2025 Preseason ID: Uncommitted 2026s To Know
March 28, 2025
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With our preseason event schedule now behind us and the high school season underway, we wanted to highlight some uncommitted players from the 2025 class who attended our events.
If you missed any of our preseason coverage, be sure to check out all the events we’ve hosted so far in 2025 by clicking here. You can also find the 2025 Prep Baseball California Preseason ID Leaderboard by clicking the link here.
Yesterday, we released our Uncommitted 2025s to watch, but today, read below to learn about some uncommitted 2026s prospects to keep on your radar.
UNCOMMITTED 2026s
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Luke Stone RHP / RHP / Los Alamitos High, CA / 2026From 1/2/25: “Stone followed up a solid showing at the OC Uncommitted Game this fall by putting together another really good outing on the mound. Standing 6'5 and 185 lbs. there is length and wiryness to his frame presently that can fill out. His arsenal shows well with a 84-86 MPH FB that goes between 2200-2350 RPMs of spin and averages 17.3" of IVB. Dropping in a 73-75 MPH SLD with a sweepy like shape that he can throw for strikes and a 75-77 MPH CHG which he efficiently kills spin on. Stone's 3 pitch mix, easy operation and feel to throw strikes gives him a starter projection.” |
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Jayden Parker SS / OF / University City , CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 259 / POS: 57
From 1/4/25: “Parker made a statement at the Preseason All-State. A physically imposing frame at 6'2, 191.1 lbs, Parker has the size, strength, and athleticism you want in a shortstop. He started off the day with an event-topping 6.8 60-yard dash and followed with 86 mph across the infield. In BP, Parker launched balls all over the yard with a max distance of 362 ft. and a max EV of 93.3. In his first at-bat, Parker made his presence known immediately, falling to 0-2, he stayed on plane with a high 80s FB at the top of the zone and smacked it for a no-doubt HR well over the wall in left. He followed that with a 90 mph EV ground ball that snuck under the glove of the third baseman. The duo of Parker and Curry at University City is one to watch as both are set up for big seasons.” |
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Tyson Bobo OF / RHP / Patrick Henry High School, CA / 2026From 1/4/25: “In the 2024 season, I wasn't able to see much of Bobo due to a transfer sit-out period for the first half of the season and limited time in the lineup and on the mound. The small glimpses were enough to make me a believer, Bobo's swings were high leverage and looked the part while the defense was lights out. Following Bobo in the summer, the pitching looked the part, with velocity reaching into the low 90s and a quality breaking ball. Bobo backed up everything I saw in the spring on Saturday. He showed off the arm talent with multiple throws reaching 88 mph from the outfield. At the plate in BP, Bobo had the second highest bat speed of the event at 83.6 mph and had a max EV of 100.6 and an average of 90.4. In his first at-bat, Bobo turned around on a high 80s FB to smoke a double into the LCF gap with 97 EV. He then hopped on the mound and dominated, setting down four straight batters while striking out two. He mixed a FB from 88-90 with a wipe out slider at 74-77 that was located for strikes and got multiple swings when placed in the LH batters box.” |
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Gavin Loeb Keene RHP / OF / Los Osos High, CA / 2026From 1/5/25: “Loebe-Keene’s wiry, long frame at 6’2” 175lbs. immediately catches your attention thanks to his long arms and even longer legs that ooze projection when the physical maturity catches up. On the mound he was fierce, striking out four-of-five batters and getting a weak groundball to the left side for the fifth out. Working 85-87 mph with the FB he showed the ability to command it to all quadrants of the zone. He backs it up with a wipeout slider at 74-77 mph that was unhittable during his outing, though he didn’t throw many of them. The changeup is effective as it sharply fades from righties. He was also aggressive with the pitch to lefties starting way in and running it back over the plate.” |
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Wylan Rottschafer SS / RHP / Costa Mesa High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 63 / POS: 19
From 2/20/25: “Rottschafer got the start on the mound for Costa Mesa and delivered 4 shutout innings while only surrendering the minimum of one hit. Early and often he attacked hitters with his secondary pitches, showing his ability to miss bats with his good pitch mix through his 5 strikeouts. A wiry frame at 5’11” and 170 lbs with plenty of room to grow, already using his body well in the way he gets down the mound. Has great feel for all of his pitches and loves to live low in the zone. Rottschafer also continued his contributions for his team with his bat as he provided a hit and an RBI which gave Costa Mesa their first run of the game.” |
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Osvaldo Nunez RHP / 1B / Notre Dame High School, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 92 / POS: 27
