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The 2025 California high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across California.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in their respective CIF Section Championship Game, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview these individual programs across California. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across California. Each week we will be releasing our Power 25, Players of the Week, Diamond Notes, podcasts, and much more.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today with a preview of the Liberty Lions.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Liberty Lions
Head Coach: Andrew Lonsdale 
CIF Section: North Coast Section
Division: Division 1 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 13-13 (CIF-NCS D1 First Round)
Key Players Lost: David Roberts, Josh Rhodes

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 8
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 5
+ Team Strengths: Athleticism, pitch ability, defense 

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 2B Rane Miller William Jessup University Commit

+ '25 RHP/CF Tristan Ainsworth 

Juniors:

+ '26 1B Sean Kelly

+ '26 OF/LHP Jake Farr

+ '26 OF Ryan Hart 

+ Projected Starters: Chayce Formosa, Tristan Ainsworth, Jake Farr

+ Projected Relievers: Max Stanaland, Josh Kelleher, Cam Leger

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

+ '27 SS Stevie Wellens

+ '27 C Dylan Amaral

+ '27 P/OF Chayce Formosa

+ '28 3B Trace Hoover

+ '28 RHP Miles Cornell

+ '28 C Morgun Brandon

BOTTOM LINE

Our athletic ability around the field will be a big contributor to the success that we will have in 2025 from the ability to play really strong defense behind our pitching staff, but also on the offensive side by using that athletic ability to put pressure on our opponents. The pitching staff might not be loaded with electric stuff, but we know how to pitch and can really attack hitters which plays into our good defense to make it difficult on opponents to put up runs against us. In addition, we boast some interesting younger players who played on varsity as FR. we hope to take steps forward this year. - Coach Lonsdale

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Showcase	State	Date	Location
Orange County Rising Stars ID	CA	03/02/25	Mater Dei High School
Central California Rising Stars ID	CA	03/23/25	Ventura College
Inland Empire Rising Stars ID	CA	03/30/25	Corona High School
Los Angeles Rising Stars ID	CA	04/27/25	O'Malley Field

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