Category Archives: baseball
World Series Alums: Galileo has a guy
This year’s fall classic between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks shows a lot of new players that needed to be looked up for their high school origins. It’s a low total again for California players, but one of the five is from one of the state’s historically great baseball high schools in San Francisco. […]
State’s All-Time MLB 1st Round Picks
There were only two players from the state who heard their names called at the 2023 MLB Draft in Texas, but that was an all-time low as there are usually between five and eight. Here’s as complete a list as possible of high school players and former high school players in college from California who...
All-State Baseball: First Team
One day after the first two days of the 2023 MLB Draft, we’re honored to present this elite first team of 30 players who headline the 41st year of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state baseball teams. State Player of the Year Trent Caraway of JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) is joined by one teammate on this team. […]
All-State Baseball: 2nd & 3rd Teams
Our 41st edition of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for baseball also includes 30 more players named second team overall and approximately 40 more who are third 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 and...
MLB Draft: Skenes Skies To Top
Paul Skenes, a graduate from El Toro of Lake Forest, makes history in Sunday’s first round of the MLB Draft by becoming the 18th player from California to be selected in the No. 1 overall position. Skenes was followed by five others in the first round, including a player from Thousand Oaks who was a […]
State School of Year: Santa Margarita
For the second time in its history, Santa Margarita Catholic of Rancho Santa Margarita is named as California’s No. 1 school for outstanding overall athletic excellence. Winning CIF state titles in girls swimming, boys swimming and girls golf wasn’t all that the Eagles did in gaining the nod. For State Schools of the Year by […]
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2022-23 with big finishes over the final days of the school year in golf, swimming and track & field. For the girls, Santa Margarita has to be listed alongside its overall State School of the Year selection. Other schools […]
All-State Baseball: Underclass
This is the first of four posts announcing the 41st annual edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams (without one year due to COVID). This is the one for the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. It also can help serve as a barometer about which teams may be near the...
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2023
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2023 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, it’s more about several coaches who are right on the cusp of some huge wins with the coach moving up the most on […]
