2025 High School Previews: Ocean View Seahawks
January 8, 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.
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 Ocean View Seahawks.
2025 TEAM OUTLOOK
High School: Ocean View Seahawks
Head Coach: Tanner Van Maanen
CIF Section: Southern Section
Division: 2 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 20-9 CIF-SS D2 playoff berth
Key Players Lost: N/A
+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 6
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 5
+ Team Strengths: A large roster of key returning players. All of the infielders and our catcher, plus both of our best arms from last year.
ROSTER PREVIEW
+ Key Players:
Seniors:
+ '25 LHP/OF JT Lewis GCU Commit
+ '25 C Luke Gordon Bethel Commit
+ '25 SS Mateo Rodriguez
+ '25 RHP/INF Samuel Arredondo
Juniors:
+ '26 UTL Carson Sulsona
+ Projected Starters: JT Lewis, Samual Arredondo, Austin Aldous
+ Projected Relievers: Ezekiel Case,Evan Simonds, Ezekiel Saldana,Blake Von Eps
IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN
+ '27 Austin Aldous
+ '27 Evan Simonds
+ '27 Blake Von Eps
BOTTOM LINE
We had a very good season in 2024 winning 20 games and reaching the CIF-SS D2 playoffs. With the majority of our top players returning from that squad, especially at key spots, I'm excited about the potential for this years squad to do well in our league and whichever Division we are placed in should we make the CIF-SS playoffs again. - Coach Van Maanen
PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE
Playoffs runs have become the norm for Ocean View under Tyler Van Maanen, one of the best coaches in a region full of great coaches. The 2025 season should be no different as the Seahawks have a lot to be excited about including a gauntlet of a schedule that is going to tell them exactly who they are. Van Maanen told me he wanted to test his squad and that's what he going to do, a sign of how much he believes this team has a chance to be a special one for his program. The Seahawks have arms, athletes, can really defend and will adjust offensively to whatever the situation dictates it be. Those are all qualities of winning teams. With the new playoff seeding format in CIF-SS this coming spring, winning against that schedule should see Ocean View push for a bump to Division I. - Les Lukach State Director
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MORE 2025 TEAM PREVIEWS
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- CA 2025 High School Previews: Vacaville Bulldogs 2/18/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Liberty Lions 2/17/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '26 OF/2B Brady Strachan 2/17/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Edgewood Lions 2/17/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: West Park Panthers 2/16/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Corona Panthers 2/16/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Maranatha Minutemen 2/15/25
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Upcoming Events
Showcase | State | Date | Location |
Central California Preseason ID | CA | 01/12/25 | Ventura College |
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 |
MORE PREP BASEBALL NEWS
- CA CIF Daily Roundup: February 17th 2/18/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: University City Centurions 2/18/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Vacaville Bulldogs 2/18/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Liberty Lions 2/17/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '26 OF/2B Brady Strachan 2/17/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Edgewood Lions 2/17/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: West Park Panthers 2/16/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Corona Panthers 2/16/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Maranatha Minutemen 2/15/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 C/UTL Joshua Kaplan 2/15/25