Standout freshman Nate Slikker (left) of Manteca reacts after scoring the winning run in game vs Sierra of Manteca. Slikker hit .348 with 33 RBI and had 8-3 pitching record on varsity level. At right, Tanner Abbott throws pitch for Gridley in CIF Northern Section D3 championship. Abbott had eight strikeouts and two RBI at the plate in win vs Lassen. Photos: Wayne Thallander / Manteca Bulletin & Jennifer Corriea.
Now that the players of the year for baseball are out, we’ll start getting into the picking of players for the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. Here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF Central Coast, Central, North Coast, SF/Oakland, Northern and Sac-Joaquin Sections. Thanks to those who sent in more players from the first list. Additional names also added. New photos of featured players also different from first list.
COMING SOON: THE FINAL, UPDATED SOCAL ALL-STATE BASEBALL NOMINATIONS LIST.
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What We’re Looking For: It’s only too late to send in a nomination once the “publish” button is pushed on one of our all-state posts. You can send a nomination with each athlete’s position, year in school, significant statistics. Make sure to list the school, too. Comparing a player not on the board yet to one who already is listed also can be very important toward eventual selection. Limit each nomination to one page please. Send to: markjtennis@gmail.com or call, text (209) 608-1317 (that is the cell for editor Mark Tennis).
Format: All-state teams will be selected separately for juniors & sophomores, medium schools and small schools. A freshman all-state watch list also will be compiled. A final top 30 overall team then will be done with each of those 30 players featured with a writeup. Second team and third team for large schools and seniors only also will be done. There is a separate category for what we call multi-purpose, which is where we often highlight those baseball players who are top pitchers and top hitters.
Our all-state patch for the 2024 baseball season will be similar to the one for previous years through our partners from BillyTees.com.
Congratulations to all of the following all-state nominees currently on our board for the various 2024 all-state baseball teams:
