2025 High School Previews: De La Salle Spartans
January 17, 2025
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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.
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Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today with a preview of the De La Salle Spartans.
2025 TEAM OUTLOOK
High School: De La Salle Spartans
Head Coach: David Jeans
CIF Section: North Coast Section
Division: Division 1
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 21-8 (2024 North Coast Section Division 1 Runner Up, 2024 Norcal Division 1 Semifinals)
Key Players Lost:
+ No. Returning Positional Players: 5
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 1
+ Team Strengths: This year’s team strength will be the offense and defense. We will have a number of very good offensive players back. Our team speed will help on the basepaths and defensively. The return of both catchers will help.
ROSTER PREVIEW
+ Key Players:
Seniors:
+ '25 OF/LHP Alec Blair Oklahoma Commit
+ '25 INF Antonio Castro Cal Poly SLO Commit
+ '25 OF Niko Baumgartner
+ '25 1B John Salter
Juniors:
+ '26 SS Tyler Spangler Stanford Commit
+ '26 RHP Graham Schlict Stanford Commit
+ Projected Starters: Graham Schlict, Mason Cortez, Landon Cook
+ Projected Relievers: Brendon Klaymen, Michael Dias, Ace Fields, Charlie Tripaldi, Roman Bartosh and more
IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN
BOTTOM LINE
This year’s team strength will be the offense and defense. We will have a number of very good offensive players back. Our team speed will help on the basepaths and defensively. The return of both catchers will help. The pre-season and league will provide opportunities for guys to step up especially
on the mound. This team has major talent and a very mature mindset. We are looking forward to carrying on the Spartan tradition.As always, we try to play the best possible schedule. Games include Elk Grove, Jesuit-Sacramento, St. Mary’s Stockton, and the always tough Eastbay Athletic League. We will compete in the Norcal Boras tournament. We will travel to Seattle to play three of the top teams in the area. I expect us to contend for a title again this year. - Coach Jeans
PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE
De La Salle will be loaded again this year plain and simple with talent across their roster. The rotation is fronted by a trio of returning arms I really like in Schlict, Cook and Cortez, plus the addition of transfer arm Brandon Kleyman makes them even deeper on the mound. With Oklahoma commit Alec Blair ready to patrol the OF showing off his impressive athletic ability and big upside at the plate he is primed for a big year. The INF defense is fronted by a pair of talented players who I'm a fan of in Spangler and Castro with depth behind them, as well as rising Fr. Jacob Gray who has a chance to be really good. All said and done this team is primed and ready to put up another strong showing in 2025 if they play to their potential and I'm really looking forward to being at their matchup with Franklin in the spring time. - Hank LoForte NorCal Scouting Director
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Upcoming Events
Showcase | State | Date | Location |
North Bay Preseason ID | CA | 01/25/25 | Novato High School |
Inland Empire Preseason ID | CA | 01/26/25 | Ganesha High School |
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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