2022 Season Preview: Palo Alto Vikings
February 8, 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 Palo Alto Vikings who look to win their 9th league championship and compete in open division for 8th straight year.
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Team:
Palo Alto High School Vikings
Head Coach (years at school)
Pete Fukuhara 8
Twitter Handle
CIF Section & Division
Central Coast Section; Open Division
Conference/League Name
Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, De Anza League
Last Year’s Record
21-5
2021 Playoff Run
CCS second round
# of Returning Starters
5
# of Returning Pitchers
6
Team Expectations
Win our 9th league championship and compete in open division for 8th straight year.
Team Strengths
Offense, defense
Areas of Improvement
Pitching
College Commitments
Henry Bolte, CF, 2022, University of Texas
Xavier Esquer, SS, 2022, University of Arizona
Danny Peters, P, 2022, San Francisco State
Charlie Bates, IF, 2024, Stanford
Top 22s
Henry Bolte, CF
Xavier Esquer, SS
Andre Hyrkin, IF/OF
Danny Peters, P/1B/3B
Rowan Felsch, P/1B
Dominic DeFeo, C
Zach, Hayward, OF
Josh Donaker, P
Top 23s
Sam Papp
Russ Filter
Sal Meehan
Top 24s
Charlie Bates
Ari Smolar-Eisenberg
Zach Thomas
Carter Ceglieski
Nate Donaker
Top 25s
Russel Vonderhaar
Joey Kessler
KangHe Cho
Ashton Chao
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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