Prep Baseball Report

2025 High School Previews: Benicia Panthers


Steven Hardesty
Assistant Scouting Director

 

  

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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 Benicia Panthers.


2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Benicia Panthers
Head Coach: Ryan Richardson
CIF Section:  North Coast
Division: Division 2
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 18-9 (Section Semifinals)
Key Players Lost: Wyatt Miyamoto, Jaden Mason

+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 10
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 3
+ Team Strengths: Returning offensive production, returning pitching, athleticism and speed, defense, and playoff experience

ROSTER PREVIEW

+ Key Players:

Seniors:

+ '25 Peyton Rowles San Jose State Commit

+ '25 Myles Cooper Chico State Commit

+ '25 Nash Rubins Bemidji State Commit,

+ "25 Dominic Louro

+ '25 Brice Brunson

Juniors:

+ '26 Colton Richardson

+ '26 AJ Cabral 

+ Projected Starters: Dominic Louro (DAL Pitcher of the Year), AJ Cabral, Andrew Murphy
+ Projected Relievers: Peyton Rowles, Brice Brunson, Myles Cooper, Jacob George

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN

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BOTTOM LINE

Our lineup is deep with talent, athleticism and speed plus is filled with varsity level experience specifically with a deep run in the playoffs in 2024 which should make it a focal point of our success. But, with talented returning on the mound including the reigning League pitcher of the year in Dominic Louro and our ability to play defense we have our sights set on another potential deep run in the playoffs. - Coach Richardson

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

Benicia has a chance to be really good this year coming off a deep playoff run in 2024 the Panthers return a large chunk of that team who are talented players. WIth Peyton Rowles the SJSU commit leading the way as the team captain and key pieces like Myles Cooper and Brice Brunson to guide the offense plus rising AJ Cabral and Dominic Louro toeing the rubber the Panthers have every chance to finish in the top spot in a very talented league. Head  Coach Ryan Richardson has told me on several occasions he is very excited about this squad and I am as well to see how they fare in the spring. - Hank LoForte NorCal Scouting Director

Learn more about California’s 2025 spring season below:

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Upcoming Events

Showcase State Date Location
Orange County Preseason ID CA 01/02/25 JSerra
San Diego Preseason All State (Invite Only) CA 01/04/25 Maranatha Christian High School
Central California Preseason All State (Invite Only) CA 01/05/25 Antelope Valley College
Central California Preseason ID CA 01/12/25 Ventura College
North Bay Preseason ID CA 01/25/25 Novato High School
Northern California Preseason All State (Invite Only) CA 01/26/25 Ohlone College
East Bay Preseason ID CA 02/01/25 Pittsburg High School

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