any player from any school regardless of class or school size can be on first or second team. The third team, however, is only for seniors...
MLB Draft: Corona Trio All Go 1st Round
Corona High doesn’t set a record with two players from the same team selected in the first round of an MLB Draft, but getting a third player picked toward the end of the first round made that a truly unique accomplishment for any school in state history. No. 6 overall Seth Hernandez, No. 10 overall […]
Softball/Baseball Coach Milestones 2025
State record coaching lists for softball and baseball have now all been updated through the 2025 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins & championships that were celebrated. For softball, Rob Weil of Los Alamitos has moved into the top five on the all-time wins list and Norco’s Rick Robinson won […]
Baseball: All-State Medium, Small 2025
Here is the second group of honorees named to the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. For today, it is players from medium & small schools. Which schools are medium and small can be confusing with competitive equity based playoffs, but our long experience in doing these teams means we know a medium and […]
