2023 Team Preview: ML King Wolves

The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2023 California high school baseball season. With the season just around the corner, our staff has begun putting out team previews from all around the state, getting you prepared for another year of exciting coverage.

Today we focus on the ML King Wolves who are coming off a year that saw them finish fourth in the Big VIII League. In 2023, the Wolves bring back five starters and field a roster of six D1 college commits who all will be vital to the team's hopes to compete for a league title and clinch a berth in the CIF playoffs.

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Team:

ML King Wolves

Head Coach (years at school):

Justin Solis (7)

Twitter Handle:

@MLKingBaseball

CIF Section & Division:

CIF SS D2

Conference/League Name:

Big VIII

Last Year’s Record:

12-16

6-9 (League)

2022 Playoff Run:

N/A

# of Returning Starters:

5

# of Returning Pitchers:

3

Team Expectations:

"Compete in the Big 8 for a Playoff berth in D2"

Team Strengths:

Starting pitching

Areas of Improvement:

"Offensively we should be better than last year and minimize defensive errors"

College Commitments:

‘23 Austin Castillo- RHP/INF, 5'11", 185lbs, R/R, Long Beach St 

'23 Jase Evangelista- RHP/OF, 6'2", 190lbs, R/R, Univ of Washington

'23 Masen Swan- LHP, 6'0", 176lbs, UC Santa Barbara

'23 Landon Greenhouse- OF, 6'1", 175lbs, Long Beach St

'25 Ryder DeJournett- 1B, 6'1", 220lbs, R/R, UC Riverside

'26 Blake Bowen- OF, 6'1", 185lbs, R/R, Oregon State

Top Uncommitted 23s:

Jose Guillen- LHP, 6'2", 170lbs 

Adrian Diaz- 3B, 5'10", 192lbs

Eric Aguayo- C, 6'0", 180lbs

Top Uncommitted 24s:

Gavin Warner- INF/RHP, 6'0", 200lbs

Top Uncommitted 25s:

Robert Mahoney- RHP, 6'1", 150lbs

Jarren Haros- OF/RHP, 6'0", 180lbs

Mario Cuadros- SS, 5'9", 140lbs

Ryker Galvan- 2B, 5'11", 165lbs

Top Uncommitted 26s:

Carter Johnson- RHP/3B, 5'11", 180lbs

Matthew Ramirez- LHP/OF 6'0", 163lbs