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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 Folsom Bulldogs.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Folsom Bulldogs
Head Coach: Sal Rivera
CIF Section: Sac-Joaquin Section
Division: Division 1 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish):  11-17
Key Players Lost:  Collin Gallagher

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 6
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 3
+ Team Strengths: Our pitching and our defense.

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 RHP Luke Kaiser

+ '25 P/1B Luke Williams

+ '25 C Jacob Klapper

+ '25 OF Logan Hutton 

Juniors:

+ '26 SS Gavin Tietz

+ '26 OF Devin Schuster

+ '26 2B Manny Orange

+ Projected Starters: Sr. Luke Kaiser, Sr. Luke Williams, Jr. David Engelken

+ Projected Relievers: Sr. Ben Bowers, Jr. Devin Schuster, Jr. Will Glancy, Soph. Will Dreussi, Jr. Bennett Downey

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

+ '27 LHP/1B/OF Will Dreussi

BOTTOM LINE

We didn't have our best season in 2024, but with the pitching staff we bring into 2025 that has quality starters with strong arms in the bullpen we are in a good spot heading into the spring. As well, we are going to play sound defense which will make it difficult for teams to put up runs against us. It will be vital that our offense comes together and performs at a high level if we want to make a run into the playoffs this year. - Coach Rivera

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

Folsom is usually known for their football program, but with new coaches this year, anything can happen for this Folsom baseball team. The difference I see this year is the pitching and defense the upperclassman bring to this squad. The starting rotation is looking like Kaiser, Williams, & Engelken. Those guys bring back enough experience to be able to compete in a very tough SFL. Pitching and defense seems to be the hotspots for Folsom, it's going to be a question of if they can get the bats hot at the right time. 

-Hank LoForte, Northern CA Scouting Director

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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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