From 1/5/25: “Nunez entered the event as one of the most highly regarded arms in attendance at the Notre Dame righthander did not disappoint whatsoever. In fact, he reached a new personal best hitting 92 MPH with his FB while mixing in an ever improving SLD which is starting to gain velocity and life as he gains improved feel for it. Plus, like Newhouse above Nunez throws a highly intriguing CHG which he turns over with deception to get swing/miss - chase - soft contact from hitters. Nunez was touched for a hit after a deep count by Oregon Commit Brady Hewitt who went down and got a 3-2 SLD low away for a single and missed with a SLD for HBP, but picked up multiple Ks and showed once again why he is on the rise in Southern California and the entire state.” |
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Kyle Casey LHP / Simi Valley High, CA / 2026From 1/5/25: “Casey may not light up a radar gun like our first two arms on this list, but the polished southpaw out of Simi Valley High School displayed likely the best pithability of any arm to take the mound (23 total pitchers). It's a legitimate 3 pitch mix which he fronts with a FB that works consistently at 81-83 MPH and bumped 84 in the outing which generates run/sink to the arm side. Then he comes at hitters with a wicked CHG that he throws with FB arm speed and plenty of decepting raking of whiffs from RH hitters and showed confidence to throw it left on left. His third offering is a short tight breaking SLD almost like a cutter with it's shape but comes in the low 70's that he used to run in on the hands of RH hitters opening up the outer half for his FB/CHG combo. Keep your eyes on Casey going forward because as the velocity trends up to go with his polished operation on the mound he is going to be a great grab for a college program.” |
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Brandon Jung LHP / OF / Vista Murrieta, CA / 2026From 1/5/25: “Jung made the trip up the state from the Inland Empire to join the Central California Preseason All State and the interesting lefthander had the best overall results of any arm to take the mound. Jung featured a predominant two pitch mix, but threw in a CHG during warmups even if not used in game. The delivery was sound with solid feel for the strike zone, but the FB/CB duo he utilized was confounding for hitters as Jung punched out 4 of the 5 hitters he faced. His CB is his best pitch which is not a sharp breaking version, but more of a softer/depther curve that dives down and away from LH hitters and in on the back foot of RH hitters to get both in zone whiff and out of zone chase. If he can continue to increase the life on both his FB and CHG while maintaining their present shapes and bring his CHG along there is potential for him to start, but the two pitch mix should make for a intriguing reliever option for Vista Murrieta in the spring.” |
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Caden Atkinson RHP / OF / Westlake High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 220 / POS: 60
From 1/5/25: “Atkinson came into the event as another highly regarded arm who is on the rise in Southern California, but don't discount what the Westlake Warriors two-sport athlete can do as a RH hitting OF on top of his work on the bump. Atkinson showed well during the position player workout posting a 7.3 60 with an 82 MPH OF arm with an easy operation to both showing plenty of potential for development. As well, he comes with an athletic quick RH swing that posted 72 MPH bat speed and EVs up to 95+ MPH from a line drive path. Working to 5 hitters he showed his easy clean delivery to control his FB within the strike zone at 84-86 MPH and collected multiple Ks. He didn't have his best feel for the CB, but when executed it shows promise with nearly 2500 RPMs of spin and late break it's easy to see why he is generating plenty of buzz as a talented RHP who has some rawness to present profile projecting an interesting ceiling for his potential.” |
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Justin Gaisford LHP / 1B / Valencia High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 190 / POS: 8
From 1/5/25: “Gaisford doesn't light up the metrics board with his tools, but he is strong across the board. It's what he can do with all of his sound toolset to perform in game that makes him an interesting college potential player. Yet, again Gaisford comes to a Prep Baseball California event and leaves as a top performer which goes in line with all of my live looks at him. The difference at the Preseason All State event was that usually we are raving about his pitching and while he put together yet another solid performance pounding the zone with his offerings (was undone a bit by 3 errors behind him on defense) it was what Gaisford did with the bat that bested his high quality LH pitching ability. Continuing to develop and improve all over Gaisford posted personal bests across all of his Trackman data including a 92.8 MPH max EV and 342' max distance during BP as he wore out the middle to opposite side of the field with hard contact. In addition he ran a personal best 60 time. Then during the gameplay portion Gaisford collected a pair of extra base hits, first rocketing a line drive to LCF that two hopped the wall for a standup triple and later laced a line drive to RF that went for a double.” |
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Justin Lopez 2B / SS / Orange Lutheran , CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 87 / POS: 3
