More than 300 former California (CIF) high school baseball stars will play in 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament
The NCAA Baseball Tournament is back in 2021 after being canceled due to COVID-19 in 2020. This year’s tournament is filled with former California high school baseball stars – a total of 327 players who finished their high school careers in California.
Forty-two of the 64 teams in the tournament have at least one representative from California on their roster. Here's a look at every player:
FORMER CALIFORNIA STARS IN 2021 NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Alabama
Jim Jarvis – INF – Clairemont
Arizona
Tony Bullard – INF – JW North
Daniel Susac – C – Jesuit (Carmichael)
Mac Bingham – OF – Torrey Pines
Chase Davis – OF – Elk Grove
Jacob Blas – INF – San Marcos
Nik McClaughry – INF – Rocklin
Garrett Irvin – LHP – Norco
Jonathan Guardado – RHP – Nogales
Kyle Casper – OF/RHP – Valhalla
Bryce Collins – RHP – Hart
TJ Nichols – RHP – Oakmont
Dawson Netz – RHP – Maranatha
Preston Price – RHP – Cathedral Catholic
Kaden Hopson – Redlands East Valley
Ian Churchill – LHP – San Marcos (Santa Barbara)
Blake Peyton – LHP – El Capitan
Riley Cooper – LHP – Clovis North
Ryan Kysar – RHP – Valencia
Ryan Holgate – OF – Davis
Jack Grant – INF – San Ramon Valley
Hunter Cope – RHP – Mater Dei
Randy Abshier – LHP – Otay Ranch
Arizona State
Joe Lampe – OF – Casa Grande
Sean McLain – INF – Beckman
Erik Tolman – LHP – El Toro
Vinny Tosti – OF – Mater Dei
Cooper Benson – LHP – San Luis Obispo
Blake Burzell – RHP – Laguna Beach
Will Levine – RHP – Mission Viejo
Hunter Jump – OF – Aliso Niguel
Tyler Thornton – RHP – Santa Fe Christian
Seth Tomczak – RHP – Argonaut
Jared Glenn – RHP – Jserra
Christian Bodlovich – RHP – Mira Costa
Blake Pivaorff – INF – Laguna Beach
Arkansas
Patrick Wicklander – LHP – Valley Christian (San Jose)
Ryan Costeiu – RHP – De La Salle
Army
Brendan Siriani – C – Carlsbad
Campbell
Zach Williams – INF – Liberty (Bakersfield)
Jonathan Tyler – RHP – St. Francis
Aaron Rund – RHP – Wood
Central Connecticut State
Andrew Braun – LHP – Mater Dei
Central Michigan
Justin Simpson – INF – El Modena
Connecticut
Devin Kirby – RHP – Ukiah
Zach Bushling – INF – Kern Valley
T.C. Simmons – OF – Santana
David Langer – INF – Berkeley
Kenneth Haus – RHP – Palos Verdes Peninsula
Dallas Baptist
Max Blessinger – INF/OF – Maranatha
Duke
Marcus Johnson – RHP – Etiwanda
RJ Schreck – OF – Harvard-Westlake
Georgia Tech
Kevin Parada – C – Loyola
Will Coquillard – RHP – Palisades Charter
Gonzaga
Riley Livingston – C – Loyola
Alex Zerfass – INF/OF – El Toro
Nico Zeglin – RHP – Northgate
Tyler Rando – C – Willow Glen
William Kempner – RHP – Valley Christian (San Jose)
Bradley Mullan – LHP – Damien
Zachary Schwartzberg – INF – La Jolla Country Day
JT Waldon – OF – Christian Brothers
Grand Canyon
Jacob Wilson – INF – Thousand Oaks
Nick Hansen – INF – El Modena
Pierson Ohl – RHP – Grace Brethren
Daniel Garcia – UTIL – Yucaipa
Carson Ohl – RHP – Grace Brethren
Josh Buckley – C – Grace Brethren
Frankie Scalzo – RHP – Vista
Ronnie Belton III – OF – Alpha Charter
