Follow @HankLoForte Follow @vinniealfino42

New Episode LIVE now! - At The Yard Podcast

The California high school baseball season kicks off on February 16, opening day for regular season action under CIF regulations. Leading up to opening day, we have contiuned to publish our team previews ahead of the 2026 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball California Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Our scouts will be out covering the 2026 season, publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content along the way, like Power 25 updates, Daily Roundup, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.

Be sure to read all of our team previews we published leading up to opening day by clicking HERE.

Below is the Power 25, along with some bubble teams to know:

PREP BASEBALL CALIFORNIA POWER 25

WEEK 11 RANK
Team
2026 Record
1 Norco 23-3
2 St. John Bosco

22-5
3 Orange Lutheran 21-5
4 Harvard Westlake

21-5
5 Huntington Beach

20-6-1
6 Royal

21-3-1
7 Cathedral Catholic 20-3
8 De La Salle 13-4
9 Ayala 22-2
10

Cypress

   20-6
11 Sierra Canyon   21-5
12 Corona 19-6
13 St. Mary's 22-5
14 St. Francis (Mountain View) 20-3
15 Granite Hills 17-5
16 Serra (San Mateo) 15-7
17 La Mirada 21-6
18 Rancho Bernardo 17-6
19 Oaks Christian 21-6
20 St. Ignatius College Prep   15-6
21 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 20-5-1
22 Temecula Valley 23-4
23 West Park 23-5
24 Redwood 19-2-1
25 San Joaquin Memorial 21-5

Teams Recieving Votes:   Aquinas, Bakersfield Christian, Buchanan, Chico, Clovis, Clovis North, Del Oro, Eastlake, Elk Grove, Franklin (Elk Grove), Gahr, Mater Dei, Newport Harbor, Notre Dame, Patrick Henry, San Marcos, San Ramon Valley, Torrey Pines