2025 High School Previews: Riverside Poly Bears
January 17, 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 Riverside Poly Bears.
2025 TEAM OUTLOOK
High School: Riverside Poly Bears
Head Coach: Billy Emert
CIF Section: Southern Section
Division: Division 2
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 9-16
Key Players Lost: Kana Schanz, Luke Medure, Austin Torres
+ No. Returning Positional Players: 7
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 3
+ Team Strengths: Our biggest strengths will be the pitching staff, team speed, and offense.
ROSTER PREVIEW
+ Key Players:
Seniors:
+ '25 Adrian Islas
+ '25 Lucas Burton
+ '25 Jacob DeVincenzo
Juniors:
+ '26 Danny Bedford
+ '26 Matt Henry
+ Projected Starters: Danny Bedford, Jacob DeVincenzo, Keaton Pilliter, Cater Athens
+ Projected Relievers: Adrian Islas, Jesse Mendoza, Mayan De Nava, Jacob Cevallos
IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN
BOTTOM LINE
Looking to rebound after a down 2024 campaign this years squad has a blend of experienced upperclassmen with an influx of talent from the underclassmen. With strong pitching staff that goes deep with quality arms we can make in difficult for teams to score on us. Then on the offensive side the teams speed we boast to go with a strong offensive group there is the potential for a lot of runs to be scored by this squad. - Coach Emert
PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE
Poly did not have their best year in 2024, but with the returners having gained some valuable experience on the varsity level and seeing what it takes to compete at the level is going to benefit them come 2025. As well, the underclassmen coming into the program who will look to add talent/depth to the overall roster are putting them on the right course for an improvement in 2025 if the group can play to their potential across the board. - Steven Hardesty Assistant Scouting Director
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MORE 2025 TEAM PREVIEWS
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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 |
MORE PREP BASEBALL NEWS
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Maranatha Minutemen 2/15/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 C/UTL Joshua Kaplan 2/15/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Linfield Christian Lions 2/14/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '26 3B/SS Tate Hammond 2/14/25
- CA Bay Area Preseason ID: Preview Story 2/14/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Granada Matadors 2/14/25
- CA 2025 High School Previews: Tustin Tillers 2/13/25
- CA Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 C/OF Blake Gregory 2/13/25
- CA North Bay Preseason ID: Player Analysis 2/13/25
- CA Sacramento Preseason ID: Positional Data Dive 2/13/25