2020 Preseason Preview: West Ranch Wildcats
January 16, 2020
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The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2020 California high school baseball season. With the season just around the corner, our Staff has begun putting out team previews from all around the state getting you prepare for another year of exciting coverage.
In this edition we will take a closer look at the West Ranch Wildcats (Valencia, CA), who are looking to bounce back with a group of young players they believe in for another run in 2020.
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TEAM
West Ranch Wildcats
HEAD COACH (years at school)
Casey Burrill (14)
OFFICIAL TWITTER:
CIF SECTION & DIVISION
Southern Section/Division 1
CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME
Foothill
LAST YEAR’S RECORD
24-6
PLAYOFF RUN
2nd Round loss to Yucaipa
# OF RETURNING STARTERS
4
# OF RETURNING PITCHERS
0
OUTLOOK:
After a very strong 2019 season the Wildcats will look to rebound in 2020 as they return some key pieces, but also lots of untested pieces. The young arms will be the biggest question for West Ranch and how they go could depend on how the season goes. To help the young arms will be a solid defense and offense ready to work and do damage. Even with younger players, Coach Burrill believes in his roster and sees another strong season in the Foothill expecting the Wildcats to be one of the top teams yet again. If their arms can make the jumps, a run in the Division 1 Southern Section playoffs isn’t out of the question.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
‘20 OF/RHP RJ Gordon - Oregon Commit
‘20 SS Ryan Farr
‘20 C Nicholas Perez
‘21 RHP James Hepp
‘21 RHP Trent Huff
‘21 3B/C Trey Topping
FUTURE PLAYERS:
‘22 2B Jake Callahan
‘22 1B Logan Mandel
‘22 LHP Jake Schwartz
‘22 OF DJ Tsukashima
‘23 RHP/INF Matt Lloyd
‘23 INF Josef Brosche
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Winter Update Series powered by Monterey Bay Pirates | CA | 01/17 | Monterey Bay Pirates Facility |
California Far North Preseason I.D. | CA | 01/18 | Chico HS |
Winter Update Series powered by South Bay Sport Training | CA | 01/19 | South Bay Sports Training |
NorCal Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | CA | 01/25 | Islanders Field at River Islands |
Winter Update Series powered by Paradigm Sport | CA | 01/26 | Paradigm Sport |
Winter Update Series powered by EM Sports | CA | 01/27 | EM Sports - Long Beach |
Winter Update Series powered by EM Sports | CA | 01/28 | EM Sports - San Diego |
Winter Update Series powered by FBK1 | CA | 01/30 | FBK1 |
Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/02 | The MAX - McCook, IL |
Winter Update Series powered by Mike Murphy Baseball | CA | 02/08 | MMB - Walnut Creek |
SoCal Underclass Games ID - Los Angeles | CA | 02/09 | O'Malley Family Field |
Winter Update Series powered by EM Sports | CA | 02/10 | EM Sports - Rancho Cucamonga |