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Central California Preseason ID Preview


Steven Hardesty
Assistant Scouting Director

 

  

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This Sunday January 12th, the Prep Baseball California team is hosting the Central California Preseason ID at the Ventura College in Ventura, Ca. This is an open event for all high school classes (2025-28), and gives our staff an ample look at the area's top players and rising players to know.

For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here EVENT INFO.

For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here ROSTER.

EVENT HISTORY

We've been hosting Preseason ID events for the past 7 years, and it's consistently provided us a look at prominent players who've later gone on to receive invitations to select events, like the Prep Baseball Future Games and California State Games. 

We're looking forward to checking in on the next crop of talent from this event to earn next-level attention in the coming weeks, months, and years.

2025 ROSTER

The Central California Preseason ID roster is already shaping up nicely.

Perusing the event roster, we’re set to meet a majority of players who’ve not yet attended a Prep Baseball showcase, and we’re eager to add more names to our follow lists.

Let's take a look at some of the names of note heading into the event:

RETURNERS:

+ '26 2B/SS Kaden Graves - Agoura High School

Graves saw significant playing time on the varsity level at Agoura High School as a Soph. and has been a consistently solid performer for our Prep Baseball California staff. We are excited to have Kaden back and get another look at his talented LH bat which has previously produced EVs up to 89.1 MPH and quickness in his hands with 21.6 MPH hand speed that goes in turn with solid athletic ability running a 7.28 60 and an 80 MPH INF arm velo.

+ '27 C Davin Arth - Foothill Technology High School

Arth made his way to the varsity level at Foothill Tech by the end of his Fr. year and the wiry athletic RH hitter has shown well in a variety of Prep Baseball California events including most recently a strong showing at our Central California Preseason All State event. A good athlete behind the dish who runs a 7.18 60 while flashing an accurate 76 MPH C arm velocity with pop times as low as 2.09 at present. As well, the RH hitter is a high contact line drive hitter who has produced EVs up to 93 MPH while flashing a 60% sweet spot rate and 18 Gs of rotational acceleration.

+ '27 SS/2B Cooper Casey - Foothill Technology High School

Casey spent the entirety of his Fr. year at Foothill Tech playing on the varsity level with the majority of that time coming at SS/2B where he is a solid defender who flashes an interesting potentil at the plate. Casey has previously reached a top end EV at 85.4 MPH while finding the sweet spot 67% of the time in Prep Baseball California events with an intriguing swing that has good metrics including 23.3 MPH hand speed and 28.2 Gs of rotational acceleration.

NEWCOMERS:

+ '27 RHP Jonah Cohen - Palos Verdes High School

This will be the first Prep Baseball California event attendance for Cohen who enters with an interesting profile. A prototype built righthander out of the SoCal region he has shown present velocity up to 89 MPH while sitting at 86-88 MPH in 2024 with a mid to upper 70's SLD as his current primary secondary. Our staff is looking forward to getting Cohen on Trackman Technologies to learn more about his quality pitching potential and pitch arsenal.

+ '28 C Kole (KJ) Henrich - Oaks Christian High School

An intriguing name in the Ventura County region Henrich caught my eye personally during a High School Fall Baseball scouting trip to see Oaks Christian where he is getting repetitions with the varsity squad. A solid athlete who flashes the actions/arm to stay behind the dish in a scouting look plus adds a strong offensive profile that comes from a efficient RH swing with the feel for his barrel. We are excited to get him on our data platforms to continue to learn more in-depth information on the present profile of Henrich.

+ '28 RHP/1B Colton Dunwoody - Royal High School 

The younger brother of 2024 Prep Baseball Future Games alum Dustin Dunwoody (Arizona Commit), Colton has started to generate some buzz around his own name. A 6'1 170 lbs. 2-way we will get our first chance to dive into the tools that the younger Dunwoody shows as both a righthanded pitcher and a righthanded hitting 1B. 

EVENT CHECK-IN PROCESS

Because of the high number of prospects set to attend the Sunday January 12th event, it is imperative that you read our showcase itinerary below, which will allow our staff to swiftly and efficiently educate and evaluate the players set to attend.

ITINERARY

Ventura College Location

POSITION GROUPS

Outfielders:

    • Check-in: 8:30 AM
    • Workout9:00 AM

Infielders:

    • Check-in8:30 AM
    • Workout9:00 AM

Catchers:

    • Check-in8:30 AM
    • Workout9:00 AM
    • Catchers will be counted on to stay for both pitching sessions, while still participating in smaller groups.

Two-Way Pitchers:

    • Two-Way Players Check-in8:30 AM
    • Workout9:00 AM

Pitchers-Only:

    • Pitchers-only Check-in11:30 AM
    • WorkoutTBD

MORE EVENT DETAILS

Click here EVENT INFO to learn more about our tech partners that have enhanced our players showcase experience. Partners like TrackMan, Vizual Edge, and Blast Motion have helped both our in-event evaluation process, as well the compilation of our post-event scouting reports – and they're also a tool for our players to learn more about their measured and collected data, that can be applied to improve upon their game.

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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

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