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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 4 RANK
Team
2026 Record
1 St. John Bosco 4-0
2 Corona

4-0
3 Harvard Westlake 7-1
4 Orange Lutheran

2-1
5 Serra (San Mateo)

7-1
6 Norco

6-1
7 Huntington Beach 4-2-1
8 Royal 7-1
9 Aquinas 2-0
10

Mater Dei

 4-2
11 Sierra Canyon 6-3
12 Cathedral Catholic 5-0
13 Rancho Bernardo 5-1
14 Clovis North 5-1
15 Patrick Henry 3-1
16 St. Mary's  3-3
17 St. Igantius College Prep 5-1
18 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 8-1-1
19 La Mirada 5-2
20 Ayala 6-1
21 Notre Dame 7-0
22 Liberty (Brentwood) 5-0
23 Thousand Oaks   10-0
24 St. Francis (Mountain View)   6-1
25 Oaks Christian   7-2

Teams Recieving Votes:   Bakersfield Christian, Buchanan, Chico, Cypress, De La Salle, Del Oro, Franklin (Elk Grove), Gahr, Granite HIlls, JSerra, San Ramon Valley, Temecula Valley, Torrey Pines, West Park