From 1/5/25: “The former Future Games standout is heading into the spring looking to bounce back after a bit of struggle last season. If he does what he showed at this event a bounce back will happen. Lopez shows innate bat-to-ball skills with the ability to leave the yard on occasion as well. His ability to hit the ball hard to all fields (98mph max EV) along with his ability to play the small game makes him a versatile offensive player. Has up the middle defensive skills with enough arm (87 INF velo) to make all the throws. Lopez should have the opportunity to show next level coaches that he’s one of the better uncommitted players in his class.” |
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Mason Crang SS / RHP / San Marcos Senior High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 269 / POS: 62
From 3/21/25: “For over a year now I’ve been in on the offensive ability for Crang from the first two looks at him in 2024 High School season and beyond the RH hitting corner INF defender has consistently hit the ball hard with solid results. On the 2025 season Crang has jumped out to an impressive start entering the game with a .432/.500/.622 slash line over 10 games with four doubles and a homer and the numbers went up with another two hit performance while driving in a run during this game. But, for me the bigger takeaway was some polish to his approach at the plate between an MLK weekend look and this game. Over MLK Crang who is an aggressive hitter who is consistently in swing mode did get exposed a bit to quality spin which resulted in chase out of the zone low. The arm for Dos Pueblos was pitching heavily off of both a solid SLD/quality CB while mixing in a solid present FB. Crang chased an early low breaking ball in his first at bat, but after that he showed discipline to leave spin alone unless it was up in the zone (singled to RF on an elevated breaking ball) and jumped on a FB in the zone for another hit. The swing has always worked for me, but seeing some growth to his offensive process has me intrigued to see the next steps for what is already one of the stronger offensive pieces in the 2026 class on the Central Coast of California.” |
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Ty Diaz SS / 2B / West Ranch High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 107 / POS: 27
From 2/19/25: “I've been high on the profile for Diaz since I first saw him last spring as a Soph. starting at SS on varsity and with each additional look at him the profile continues to trend up for me. At the plate he is another switch hitter who shows a sound swing from each side and has started to flash legitimate HR power from each side of the plate which can be seen from the increasing bat speed, but also the feel for keep the barrel through the zone on a leverage plane to get hard contact in the air more consistently. His actions are clean at SS where I like how the feet work and the hands are consistently soft/smooth with an arm that has solid present strength with room to add more as he adds strength to the frame. He picked up a 2K single to RF in his first at bat (from the RH side) before reaching two more times on a BB/HBP both from the LH side of the dish where he just missed a pair of FBs that he fouled straight back. The baseball toolset is strong for Diaz and if he continues to improve his athleticism/strength going forward it's an intriguing ceiling for his future.” |
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Isaiah Tillman LHP / OF / Royal, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 179 / POS: 6
From 3/19/25: “This look was one that showed Tillman’s offensive ability solely with him manning LF and hitting in the middle portion of the Highlanders lineup. I’ve been convinced for a while of his ability to be a college level two-way player with a sound LH swing that finds the barrel at a high level and has a starters profile on the bump or high leverage reliever. Today was no different for me with Tillman who strung together three strong plate appearances the first was a well struck ground ball up the middle, but right at the 2B for a 4-3 putout, but then in his next trip Tillman stayed back longer on a FB over the plate to line it right back through the middle of the field for a line drive single to CF. His final trip was a four pitch walk in a bunt situation where he was disciplined enough to not push the envelope and offer at a bad pitch to take the walk.” |
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Kaden Graves 2B / SS / Agoura High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 231 / POS: 11
From 3/25/25: “Graves is the other half of the Agoura middle infield duo, and the left-handed hitter continues to improve an already solid overall tool set. After a solid showing at the 2024 Future Games Tryout: Ventura County and then looking even better at both the 2024 Ventura County Uncommitted Game and 2025 Central California Preseason ID the improved metrics he showing across the board displayed very well in game. Graves demonstrated enhanced range at second base with consistent rhythm to his feet, softness to his hands and upward trending arm strength. In addition, he moved out to the outfield and made a spectacular catch robbing extra bases from a LH hitter from Thousand Oaks. But, the quality of his day at the plate jumped out the most. His bat speed has ticked up, which allowed him to lace a 90 mph fastball to centerfield in his first at bat, he then worked a nine pitch AB before succumbing to a well thrown CHG, next up came a 10+ pitch AB in a L on L matchup that resulted in a walk and for his final trip to the dish Graves flashed has improved athleticism with a 4.1 Home to 1B time for a INF single. An uncommitted 2026 Graves is a high-quality name to keep your eyes on.” |
