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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 Amador Buffaloes.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Amador Buffaloes
Head Coach: Charlie Blankenheim
CIF Section: Sac-Joaquin Section
Division: Division 5 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish):  12-14
Key Players Lost:  None

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 9
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 5
+ Team Strengths: 6 returning starters, 5 returning pitchers

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 1B/P Johnny Melton

+ '25 3B/RHP Vincent Lee

Juniors:

+ '26 SS/RHP Brad Blankenheim

+ '26 UTL Dominic Filmore

+ '26 2B/RHP Sam Baker

+ Projected Starters: Brad Blankenheim Dominic Filmore Mike Nunes

+ Projected Relievers: Johnny Melton Henry Boetzer Sam Baker

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

None on this years squad

BOTTOM LINE

We competed well last year and we have a good chunk of our key players on this years team who gained valuable experience. Having 6 key pieces of our lineup back and improved on their 2024 seasons to go with 5 key arms back to bolster our staff we are hoping to see a step forward this spring in our results. - Coach Blankenheim

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Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
East Bay Preseason ID	CA	02/01/25	Pittsburg High School
Sacramento Preseason ID	CA	02/09/25	McBean Park
Orange County Rising Stars ID	CA	03/02/25	Mater Dei High School
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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