Prep Baseball Report

2025 High School Previews: Moorpark Musketeers


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 Moorpark Musketeers.


2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Moorpark Musketeers
Head Coach: Aaron Garcia
CIF Section: Southern Section
Division: Division 2
2024 Record (Playoff Finish):  21-12-1 (CIF-SS D2 runner up / CIF-South Regional D2 runner up)
Key Players Lost: Jacob Shannon-Wilkerson, Michael Leddy, Greg Lareva, Robert Perez

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 11
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 10
+ Team Strengths: Returning experience, athletic ability, depth throughout lineup, ace on staff

ROSTER PREVIEW

+ Key Players:

Seniors:

+ '25 RHP Cameron Johnson

+ '25 SS/2B Taylor Busch

+ '25 OF/RHP Connor Tutino Pacific Lutheran Commit

+ '25 LHP/1B Ronan O'Connell

+ '25 UTL Nolan Johnson

+ '25 RHP/OF Derek Nickels

Juniors:

+ '26 LHP/OF Carson Cerny USD Commit

+ '26 SS/2B AJ Mai

+ '26 RHP Tanner Stotts

+ '26 RHP Blake Guy

+ Projected Starters: Carson Cerny with the rest of rotation still up for competition
+ Projected Relievers: Still to be determined

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN

BOTTOM LINE

 We suffered two heartbreaking losses to close out both the CIF-SS D2 final and the CIF-Southern Regional championships, but that experience can hopefully be a very positive for the 2025 club to try and put together another strong season. Lead by Cerny on the mound with plenty of solid depth behind him the pitching staff should be strong again. The infield is deep with both defensive talent and offensive potential. We have to replace some key production in the OF and behind the dish, but there are solid players in each area ready for their turn on varsity. - Coach Garcia

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

Moorpark may have suffered two of the most difficult losses to handle in a pair of CIF Championship game contests between the controversial ending to the SS-D2 final and an extra innings defeat in the Southern Regional final. But, with several key pieces back for the Musketeers from ace Carson Cerny the USD commit on the mound who just continues to get better to the up the middle duo of Busch and Mai who were stalwarts for the 2024 squad fronting the returners. But, with plenty of depth behind them in solid players like Cameron Johnson, Connor Tutino, Derek Nickels and more there is plenty of reason to see another strong 2025 campaign for the Aaron Garcia lead Musketeers program. - Assistant Scouting Director Steven Hardesty

Learn more about California’s 2025 spring season below:

+ Follow Moorpark on Instagram: @moorparkbsbl
+ Find more team previews on the Prep Baseball California Season Previews homepage

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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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