2024 CHSAA TEAM PREVIEW: RAMPART HS
January 29, 2024
The Colorado high school baseball season kicks off on March 7, opening day for regular season action under CHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we’ll be publishing our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Colorado Preseason Power 25 Rankings.
Perennially, we’ve submitted a preseason questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state. Their responses have been flooding in and we’re using the detailed insight they’ve provided in our team-by-team preseason analysis.
Our 2024 preseason coverage continues today:
High School: Rampart
Head Coach: Casey Berg (1 year)
Classification: 5A
League: CSML
2023 Record: 8-13
Top Seniors:
Haydn Benoit, P/1B (Metro State Denver): 36 IP, 64 Ks, 3.89 ERA in ‘23
Riggs Riker, OF/RP: .444 BA, 3 HR, 1.230 OPS in ‘23
David Eastman, P/2B/SS: .323 BA and 40.2 IP in ‘23.
Josiah Mehl, OF/RP: .310 BA, .887 OPS in ‘23
Johnathan Krause, OF/RP
Ishaan Tomlinson, RP/OF
Top Juniors:
Justus Derickson, 1B/OF/P: .375 BA, 3 HR, 1.132 OPS in ‘23
Kaleb Ozog, 3B
Duke Pingrey, C/RP
Gavin Elhart, C/OF/RP: .333 BA in ‘23
Impact Underclassmen:
Liam Martin, P/SS/3B (2026)
Vince Carpio, C/INF/RP (2026)
Brayden Valdez, 2B/SS/OF (2027)
2024 SEASON OUTLOOK:
The Rampart Rams were able to generate plenty of offense last season, but had their woes with pitching and defense. Coach Berg believes in this team as it will return some strong arms including Haydn Benoit who is committed to playing baseball here at Metro State Denver in spring 2025. Rampart has a slew of seasoned hitters coming back to this lineup in 2024, so if they can shape up the defense there is a real route to success for the Rams this spring.
Find more information on the 2024 Rampart Rams’ program below:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Northern Colorado Preseason ID | CO | 02/04 | The Sports Stable - Boulder, CO |
| Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/04 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
| Colorado Springs Preseason ID | CO | 02/11 | The Farm Sports |
| Denver Preseason ID | CO | 02/17 | Marucci Clubhouse |
| 2024 Colorado Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | CO | 02/25 | The Farm Sports - Colorado Springs, CO |