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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 Buchanan Bears.

 

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Buchanan Bears
Head Coach: Brad Fontes
CIF Section: Central
Division: 1
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 15-16 (1st Round)
Key Players Lost: Kai Butler

+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 9
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 8
+ Team Strengths: Pitching and Defense

ROSTER PREVIEW

+ Key Players:

Seniors:

+ '25 LHP Parker Heintz Fresno State
+ '25 RHP Ethan Myers Cal State Bakersfield
+ '25 SS/RHP Tyler O'Toole 
+ '25 OF/RHP Brennan Johnson Fresno Pacific
+ '25 RHP Tyler Gonzales Fresno Pacific
+ '25 RHP Nick Cozzi Undecided
Juniors:

+ '26 OF/LHP Austin Finegan 
+ '26 OF Zach Williams 

+ Projected Starters: Parker Heintz, Ethan Myers, Brennan Johnson, Tyler Gonzales
+ Projected Relievers: Tyler O'Toole, Austin Finegan, Nick Cozzi, Aaron Leon

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN

+ '28 Tommy Devaney

+ '27 Corbin Culver

+ '27 Jaxon Climer 

BOTTOM LINE

We are fronted by a talented SR. class of arms and position players including a pair of D1 commits and trio of D2 commits who will guide our team. We will rely on our pitching staff and defense to put us in the best position to win games.

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

Buchanan is looking to regain their footing near the top of the Central Valley baseball hierarchy after an early exit in the CIF Central Section playoffs in 2024. The 2x national champions, 7x CIF Central Section champs and 14x League champs have the pitching depth to put themselves in the mix to make that goal realistic in the 2025 spring. - Steven Hardesty Assistant Scouting Director

Learn more about California’s 2025 spring season below:

+ Follow Buchanan on X: @Buchanan_Bears
+ Find more team previews on the Prep Baseball California Power 25 homepage

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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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