Blake Reilly – RHP – Thousand Oaks
Vince Reilly – RHP – Thousand Oaks
Mike Garcia – C – Mater Dei
Indiana State
Sean Ross – OF – Granite Hills
Louisiana State
Zach Arnold – INF – Great Oak
Jordan Thompson – INF – Helix
Louisiana Tech
Jackson Slaughter – C – Oak Ridge
Miami
Chad Born – OF – Orange Lutheran
Jared Thomas – C/OF – Orange Lutheran
Michigan
Ted Burton – INF – Edison
Brandon Lawrence – INF – Dunn
Danny Zimmerman – OF – Redondo Union
Griffin Mazur – C – Moorpark
Christian Molfetta – C – Jserra
Will Proctor – RHP – Mira Costa
Isaiah Page – RHP – Damien
Keaton Carattini – RHP – La Costa Canyon
Blake Beers – RHP – Loyola
Joe Pace – INF/OF – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Noah Rennard – RHP – Mario Carrillo
Mississippi
Derek Diamond – RHP/INF – Ramona
Jacob Gonzalez – INF – Glendora
Wes Burton – RHP – Windward
Nebraska
Chance Hroch – RHP – Vista Murrieta
Gunner Hellstrom – C – Grace Brethren
Caleb Bennett – RHP – Corona Centennial
Nevada
Tyler Bosetti – INF – Vacaville
Griff Fenn – OF – Pleasant Valley
Ryan Jackson – INF – Heritage (Brentwood)
Jacob Stinson – OF – Amador Valley
Joshua Zamora – INF – El Toro
Kade Morris – RHP – Pitman
Dario Gomez – OF – Freedom
Logan Douglas – 3B – Petaluma
Cam Walty – RHP – Consumnes Oaks
Jordan Jackson – RHP – Helix
Connor Hennings – OF – Live Oak
Steven Riddle Jr. – OF – Vista Murrieta
Jake Fenn – RHP – Granite Hills
Anthony Flores – OF – Valley Christian (San Jose)
Matt Clayton – C – Yuba City
Thomas Caneday – RHP – Helix
Marco Valenzuela – C – Redondo Union
Landon Wallace – C/UTIL – Roseville
Dillan Shrum – 1B – Granite Hills
Brady Hormel – 2B – Buchanan
Jake Jackson – RHP – El Toro
Josh Catacutan – OF – Davis
Alejandro Murillo – RHP – Stockdale
Bryce Tweedt – OF – Red Bluff
Ben Purcell – RHP – Del Campo
Nolan Wilson – C – Granite Bay
Owen Sharts – RHP – Simi Valley
Sean Flowers – RHP – Cardinal Newman
Nicholas Wilson – RHP – Rio Americano
Shane Gustafson – RHP – Rocklin
Clayton Westrope – LHP – Livermore
Tanner Cunha – LHP – Christian Brothers
Shane O’Malley – RHP – Sonoma Valley
Vinnie Bachelier – INF – Capital Christian
Sam Burns – UTIL – Summerville Union
Tyler Cochran – RHP – Foothill
Justin Durflinger – 2B – Foothill
Peyton Stumbo – SS – Placer
Blake Bambrick – RHP – Great Oak
Matt Schavone – RHP – Servite
New Jersey Tech
Brett Helmkamp – INF – Aliso Niguel
John Shukur – UTIL – San Juan Hills
Aidan Kidd – LHP – Laguna Beach
Bryce Short – RHP/C – Murrieta Valley
Grant Vurpillat – LHP – San Juan Hills
Drew Standen – RHP – Aliso Niguel
North Carolina
Dallas Tessar – OF – Chaminade
North Carolina State
Danny Carnazzo – C/INF – Palma
Carson Falsken – INF – Newbury Park
Northeastern
Nick Davis – RHP – Flintridge Prep
Notre Dame
Ryan Cole – OF – De La Salle
Zack Prajzner – INF – San Marcos
Oklahoma State
Christian Encarnacion-Strand – 3B – College Park
Justin Campbell – RHP/1B – Simi Valley
Old Dominion
Andy Garriola – OF/INF – Damien
James Tarkenton II – C – Marin Catholic
Oregon
Isaac Ayon – RHP – Buchanan
Brett Walker – RHP – Clovis North
Josh Kasevich – INF – Palo Alto
Sam Novitske – Foothill