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Braden Ford RHP / 1B / Livermore High, CA / 2026From 1/30/25: “The last time I saw Braden was in the fall at the NorCal Uncommitted games at Cosumnes River College in October. Braden has a very good lower half which helps him on the mound. His FB Max on the day was 86.8 MPH and was sitting between 85.1-86.4 MPH. The CB is sharp and has some bite to it, 70.5-71.6 MPH with a spin rate of 2191 RPM. This is Braden's best off speed pitch, along with a 80% spin efficiency with the CH. (IVB avg 12.3, HM Max 12.9). Ford is set out to be the ace of Livermore HS, with a little more polish before the season starts, Braden is going to have a great year on the mound, especially with more innings under his belt.” |
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Jetner Welch OF / 1B / Santa Barbara High School, CA / 2026From 1/30/25: “Jetner came up from Santa Barbara HS and was measured at 6'3" 185.4lbs. There's a lot to like about the frame of Welch, I like that he a L/L with room to grow. I saw Jetner down in SoCal at an event and he impressed me from the jump. The arm will continue to get stronger but his bat skills are fun to watch. Had a max EV of 98.8 MPH and an avg EV 90.7 MPH. Max distance was 355 FT, didn't have any problem finding barrels during his BP session. Jetner actually ran a good 60 despite coditions at a 7.06 which was one of the lowest of the event. Once Jetner puts all of his abilities together I think hes going to be a very talented LHH OF who will be asset to any team.” |
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Alvaro Moreno Jr 3B / RHP / Ganesha, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 158 / POS: 11
From 2/3/25: “Moreno, a standout at the 2024 California State Games, showed his off season gains on both sides of the ball. He plays third base with shortstop instincts and enough range and arm strength (84mph) to stay on that side of the field. Footwork really stands out on the 6’3” 206-pound frame. With a 66% sweet spot percentage, Moreno was a line-drive hitting machine during his two rounds of BP that saw him use all fields taking pitches the other way and showing some pull side present power. It’s a simple and aggressive approach at the plate that sees him use the lower half to drive to initiate the swing that flashes high hand/bat speed along with excellent barrel control through the zone.” |
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Jordan Mejico 3B / RHP / Los Osos High, CA / 2026From 2/3/25: “At 6’1” 177-pounds, Mejico stands out physically which immediately catches your attention. An easy mover on the dirt, Mejico showed adequate ability on the infield during the workout portion of the event with plenty of arm strength (82mph) for a junior. A third base profile, his ability to get to balls to his left stood out during the workout where his throws were all on the bag with accuracy. On the mound the frame provides an imposing figure for hitters. His three pitch mix, landing all for strikes, was intriguing as he worked down in the zone with all pitches. It’s an easy, fluid operation on the mound where his athletic actions allow him to get down the mound easily and consistently.” |
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Oscar Grijalva C / OF / Gahr High School, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 213 / POS: 30
From 2/3/25: “Grijalva has long been one of the better defensive catchers in the CIF-SS and he did nothing at this event to deter me from that view. With a session best 78mph catcher velo, it was the 1.93-2.00 pop times that really stood out. All throws were either on the bag or just off to the first base side which would give an infielder a real chance for a catch-and-tag opportunity. Grijalva also showed off his big arm in the outfield where his athleticism showed in the way he attacked balls and flashing the same quick exchange/release that he shows behind the plate. During the hitting portion he flashed his hitting ability with a pair of barrel filled rounds with line drives to all fields and a 90mph max exit velocity. At 5’8” 178-pounds, Grijalva has the physical stature and strength that will serve him well long term as a catcher.” |
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Brady Strachan OF / 2B / Rancho Bernardo High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 74 / POS: 11
From 3/1/25: “First time seeing Strachan since the Inland Empire Preseason ID in early February and it was much of the same result in the batter's box, consistently on the barrel. He first had a single find the 5-6 hole that scored 2 runs and helped break the game open for RB and later smashed a double to the RCF gap that scored another runner. In addition, he also had a loud out earlier in the game that advanced a runner from second to third that eventually led to another Bronco run. Brady put himself in good hitters counts all game and took advantage of mistakes over the heart of the plate. Defensively, he looked sharp and athletic in RF and showed off his strong arm nearly gunning down a runner going 1st to 3rd on a single to right throwing the ball one hopped, on a line to 3rd base in the 7th inning. Expect Strachan to be a force in the middle of a very deep and junior class heavy Bronco offense this spring.” |
