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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 University City Centurions.

2025 TEAM OUTLOOK

High School: University City Centurions
Head Coach: Chris Greer
CIF Section: San Diego Section
Division: Division 3
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 29-6 (CIF-SDS D4 Champions / CIF-South Region Runner Up)
Key Players Lost: Jack Clark, Mateo Torres-Chappa & Garrett Gillum. 

+ No. Returning Positional Players: 8
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 3
+ Team Strengths: Speed, pitching depth, hitting  

+ Key Players: 

Seniors:

+ '25 UTL Josh Kaplan

+ '25 C Raz Kalikovsky

+ '25 UTL Jade Barth

+ '25 2B Ethan Antinore

+ '25 1B Nate Thy 

Juniors:

+ '26 1B/OF/LHP AJ Curry Tennessee Commit

+ '26 SS Jayden Parker

+ '26 OF/P Nolan Nuñes

+ '26 1B/DH Van Zucker 

+ '26 OF/P Elijah Caul 

+ Projected Starters: Thiago Quillin, AJ Curry, Nolan Nuñes, Carson Hildenbrandt, Julian Gonzalez 

+ Projected Relievers: Elijah Caul, Justin Gonzalez, Tyris Eison, Chase Sweetman, Jade Barth Trevor Lee

IMPACT UNDERCLASSMEN 

+ '27 Chris Greer

+ '27 Julian Gonzalez

+ '27 Justin Gonzalez

+ '27 Tyris Eison 

BOTTOM LINE

With a lineup highlighted by one of the top '26 players in the country providing LH thump to go with talented offensive players throughout including another '26 on the rise, plus plenty of team speed the offense could be a dynamic piece of the success for the squad in 2025. The pitching staff is deep with numerous high quality arms who could be versatile enough to start or strengthen the bullpen. Defending a title is never easy, but the talent on this years squad put the program in a good spot. - Coach Greer

PREP BASEBALL CA STAFF’S TAKE

University City are returning five of their top seven offensive performers based on batting average. They also add Tennesee commit and Prep Baseball All-American AJ Curry. Their lineup will be anchored by ultra-utility man Joshua Kaplan, SS Jayden Parker, 1B/OF/LHP AJ Curry, transfer OF/RHP Nolan Nunes and more returners, including Thy, Kolakovsky, and Zucker. They lost a lot of innings due to graduation, but by adding Curry and Nunes, Thiago Quillen (49 innings, 0.71 ERA) will have help. UC has depth in the bullpen and plenty of underclassmen looking to carve out roles on varsity.

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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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