Category Archives: baseball
FINAL All-State Baseball Noms (NorCal)
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...
Mr. Baseball 2024: Seth Hernandez
It’s rare for a junior to get the state’s top individual honor and it was going to be really hard this year for one senior in particular to be topped, but Corona’s big-time pitcher who also led the State Team of the Year in home runs and RBI just had too much to be denied. […]
More Baseball State Players of the Year
Since the Mr. Baseball State POY honor went to a junior, there’s a Senior of the Year for this season and it’s the same player who led the Class of 2024 as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Corona also has landed the State Sophomore of the Year, which makes history for having the top junior […]
State Coach of Year: Corrigan Willis
There hadn’t been a State Coach of the Year from the East Bay region of the CIF North Coast Section from 2011 until last year. But now it’s two in a row as Granada of Livermore’s Corrigan Willis follows De La Salle’s David Jeans after his team had one of the greatest seasons a team […]
All-State Baseball Nominees (SoCal)
The 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams are coming soon and here’s another initial list of nominees on our board. State Coaches of the Year and State Players of the Year also will be coming soon. These are the nominees on our board from the CIF L.A. City, San Diego and Southern Sections. These […]
All-State Baseball Nominees (NorCal)
We’re a little later than usual, but we’re now beginning the post-season honors process for all-state baseball. This will be the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. State Coaches of the Year and State Players of the Year will be coming soon. We start the cycle with a first list of nominees on our […]
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2024
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2024 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, the milestone wins got going immediately with Monterey’s Michael Groves winning his 800th game. They continued with many more, including two from the […]
FINAL Baseball State TOP 40 Ranks
Granada of Livermore caps one of the greatest seasons by a team in NorCal history and while the Matadors can’t move up to No. 1 they do have to finish No. 2. La Mirada also uses a big win over Huntington Beach in the SoCal playoffs to earn a final top five ranking. Others coming...
FINAL State Baseball Ranks (Divisions)
Top-ranked teams in each division have already been written up, but here now also are the final rankings for each division. These are the ones that go into our archives of final state baseball rankings that go back for more than 40 years. Each division has at least 15 teams ranked plus an honorable mention...
More Baseball State Teams of the Year
State Team of the Year honors for the 2024 baseball season already were handed out to Corona High on May 26 since the Panthers had opted out of the CIF SoCal regional playoffs after winning the CIF Southern Section D1 title. Here now would be other teams that can say they are mythical state champions […]
