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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 Tustin Tillers.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: Tustin Tiller
Head Coach: Wes Shaw
CIF Section: Southern Section
Division: Division 4 (2024)
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 15-13 (Lost in second round.)
Key Players Lost:  15 seniors. Impact Players: Nate Walraven, Andrew Olsen, Jackson Key, Raul DeLaRiva

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 4
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 3
+ Team Strengths: Our pitching staff is filled with strike throwers who attack the zone and will put the pressure on opposing offenses.

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 INF Roman Lavander

+ '25 1B Daniel Benally

Juniors:

+ '26 C/RHP Nyte Teeter

+ '26 LHP/1B/OF Adam Whyte

+ Projected Starters: Jeff Nesmith & Adam Whyte

+ Projected Relievers: Nyte Teeter & Nate Saltzer

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

None on this years squad.

BOTTOM LINE

Losing 15 SRs off the 2024 squad including 4 impact pieces off a CIF-SS D4 playoff team the Tillers are going to have quite a few new faces looking to make impacts in 2025. The pitching staff will be fronted by high pitchability arms who attack the zone with feel for their stuff and will force opposing teams to be ready to hit because they likely will not pitch themselves into trouble. How the offense can hit and produce runs will be vital to the success the team has in 2025.

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Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Orange County Rising Stars ID	CA	03/02/25	Mater Dei High School
Central California Rising Stars ID	CA	03/23/25	Ventura College
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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