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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 Granada Matadors.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Granada Matadors
Head Coach: Corrigan Willis
CIF Section: North Coast Section
Division: Division 1 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish):  32-1 / 12-1 East Bay League Champs / CIF-NCS D1 Champions / CIF-North Regional D1 Champion
Key Players Lost:  Parker Warner, Nate Brown, Quinn Boyd, Riley Winchell, AJ Martinez, Luke Palma

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 9
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 5
+ Team Strengths: Pitching staff returns an ace with depth behind him, several key pieces to the offense return

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 Jake Sekany USC Commit

+ '25 Mikey Boyd Fresno State Commit

+ '25 Mason Ravera

+ '25 Tyler Kardy St Mary's Commit

+ '25 Chase Nadeau

+ '25 Tommy Brown Arizona State Commit

+ '25 Peyton Richards University of Pacific Commit

+ '25 Logan Robinson 

+ '25 Connor Raridan

+ '25 Griffin Sutton Cal State East Bay Commit

+ '25 Carlos Hernandez George Fox Commit

+ '25 Joey Marasco George Fox Commit

+ '25 Joe Wiser

Juniors:

+ '26 Jarrett Fahnhorst

+ Projected Starters: Jake Sekany, Still to be Determined

+ Projected Relievers: Still to be determined

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

+ '27 Braden Makley

BOTTOM LINE

The rotation will have to replace one of the prominent starters with Warner moving on to graduation, but Sekany served as the second most durable piece of their rotation and should front it this spring. With key pieces like Ravera and Robinson back the trio brings experience to the mound for the Matadors as they look to repeat their outstanding 2024 season. On the offensive side of the game 3 of their top bats from 2024 return in Boyd M., Brown and Kardy, plus experienced players from last year looking to take more prominent roles in 2025 the Matadors will have top end talent with depth across their lineup. Repeating an electric season from 2024 will be difficult, but the roster that Granada boasts in 2025 will give them a chance to be very good again if all their pieces play to their potential.

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

You would think after going 32-1 last year Granada would be losing a lot of its team, that's not the case this year. They bring back tons of talent even though they lost their ace of the staff Parker Warner. I think having 5 pitchers back as well as 9 position players will definitely play a part in their success. Jake Sekany (USC) will hold it down on the mound for his senior year. I'm really impressed with infielder Mikey Boyd (Fresno State), has a sweet lefty swing and he's turned into a solid 3B over the years. Another guy who flies is Tyler Kardy (St’ Mary’s) who can really put up some good at bat’s, and plays like a scrapper. Joining him in the OF will be the lengthy OF Peyton Richards (UOP), who’s got a lot of upside. Tommy Brown (ASU) will be handling the Catching duties this season and is set to have a huge year. Other talented players like Logan Robinson, Griffon Sutton (CSUEB), Carlos Hernandez (George Fox), & Joey Marasco (Geroge Fox), will all help contribute to a stacked team this year. Granada will be traveling to North Carolina this year to compete in the NHSI, that will be a huge test for this loaded Matadors squad.

-Hank LoForte, Northern CA Scouting Director

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