AJ Miller – OF – Casa Grande
Christian Ciuffetelli – RHP – Servite
Andrew Mosiello – RHP – Vista Murrieta
Tristan Hanoian – INF – Orange Lutheran
Nick Bellafronto – INF – Bellarmine Prep
Rio Britton – LHP – Capital Christian
Tanner Smith – OF – Servite
Cullen Kafka – RHP – De La Salle
Scott Ellis – RHP – Thousand Oaks
Anthony Hall – OF/1B – Point Loma
Tyler Ganus – OF/1B – Harvard-Westlake
RJ Gordon – RHP – West Ranch
Brett McCauley – OF – Redondo Beach
Oregon State
Reid Sebby – RHP – Marina
Troy Claunch – C – Vacaville
Kevin Abel – RHP – Madison (San Diego)
Joey Mundt – RHP – Central Catholic
Cooper Hjerpe – LHP – Woodland
Wade Meckler – INF/OF – Esperanza
Brady Kasper – OF – Capistrano Valley
Garret Forrester – INF – Bella Vista
Chase Watkins – LHP – St. Francis
Samford
Towns King – INF – Woodbridge
Southeast Missouri State
Tyler Wilber – INF – Los Alamitos
Brett Graber – OF – Capital Christian
Southern
Wes Crockett – OF – El Camino Real
Quincy Smith II – UTIL – Beverly Hills
Stanford
Drew Bowser – INF – Harvard-Westlake
Carson Greene – INF – La Jolla Country Day
Austin Kretzschmar – INF – Helix
Zach Sehgal – INF – La Jolla
Brock Jones – OF – Buchanan
Adam Crampton – INF – Oakland Tech
Alberto Rios – C – St. John Bosco
Tommy Troy – INF/OF – Los Gatos
Eddie Park – OF – Valley Christian
Grant Burton – OF – Mater Dei
Vincent Martinez – C – San Marcos
Cody Jensen – RHP – Jesuit
Brendan Beck – RHP – Corona
Quinn Mathews – LHP – Aliso Niguel
Alex Williams – RHP – Redwood Christian
Carter Graham – INF – Chaminade
Brett Barrera – INF – Huntington Beach
Jonathan Worley – RHP – High Tech (San Diego)
Nathan Fleischli – RHP – Sacred Heart Prep
Nicolas Lopez – LHP – Serra (San Mateo)
Matt Swartz – LHP – Edison
Drew Dowd – LHP – Serra (San Mateo)
Texas
Lucas Gordon – LHP – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Murphy Stehly – INF – Santa Fe Christian
Pete Hansen – LHP – Oak Ridge
Texas Christian
Conner Shepherd – INF – Upland
Texas Tech
Andrew Devine – RHP – Simi Valley
UC Irvine
Trenton Denholm – RHP – Oak Ridge
Connor McGuire – INF – Beckman
Jack Cosgrove – INF – Heritage (Brentwood)
Sam Ireland – INF – Tesoro
Justin Torres – INF – St. Francis
Woody Hadeen – INF – Temecula Valley
Michael Frias – RHP – Servite
Josh Sheck – INF – Torrance
Josh Ibarra – RHP – Don Lugo
Caden Kendle – OF – Marina
Nick Pinto – LHP – Tesoro
Shaun Montoya – OF – Damien
Troy Wentworth – RHP – Granada
Dillon Tatum – C – St. Mary’s (Stockton)
Mike Peabody – OF – Mater Dei
Cameron Wheeler – RHP – Mater Dei
Braden Murphy – INF – Cypress
Jacob Castro – C – Rio Mesa
Nathan Church – OF – El Toro
Casey Slattery – INF/OF – Harvard-Westlake
Jacob King – RHP – Buchanan
Jake Palmer – OF – El Segundo
Andre Antone – RHP – Capistrano Valley Christian
Thomas McCaffrey – C – Harvard-Westlake
Luke Spillane – OF – Mission Viejo
Abraham Garcia-Pacheco – C – Rancho Cucamonga
Adrian Damla – INF – Crescenta Valley
Taishi Nakawake – INF – Torrance
Cole Van Den Helder – RHP – Point Loma
Gordon Ingebritson – RHP – Village Christian
John Vergara – RHP – Marshall
Roger Thomas – LHP – Santa Margarita
Dylan Riddle – LHP – San Clemente