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Alberto Arteaga C / SS / Henry J. Kaiser High, CA / 2026From 2/2/25: “Our first viewing of Arteaga didn’t disappoint, and while he didn’t do anything that awed you, he did plenty of things to catch our attention. He showed to be quick out of the crouch with a strong, accurate arm (75mph/2.07-2.2 pops) with throws to the first base side of the bag that were low to the ground. The transfers were clean and quick. At the plate he shows a simple load-and-go approach that resulted in several barrels to the deepest part of the part. With an 88mph exit velo as his best on the day, it’s easy to see his overall game improve as his 5’9” 155-pound frame continues to fill out.” |
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Rocco Cortell SS / RHP / Westlake High, CA / 2026From 1/12/25: Positional Profile: SS |
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Joey Moore 3B / SS / Westlake High, CA / 2026From 1/12/25: Positional Profile: 3B/SS |
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Mauna Loa Tizon Unga 1B / OF / Thousand Oaks High, CA / 2026From 1/12/25: “Tizon Unga came out to Ventura College for his first appearance in front of the Prep Baseball California staff and myself and left making quite the strong impression. It's a lean wiry athletic build at present, but looks to be able to add strength throughout which if he can do will help the strong toolset he showed at the Central California Preseason ID jump up even more. A solid athlete who ran one of the 3 sub-7.0 60 times on the day clocking in at 6.9 seconds while showing good actions on the INF dirt with his hands, but you can see the arm action and body control that he could play CF/LF adding versatility to his profile. During BP Tizon Unga showed an ease of operation in his swing with loose fast hands up to 24.8 MPH while adding in explosiveness in the turn up to 21.3 Gs of rotational acceleration. The swing path is direct to the ball and flatter through the zone staying mainly to low line drive/ground ball contact at present, but the impact is there with feel for the barrel. He was up to 94.3 MPH on his max EV, while averaging 90.6 MPH and a 64% hard hit rate through his 3 rounds. Should he learn to get below and through the ball consistently you can see pull gap to pull foul line HR power in his future.” |
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Erick Barron OF / 1B / Buena High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 111 / POS: 21
From 1/5/25: “Barron is another player who may not light up the metrics board during the workout with his tools, but is sound across the board. What the 2024 Prep Baseball Future Games alum does when the game starts is simply perform and play high level baseball. Barron is more of a high contact hitter who wears out the OF grass/turf with hard line drives from line to line from simple operation in the box. What Barron showed in the High Desert was the his continued development to his approach, physical strength and ability to get the ball in the air with authority is starting to tap into his impact potential as a hitter. He reached new personal bests in bat speed which is up to 65.2 MPH with consistent accuracy on the barrel to ball which helped him reach 91.5 MPH on max EV another personal best to go with a few other upward ticks in his tools. As noted those numbers may not jump of the plate, but the play at a very high level in games which despite not getting a hit came with a pair of hard hit line drives to CF that showed improved carry to his contact quality through the middle of the field. The arrow on Barron continues to point up as he is a strong consistent performer whose tools/strength/athleticism all continue to trend upwards.” |
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Matthew Carta OF / 1B / Saugus High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 257 / POS: 47
From 2/17/25: “Continues to show well as a corner defensive and upside offensive profile from the RH side. The swing shows an uphill plane with the ability to get the ball in the air from line to line when his approach is on time, but even when he is not on time he is able to put the bat on the ball for solid contact. He picked up a 2K single through the left side and then lofted a fly ball to LF before striking out in his final plate appearance. Played LF looking solid with the arm strength, but shows some potential to handle RF.” |
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Cole Studt C / 1B / Highland, CA / 2026From 3/12/25: “Studt made a strong impression on me at the 2025 Central California Preseason All State event where his big, strong frame caught attention, but his foundation of tools solidified my intrigue on his profile. This was my first chance to get an extended look at him in a competitive game environment and the rising ‘26 backstop made another strong impression again with this look. At the dish he took three strong at bats with a consistent approach to attack hittable offerings within the zone, but a solid discipline to stay off pitches outside the zone over those three trips. He was on the barrel with his contact in all three plate appearances, lofting a high fly ball out, lining out right at the 2B and then lining a hard single to LF on a FB away. Studt