Class of 2027 Player Rankings Fall Update

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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - We have wrapped up the fall season of showcases, tournaments and high school fall/winter baseball is in full swing in portion of the state of California eyes are beginning to shift towards the rapidly approaching 2025 CIF baseball season. The fall circuit presented our staff with numerous opportunities to get live looks, track performance levels, and observe the continued improvement/development of players in the class of 2027. With the visibility afforded to our staff to evaluate players over the last couple of months, Prep Baseball California presents our updated Class of 2027 Player Rankings.   

With the amount of exposure afforded to our staff in the summer time to see more players within the 2027 class we have made an expansion of 25 players to our rankings that now stands at 175 ranked players. Included in that expansion we see a bit of change within the Top 10 with a couple players making moves up the board, but our number one spot remains the same.

Beyond the Top 10 we see several players continue to rise up the rankings board and numerous players coming into the rankings for the first time after this fall as they head into their sophomore year of High School baseball. All players included within this latest update are looking to carry their progress from the 2024 fall circuit into the upcoming 2025 CIF high school season at the start of the new year and hope to help the varsity programs at their schools to on field success.

This class is continues to garner more attention from college coaches as they advance towards the recruiting process after the rule change in April of 2023 to halt early communication with players prior to August 1st of the summer headed into their junior season of high school. As a result of the new rule, we have a deep stable of talented uncommitted players who are going to be looking to catch the eyes of college coaches in the coming 7.5 months to be on the radar for their turn on Aug. 1st 2025 to begin the recruiting process. 

Below you'll find the Top 10, Top 10 Uncommitted Players, along with more in-depth reviews on our Top Risers and Top Newcomers for the 2027 class. 

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CLASS OF 2027, TOP TEN

***As we complete the fall schedule of showcases, tournaments and more for this class as high school players and advancing towards the contact date for D1 college coaches to begin actively recruiting the 2027 class in 2025 we offer the Top 10 ranked uncommitted players in California.

+ Jack Leeper - SS/OF - St. Francis - Uncommitted (Now: 23 Previous: 107)

Leeper is an uber-athletic young product out of St. Francis in NorCal and makes the biggest jump of any player this fall rising up 84 spots on the board. With an up the middle defensive profile, top end athleticism including a 6.7 60 time, and a hit tool that is presently very loud. Leeper tore he cover off the ball this fall showing top of the order potential as a hitter to go with his premium defensive profile that should give him every chance to compete for a prominent role at St. Francis as the compete in the rugged WCAL in NorCal. Now amongst the Top 25 players in the class, Leeper will look to make future moves up our board.

+ Kaden Paris - OF - Freedom - Uncommitted (Now: 42 Previous: 91)

Paris is an athletically built OF from NorCal who possess emerging athleticism, ease of operation to his swing, and actions in the OF, developing game feel and big league bloodlines. Attending a NorCal based scout day, he showed off the development  Paris has made since the NorCal Preseason All State. Paris is likely to be a prominent piece of the Freedom High lineup next spring bringing him up 49 spots on our board.

+ Bryce Farris - 3B - Whitney - Uncommitted (Now: 46 Previous: 70)

Farris is on the rise in NorCal as he figures to be a key performer for a talented Whitney program come the spring time, but this fall he put together a loud performance that shows the depth of his offensive profile. Showing a developing hit tool with emerging power that is beginning to play more consistently in game, there is plenty of reasons to project a long term corner INF defender with RHH power bat in the future for Farris. After closing out a strong 2024 calendar year, the NorCal product moves up 24 spots on our board.

+ Tyler Vladic - OF - Cypress - Uncommitted (Now: 53 Previous: 64)

Vladic has continued to make moves up our board as the talented LH hitter who impressed at the SoCal Preseason All State Underclass with his potential at the plate has continued to confirm that potential with a consistent level of performance in game play. Vladic is a 2 sport athlete who also plays football during the fall at Cypress, but did get in some baseball activity showing well with his ability to hit and power potential that he is starting to tap into in games.

+ Carson Richter - OF - Newbury Park - Uncommitted (Now: 59 Previous: 67)

Richter has steadily moved up our board over the course of the 2024 calendar year, first debuting after a good showing in the early part of the year. He then went on to have a strong summer showing the ability to hit at a high level, then this fall he has showed impressive development in his physical frame. Richter stands at 6'4 195 lbs., but maintains solid athleticism that profiles as a potential RF defender who has a strong RH hitting profile and is starting to tap into his power in games. Richter is in the mix for a prominent role in the Newbury Park Panthers lineup for the 2025 season and is a name to pay close attention to in the 805 area code.

+ Trevor Rivas - SS/2B - Maranatha - Uncommitted (Now: 62 Previous: 108)

Rivas joined our board after a strong showing in the summer circuit, but then he upped the ante this fall on the Prep Baseball CA stage. In an event filled with plenty of talented rising '27s/'28s at University of San Diego, Rivas may have shown the best combination of defensive tools, offensive ability and game feel at the SoCal Top Prospects Underclass event. Rivas has poised himself to compete for a potential varsity role at Maranatha this spring and moves from the cusp of the Top 100 to firmly inside our board.

+ Gavin Williams - C/RHP/SS - Garces Memorial - Uncommittted (Now: 64 Previous: 84)

Williams was another summer standout who showed well enough to join our board. Williams has consistently had strong reports coming in about his present ability, but also his upside on the diamond and now finds himself moving 20 more spots up our board and headed to the Central CA Preseason All State event to open the 2025 calendar year for this talented Bakersfield product.