Peter Van Loon – RHP – California
UC Santa Barbara
Mason Marquez – INF – San Benito
Mason Eng – C – Bellarmine Prep
Marcos Castanon – INF – Carter
Christian Kirtley – UTIL – Redlands East Valley
Alex Schrier – RHP – Santa Margarita
Jordan Sprinkle – INF – Palm Desert
Rodney Boone – LHP – Tustin
Cole Cummings – INF – Santiago
Conner Roberts – RHP – De La Salle
Omar Gastelum – C – St. Bonaventure
Nick Oakley – INF – Santa Barbara
Damian Stone – OF – Washington (Fremont)
Clayton Hall – RHP – Merced
Andrew Neil – INF/RHP – Freedom
John Newman Jr. – C – Los Alamitos
Zach Torra – LHP – Santa Ynez
Kyle Johnson – INF – Leigh
JD Callahan – RHP – West Ranch
Christopher Troye – RHP – Heritage (Brentwood)
Zach Rodriguez – OF/INF – Vista Murrieta
Gianni Bloom – C – St. Mary’s
Bryce Willits – INF – St. Mary’s
Ben Fariss – RHP – Valencia
Michael McGreevy – RHP – San Clemente
Steele Ledford – OF – Thousand Oaks
Broc Mortensen – OF – Ventura
Nick Vogt – OF – Davis
Leo Mosby – INF – Westview (San Diego)
Jeffrey Barber – 3B – Point Loma
Jorge Arellano Jr. – LHP – Downey
Nick Welch – RHP – Redwood
Cary Arbolida – OF/INF – South Torrance
Ryan Harvey – RHP – Woodcreek
Eugene Jeon – INF – La Mirada
Luke Williams – INF/RHP – Jesuit
Cooper Rons – RHP – Cathedral Catholic
Hayden Hattenbach – San Rafael
Michael Marsh – INF – Cypress
Conner Dand – RHP – San Clemente
Mark Sellers – RHP – El Capitan (Merced)
Trevor Beer – LHP – Crescenta Valley
Sam Whiting – RHP – Pleasant Grove
Carter Benbrook – LHP – Jesuit (Carmichael)
Cory Lewis – RHP – Marina
UCLA
Matt McLain – INF – Beckman
Sean Mullen – RHP – Stockdale
Kevin Kendall – INF – La Mirada
Daylen Reyes – INF – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Michael Curialle – INF/OF – JSerra
JT Schwartz – INF – Corona del Mar
Jarron Silva – OF – St. Mary’s (Stockton)
Darius Perry – C – La Mirada
Mikey Perez – INF – Gahr
Jake Moberg – INF – Vista Murrieta
Emanuel Dean – OF – Servite
Charles Harrison – RHP – Canyon
JonJon Vaughns – OF – St. John Bosco
Kyle Cuellar – OF – La Salle
Carson Yates – OF – Leland
Jared Karros – RHP – Mira Costa
Max Rajcic – RHP – Orange Lutheran
Zach Pettway – RHP – Long Beach Wilson
Noah Cardenas – C – Alemany
Jack Filby – RHP/INF – McClatchy
Adrian Chaidez – RHP – Warren
Michael Townsend – RHP – Los Alamitos
Nick Nastrini – RHP – Cathedral Catholic
Chris Aldrich – RHP – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Josh Hahn – OF/LHP – Huntington Beach
Jake Saum – LHP – St. Bonaventure
Jake Brooks – RHP – Fountain Valley
Kyle Mora – RHP – Los Alamitos
Tommy Beres – C – Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Eli Paton – INF – Maranatha
Pat Caulfield – OF – Serra (San Mateo)
Carson Hamro – RHP – Rancho Buena Vista
Daniel Colwell – LHP – St. Mary’s
Kyle Karros – INF – Mira Costa
Kenji Pallares – RHP – Salesian
Jesse Bergin – RHP – Harvard-Westlake
Vanderbilt
CJ Rodriguez – C – Mater Dei
Spencer Jones – UTIL – La Costa Canyon
Sam Hilboki – RHP – Harvard-Westlake
Brett Hansen – LHP – Foothill
Jayson Gonzalez – INF – Bishop Amat
Virginia
Griff McGarry – RHP – Menlo
Paul Kosanovich – RHP – Temple City