Junior catcher Landon Carter (left) is one of three all-state small school honorees from Bradshaw Christian of Sacramento. At right is Braylon Doughty from Chaparral of Temecula, all-state medium schools honoree who was chosen at No. 36 overall on Sunday in the MLB Draft. Photos: Bradshaw Christian Athletics / MaxPreps.com & CHSPUBASEBALL / Facebook.com.
The selections for the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams goes on and today it’s those from medium & small schools. It’s more confusing as ever as which is large, medium & small thanks to competitive equity based playoffs but we have been doing these teams for a long time. Both the small schools and medium schools have a first and second team all-state and remember these are position specific. The final, overall all-state teams are still to come.
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Two of the most prominent players who were going to be on this year’s All-State Medium Schools baseball teams heard their names called during Sunday night’s MLB Draft held in Fort Worth, Texas.
It wasn’t in the first round, but with the 36th pick in CB Round A the Cleveland Guardians selected right-handed pitching prospect Braylon Doughty from Chaparral High of Temecula. Then with the 52nd pick (second round) it was Boston Bateman’s turn as the Camarillo High standout was taken by the San Diego Padres.
Bateman already had been named as the Medium Schools State Player of the Year and was the third highest player from the state chosen in this year’s MLB Draft. Doughty was second while the first was Senior State Player of the Year Bryce Rainer from Harvard-Westlake of Studio City.
Jack Pezzolo helped Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa win the CIF NorCal D2 championship and is on the all-state medium schools squad with two teammates. Photo: Cardinal Newman / YouTube.com.
Doughty comes from a Chaparral program that plays in a large school league, but it was in the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs, which qualifies Puma players as medium schools.
Bateman was joined on the all-state Medium Schools honors (second team) by teammate Nick Tostado, who also helped the Scorpions win the CIFSS D4 championship.
Obviously, we still have the top 30 overall first team all-state selections to get out so the honors for Doughty and Bateman from us are still not quite done.
The only school with more players on medium schools was D2 State Team of the Year Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa. The Cardinals have juniors Jack Pezzolo and Josh Jannicelli on first team and senior Sam Valenti on second team.
For the all-state small schools honors, the only school with three players named was D4 State Team of the Year Bradshaw Christian of Sacramento. All three for the Pride — catcher Landon Carter, infielder Micah Nicholson and pitcher/hitter David Wiser — also are all on first team.
Liberty of Madera Ranchos was one of three other schools to have two on all-state small schools and both McGuire Smith and Hudson Groh are on first team.
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. We don’t have anyone from CIFSS D1 or D2 team in medium, but there are some from D3. 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
Cole Chamberlain (San Marin, Novato) Sr.
Brayden Jaksa (Irvington, Fremont) Jr.
Connor Rangel (Colony, Ontario) Sr.
Nick Santivanez from El Modena of Orange was named last month as the Orange County Register’s Player of the Year. Photo: Twitter.com.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM PITCHERS
Mason Brassfield (Bakersfield Christian) Sr.
Casey Euper (Northwood, Irvine) Sr.
Zach Ireland (Beckman, Irvine) Sr.
Josh Jannicelli (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Jr.
Jackson Klein (Santa Monica) Sr.
Brady Laubscher (Casa Grande, Petaluma) Jr.
Zachary Manlove (Monrovia) Sr.
Andrew Mits (Estancia, Costa Mesa) Sr.
Will Sanford (Point Loma, San Diego) Sr.
Rex Solle (Redwood, Larkspur) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM INFIELD
Jack Circuit (La Jolla Country Day) Sr.
Jesse DiMaggio (Dos Pueblos, Goleta) Sr.
Carter Johnstone (Los Gatos) Sr.
Nate Leffel (College Park, Pleasant Hill) Sr.
Tony Lira (Oakmont, Roseville) Sr.
Jarret Nielsen (Jordan, Long Beach) Jr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD
Liam Barrett (Mountain View) Sr.
Jack Hafercamp (Santa Fe Christian, Solana Beach) Sr.
Rowan Kelly (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) Sr.
Rex Watson (Manteca) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Boston Bateman (Camarillo) Sr.
Braylon Daughty (Chaparral, Temecula) Sr.
Holden Hirschkorn (Kingsburg) Sr.
Jack Pezzolo (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Jr.
Nick Santivanez (El Modena, Orange) Sr.
T.P. Wentworth (Central Catholic, Modesto) Sr.
Trevor Wilson (Oakmont, Roseville) Jr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM CATCHERS
Xavier Farnum (Christian, El Cajon) Sr.
Lucas Martinov (Grace, Simi Valley) Sr.
Jake Redding (Lincoln) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM PITCHERS
Justin Cuellar (Tulare Western, Tulare) Sr.
Matthew Garrison (Point Loma, San Diego) Jr.
Rex Jarcy (Beckman, Irvine) Sr.
Jack Jones (Lompoc) Jr.
Timmy LaChappa (Hemet) Sr.
Malachi Lopez (Rancho Mirage) Sr.
Gage Mattis (Cabrillo, Lompoc) Sr.
Jayden Rojas (Bell) Soph.