+ Michael Aleman - RHP/INF - Etiwanda - Uncommitted (Now: 73 Previous: 98)

Aleman was the opening day starter for the Etiwanda Eagles at the Prep Baseball CA Spring Invitational and showed his present pitchability with a strong outing versus Orange Lutheran. But, what the righthander showed during his outing at the SoCal Top Prospects Underclass on the mound with velocity that has now ticked up to 84-86 MPH, while adding life to his offspeed offerings. Aleman has also flashed interesting potential as a RHH INF who shows a solid present hit tool that helps him move 25 spots up our board.

+ Owen Gaida - 3B/RHP - Newbury Park - Uncommitted (Now: 77 Previous: 83)

Gaida is another interesting 2-way product in our 2027 class who flashes future potential both for what he can do on the mound and as a RHH hitting INF. This fall the offensive ability for Gaida showed at a very high level as he consistently hit and showed some emerging impact in his profile across the Scout ball and tournament scene. A solid showing over the Thanksgiving weekend, where he looked to be in competition for a prominent varsity role for the Panthers in the spring, brings Gaida up our board 6 more spots.

+ Elijah Sim - SS/2B - Notre Dame - Uncommitted (Now: 78 Previous: 94)

Notre Dame High is one of the top programs in the Southern California region and has been somewhat of a pitching factory with the high quality arms they have produced year in and year out. However, the emerging Sim is one of several intriguing offensive pieces they have competing for varsity roles in the spring. Sim is a talented defender who has athletic actions, smooth hands, rhythm in his feet, and plenty of potential to be a SS long term, but the growth he has shown offensively this fall is what helps bring his profile up 16 spots on our board.

+ Colton Hadfield - SS/RHP - Valley Christian - Uncommitted (Now: 81 Previous: 96)

Hadfield has brought in several very impressive reports out of NorCal as he looks to be a potential prominent piece of the Valley Christian program as they head into the rugged WCAL play in spring 2025. Hadfield flashes potential on both sides of the game, but with a FB that is sitting in the high 80's, and recently has started to tick up into the 90-91 MPH range at times, helps to move him 15 spots up our board.

+ Ryder Fredriksen - INF - JSerra - Uncommitted (Now: 82 Previous: 89)

Fredriksen caught the eye of Shooter Hunt during the spring trip he made to Socal as the VP of Scouting for Prep Baseball came away impressed with the offensive upside for the RHH out of JSerra. This fall the reports coming into our staff on Fredriksen have been very positive, and if he can earn significant playing time at JSerra come the spring time, don't be surprised if the seven spot jump he makes this time looks small compared to where he could find himself on our board in the future.

+ Brayden Goldstein - OF/INF - Sierra Canyon - Uncommitted (Now: 85 Previous: 122)

Goldstein jumped into the backside of our rankings with a strong showing on the summer circuit, but at the time it was a brief look with more intriguing potential than present performance. This fall, Goldstein helped show that his potential is still very intriguing, but added quality performance with his showing at the VTA County Uncommitted Game which was filled with older competition, but the rising Soph. at Sierra Canyon put together one of the stronger showings. In a program loaded with young talent, the reports coming in on Goldstein is that he is right there with the best of the best players at Sierra Canyon and could earn his way into a potential varsity role which, with some success in the talented Mission Leauge come the spring time, should continue to raise his profile up our board as he joins the Top 100 in this update.

+ Chase Renzo - RHP/INF - Chaminade - Uncommitted (Now: 100 Previous: 109)

Our final member of the Top 100, Renzo makes a nine spot jump to debut inside the Top 100 for the first time. Like many on the board, he exhibits two-way potential and this fall he flashed his ability on each side of the game. A RHH who shows a 2B/3B defensive profile with a sound hit tool, he has hit well throughout the fall, he's also shown the ability to attack the strike zone and consistently get outs from a mid 80's FB that at times will reach the upper 80's with reports of some workout 90 MPH velocity coming in. Renzo will compete for a prominent role on the varsity level at Chaminade this spring, whether that is on the mound or in the lineup is to be determined, but should he produce some quality success this spring, Renzo could move up the board again.

Top Risers Outside the Top 100 (101-175):

+ Jayden Serna - C - Norco - Uncommitted (Now: 102 Previous: 123) 

Serna made his debut on our board after the summer with a strong showing at the IE Summer ID and then on the various summer platforms. This fall he makes a push up our board after another solid showing, this time at the SoCal Top Prospects Underclass event where the LHH catcher swung the bat very well during batting practice and in game while continuing to show his potential to stick behind the plate as a catcher long term. Serna hit well across a variety of other fall platforms and has placed himself in a position to compete for a prominent role on the varsity level at Norco.

+ Che Thomas - LHP/OF - Loyola - Uncommitted (Now: 120 Previous: 144) 

Thomas flashed his potential during the opening weekend of the scout baseball scene in SoCal with his intriguing profile as a southpaw on the mound who sits 83-85 MPH topping at 86 presently. But, he adds to that a sound LHH OF profile with athleticism and a wiry present build that has room to fill with strength. While his initial viewing at scout ball was a little rough, Thomas went on to perform very well across a variety of other platforms in the fall and could earn a spot in either the varsity pitching staff or lineup for Loyola come the spring to continue his rise up the board. 

+ Nolan Riesenberg - RHP/INF - Culver City - Uncommitted (Now: 128 Previous: 147)

Riesenberg was another scout ball find during the later part of the summer entering the fall who flashed an interesting profile, but did not have his loudest performance. Continuing to track his performance over the fall helped to see his raw tools turn into more consistent performance including a FB which has now worked in the 87-88 MPH range while sitting at 84-86 from a loose arm and wiry frame that has room to add velocity in the future. He has also shown intersting position player profile with some feel to hit from the LH side. Riesenberg is another rising Soph. who, if he can carve out a significant spot on the varsity level in the spring at Culver City, should see his profile make another jump in the future.