does show the occasional whiff on pitches within the zone, but not anything that appears to give me any strong concern and with his present bat speed, leverage/loft in path, strength in frame and foundation of approach/rhythm profiles as a potential impact LH bat at the next level. Behind the dish his defensive foundation is sound with strength in his throwing arm popping as low as 2.0 on throws, but with some length in arm/transfer that can be polished to take next steps as a thrower. His receiving is sound with strong wrists, mobility to get low in a one-knee set up and quiet glove movements, but did occasionally have timing issues when working to the pitch causing the ball to pop out of glove. A solid blocker, but has some polish left to be a high level blocker. LHH catchers who project to be solid if not strong defenders at the premium spot are always in demand and Studt is one that college programs should be keeping tabs on if that profile is one a program needs in 2026.” |
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Bret Warner C / Thousand Oaks High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 249 / POS: 37
From 1/5/25: Positional Profile: C Rising defensive profile that continues to get better while adding strength in his offensive toolset. |
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Malachi Wobrock RHP / William S. Hart High, CA / 2026From 1/5/25: Positional Profile: RHP Starter profile RHP who shows feel for his arsenal sound present stuff with room to add as he matures. |
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Mason Trigo 3B / SS / Buena High, CA / 2026Rankings StateRank: 165 / POS: 14
From 3/7/25: “Trigo just continues to impress and perform each time I have seen him going back over the last 12 months. From a pair of solid live looks in 2024 High School season, two different Prep Baseball California events and a 2024 Winter Baseball look the RH hitting INF has me convinced of his strong baseball ability. This look provided a glimpse into the upward trending offensive profile for him with a swing that is showing improved bat speed, better use of the lower half, easier control of his load and consistently strong bat to ball skills. In the first plate appearance Trigo got to a 2-0 count and jumped on an outer half FB that he got slightly on top of for a groundout. The second at bat for Trigo he ambushed an early elevated breaking ball that he lined into LF for an L-7 hitting it right at the LF for Dos Pueblos. For his final trip Trigo got into a two strike count, but was able to get to an elevated FB and drive it down the RF line for two RBI double that broke the game open. With his strong foundation of baseball ability continuing to develop, the biggest thing for me now is to see development in his physicality by adding strength to his frame to tap into upside potential.” |
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Connor Clayton SS / RHP / West Ranch High, CA / 2026From 2/19/25: “The versatile Clayton had the opportunity to show off all of his strong toolset during this game. A standout at the 2025 Central California Preseason All State, I entered this game already high on the profile for Clayton and left it even higher with the performance. A switch hitter with a sound swing from each side of the dish I noticed that his bat speed is continuing to trend up from each side with quickness in the turn which combined with a strong polished approach resulted in a 1B from the RH side, a BB from the RH side and a BB from the LH side. In addition, he showcased his defensive versatility to slide into the OF and play LF with a solid profile which enhances his already strong INF defensive profile. But, even more impressive was the 2.2 innings of relief the righthander provided in my first look at him on the bump. It's an athletic operation with intent showing arm speed with a two-pitch arsenal. The pitch mix is fronted by a 86-89 MPH FB which topped at 90 MPH and shows a riding shape when thrown up in the zone at around 88-89 MPH consistently, but then when thrown down in the zone has more running life with sink in the 86-87 MPH range. His secondary is a presently loopy 72-76 MPH CB with vertical depth when thrown down in the zone it has potential, but the rawness of his experience on the mound will necessitate development on the offspeed offering.” |
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Anthony Costa OF / LHP / Chaminade College Preparatory, CA / 2026From 1/5/25: Positional Profile: OF/LHP LHH OF who has a solid overall foundation especially on the offensive side that has an interesting ceiling. |
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Cole Roth C / 3B / Washington High, CA / 2026From 1/25/25: “Cole put on probably the best displays of hitting on the day during the hitting portion of the workout. The farthest ball hit of the day was from Roth at 374 FT. What was really impressive was the 83% sweet spot rate with an AVG EV of 89.9 MPH and a max EV of 94.5 MPH. The hands are quick, resulting in his max bat speed of 71.4 MPH and max hand speed of 21.3 MPH. The defensive workout is where Cole also made a statement. A loose arm and quick release his pop times were bewteen a 2.00-2.12 with a C velo of 79 MPH, whic was the event best. This was the first time I had ever seen Roth in person and I was impressed with his overall athleticism, I'm sure with a solid year at Washington he will turn some heads around.” |