Cooper Sides (Red Bluff) Soph.
Colton Stinkeoway (Valhalla, El Cajon) Sr.
Nicholas Tostado (Camarillo) Sr.
Alex Villicana (Pacifica, Oxnard) Jr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM INFIELD
J.B. Dalumpines (Birmingham, Lake Balboa) Sr.
Holden Dietch (St. Francis, La Canada) Sr.
Luke Henderson (Chico) Jr.
Dylan Mares (Carson) Sr.
Levi Nyberg (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) Soph.
Ollie Obenour (Leigh, San Jose) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD
Kieran Baker (Lincoln, San Francisco) Sr.
David Gonzales (Acalanes, Lafayette) Jr.
Will Paxton (Highland, Palmdale) Sr.
Sam Valenti (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Sr.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Ethin Bingamin (Arrowhead Christian, Redlands) Jr.
Brody Buoncristiani (Chino Hills) Soph.
Jack Clark (University City, San Diego) Sr.
Evan Reiter (Culver City) Sr.
Erik Rico (Redwood, Visalia) Jr.
Eric Ruiz (Sultana, Hesperia) Jr.
Landon Schutte (Oakdale) Soph.
MEDIUM SCHOOLS STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Boston Bateman (Camarillo)
SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM CATCHERS
All-State outfielder Tyler Antwine of Santa Paula will play next at Fresno State. Photo: @SPCardinalsBSB / Twitter.com.
Landon Carter (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) Jr.
Nash Horton (St. Francis, Watsonville) Jr.
Mateo Morales (St. Mary’s, Berkeley) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM PITCHERS
Jagger Beck (Sutter) Sr.
Luke Kalfsbeek (Colusa) Sr.
Blake Moore (California City) Jr.
Kaden Nicholls (Bear River, Lake of the Pines) Soph.
Carter Tucker (Imperial) Jr.
David Wiser (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM INFIELD
Sean Asperger (Poly, Pasadena) Sr.
Dawson Downs (Ripon) Sr.
Noah Giovannelli (Justin-Siena, Napa) Jr.
Levi Ham (Maranatha Christian, San Diego) Sr.
Trey Morris (Washington, Easton) Jr.
Micah Nicholson (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) Sr.
McGuire Smith (Liberty, Madera Ranchos) Sr.
Grant Sonke (Ripon Christian) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM OUTFIELD
Tyler Antwine (Santa Paula) Sr.
Anthony Ebert (Arcata) Jr.
Markos Lagios (Piedmont) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Brock Barrick (Kelseyville) Jr.
Wyatt Bickel (Woodland Christian) Sr.
Evan Fraser (McKinleyville) Sr.
Ezra Goldfarb (Head-Royce, Oakland) Soph.
Hudson Groh (Liberty, Madera Ranch) Sr.
Matt Maxon (Carmel) Soph.
Drew Perry (LeRoy Greene Academy, Sacramento) Sr.
Jerrod Bubba Smith (Fowler) Jr.
Joshua Torres (Azusa) Sr.
Caleb Wilson (Hughson) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM CATCHERS
Nathan Bae (Army-Navy, Carlsbad) Sr.
James Fakoury (Valley Christian, Santa Maria) Jr.
Emmett Stacher (Etna) Jr.
SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM PITCHERS
Luke Ballantyne (Ontario Christian) Sr.
Anthony Camas (Paraclete, Lancaster) Sr.
John Carlson (Trinity Classical Academy, Valencia) Sr.
Chris Espinosa (Adelanto) Sr.
Phoenix Markoski (Tri-City Christian, Vista) Sr.
Mason Medina (Minarets, O’Neals) Sr.
Andrew Nichols (Soledad) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM INFIELD
Theodore Anderson (Dunn, Los Olivos) Jr.
Jacob Acosta (Desert Christian, Lancaster) Sr.
Nathan Erickson (Valley Christian, Roseville) Sr.
Thomas Glenn (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo) Soph.
Cayden Johnson (Riverside Prep, Oro Grande) Sr.
Sutter Moss (Colusa) Sr.
Ismael Pena (Woodlake) Sr.
Benji Perez (Cesar Chavez, Delano) Soph.
Parker Prior (Ferndale) Jr.
Luke Rogers (Menlo School, Atherton) Jr.
Robby Shepherd (St. Anthony, Long Beach) Sr.
Ethan Tibert (Village Christian, Sun Valley) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM OUTFIELD
Derek Billy (Point Arena) Sr.
Wynston Bishop (Hercules) Jr.
Rylan Giovannoni (Sutter) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
(Hitting/Pitching)
Josh Haro (Fowler) Sr.
Max Mankins (Hughson) Sr.
Michael Manzi (St. Bernard, Eureka) Soph.
Nate Plata (King’s Academy, Sunnyvale) Soph.
Tim Selway (Thomas More, San Jose) Sr.
Carter Senglaub (Oxford Academy, Cypress) Sr.
Matthew Toomey (Mammoth, Mammoth Lakes) Sr.
SMALL SCHOOLS STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
McGuire Smith (Liberty, Madera Ranchos)
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