2022 Season Preview: Harvard Westlake Wolverines
February 3, 2022
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The Road to the California State Games begins with the 2022 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.
Today we focus on the Harvard Westlake Wolverines who took home the Southern Section Division 1 title in 2021 and bring back a team that should compete for another one in 2022.
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Team:
Harvard-Westlake Wolverines
Head Coach (years at school)
Jared Halpert: 11 total/7th as Head
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
1
Conference/League Name
Southern Section / Mission League
Last Year’s Record
29-4
Stat Leaders from 2021
Toussaint Bythewood CF / Bryce Rainer RHP
2021 Playoff Run
CIF Div. 1 Champions
# of Returning Starters
6
# of Returning Pitchers
4
Team Expectations
If healthy, we expect to have a chance at another Mission League title and deep run into the playoffs.
Team Strengths
The Wolverines have a strong returning pitching staff both in talent and experience along with an offensive line up that carries throughout the order.
Areas of Improvement
We will need to prove our worth defensively.
College Commitments
'22 Bythewood, Toussaint (UCLA)
'22 Galloway, Jacob (Texas Tech)
'22 Citron, Andrew (Georgetown)
'22 Kaplan, Marty (Northwestern)
'22 Shane, Alex (Johns Hopkins)
'22 Price, Niko (Kenyon)
'22 Kang, Jordan (Harvard)
'23 Gasparino, Will (Texas)
'23 Lozano, David (LMU)
'24 Rainer, Bryce (UCLA)
'24 Marsten, Duncan (Stanford)
Top 22s
- Galloway, Jacob Catcher - 4 year Varsity Starter. One of the best ball strikers our program has had. Leader.
- Kang, Jordan 3B/RHP
- Bythewood, Toussaint CF - Toussaint's physical talents and mature offensive approach will give defenses fits.
Top 23s
- Gasparino, Will RF - Huge potential and upside.
- Caranto, Kai SS - Leader.
- Kelman, Jack Catcher - Will back up Galloway and catch game 2 of each week.
- Lozano, David INF - David will be back from an injury next season.
Top 24s
- Marsten, Duncan RHP - One of the best prospects in country.
- Bridges, Tommy RHP - Feel and control beyond his years.
- Rainer, Bryce RHP - Only getting better.
Top 25s
- Goldstein, Cade C/2B - will compete for some time at 2B in '22 expect him to move behind the plate in '23
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
Super 60 Pro Showcase | NATIONAL | 02/06 | The MAX - McCook, Ill. |
SoCal Rising Stars: Los Angeles | CA | 02/27 | O'Malley Field |
SoCal Rising Stars: Orange County | CA | 03/20 | JSerra High School |
SoCal Rising Stars: Inland Empire | CA | 04/24 | Corona High School |
SoCal Rising Stars Games | CA | 06/04 | O'Malley Field |
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