2025 High School Previews: Redwood Giants
January 9, 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 Redwood Giants.
2025 TEAM OUTLOOK
High School: Redwood Giants
Head Coach: Mike Firenzi
CIF Section: North Coast Section
Division: 2 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 28-5 (League Champs, Section runner up. Norcal runner up)
Key Players Lost: Rex Solle, Gavin Sope
+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 14
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 4
+ Team Strengths: Our pitching staff and the depth of our lineup.
ROSTER PREVIEW
+ Key Players:
Seniors:
+ '25 OF/RHP Sam Gersch Middlebury Commit
+ '25 Matt Knauer
Juniors:
+ '26 Ethan Ferry
+ Projected Starters: Jack Moseley, Matt Knauer
+ Projected Relievers: Still to be determined
IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN
BOTTOM LINE
Our 2024 squad was outstanding making it the title game of both the North Coast Section and North Regional which sets a big standard for the 2025 squad. As we enter the season I'm really intrigued by our pitching staff and what they should be able to do lead by Moseley and Knauer as our starters with a strong bullpen behind them. As well, with the depth and quality of our lineup from top to bottom we should be a difficult team to pitch to. - Coach Firenzi
PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE
The Giants are coming off their best season as a program in the last 34+ years by winning 28 games and reaching the title game of the North Coast Section and the North Regional, but fell in each game still producing a tremendous campaign. Losing a pair of key pieces of that squad will challenge the Giants, but the talent returning especially on the mound will put them in contention for another strong season. Plus add in quality offensive pieces up and down their lineup like Theo Trono and his .453 average last year there is plenty of reasons to anticipate the program not only contending for another league title, but eyeing a run in the playoffs come May - Steven Hardesty Assistant Scouting Director
Learn more about California’s 2025 spring season below:
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MORE 2025 TEAM PREVIEWS
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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 Uncommitted Spotlight: '26 C Brady Abner 2/06/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 RHP Luke Kaiser 2/05/25
- CA Inland Empire Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive 2/05/25
- CA Inland Empire Preseason ID: Pitcher Data Dive 2/05/25
- CA Hardy's Hits: AC Select West 2025 2/04/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '26 3B/RHP Wyatt Mohler 2/04/25
- CA Inland Empire Preseason ID: Statistical Analysis 2/04/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Ayala Bulldogs 2/03/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 RHP Nicky Rodriguez 2/03/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Buena Bulldogs 2/03/25