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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - In January and early February, in five different regions of Northern California, we will be hosting Preseason ID events. What are these events all about? Good question, please read further.

LINK TO ALL 2023 PBR CA PRESEASON ID EVENTS

The Preseason ID series, where we bring PBR to YOU in your specific region, is unique in several ways. It serves as a player identifier heading into the spring CIF season, giving our scouts as well as college recruiters, a list of prospects to follow as they plan their spring coverage. We also tend to see prospects’ best performances in the preseason, as most athletes are fresh and coming off of strict and targeted off-season training programs that have resulted in big gains, primed for updating the data in their PBR profile. All of which lends the perfect opportunity to secure invitations to some of the summer's biggest invite-only events such as the ProCase, PBR Future Games, West Coast Games, California State Games, and more. 

To summarize, we schedule preseason ID events throughout the region in search of dedicated players who have taken advantage of the offseason, identifying new prospects to add to our follow lists (maybe rankings) or players our staff is already familiar with who are on the rise and should update their profiles with updated stats/data/video.

All player information including tech metrics, stats, videos, scouting reports and more will be hosted to the Prep Baseball Report website, bolstering the player profile, which is subscribed to by more than 800 colleges across the country.

Here is a look at some of the players we will see this preaseason, putting themselves in position to be considered for invitations to elite level events such ProCase, Future Games, California State Games, and Rising Stars Games.

Name	Pos.	High School	Event & Notable
Wyatt Denton (2026)	C	Las Plumas	Far North; Strong C/T skills, expect to see him emerge as a top 2026 C
Gianni Di Redo (2025)	MIF	Washington Union	Fresno; Hard-hitting INF, #107 in class, saw at PID event in 2022
Nate Enders (2024)	RHP	Homestead	South Bay; 6-4 215, also a LHH 1B, has shown strikeout ability w/the FB
Malcom Felix (2024)	OF	St. Ignatius	Peninsula; Athlete w/hit-ability, some positional versatility, plays w/high motor
Jackson Halverson (2024)	RHP	C.K. McClatchy	Fresno; 6-3 185, FB up to 86 at uncmtd event, w/CB peaking at 2570 spin
Carter Johnstone (2024)	SS	Los Gatos	South Bay; LHH, Cal State Fullerton commit, hit tool is notable at his position
Luke Kalfsbeek (2024)	LHP	Colusa	Far North; Washington commit, Area Code Underclass, savvy & competitive
Sam Kretsch (2024)	RHP	Serra	Peninsula; 6-3 175, saw spring '22 v Casa Grande, three quality pitches
Sutter Moss (2024)	SS	Colusa	Far North; LHH, 6-3 180, athlete w/multiple tools including both run & hit
Erik Rico (2025)	SS/P	Redwood	Fresno; Has mid-80s FB, bat talent too, sibling of two talented senior brothers
Samuel Rivas (2024)	SS	Serra	Peninsula; Lean athlete, strong arm, good runner, has shown hit tools too
Aidan Sakai (2023)	C	Hillsdale	Peninsula; ProCase participant, big arm (81 mph), loud bat, physical player
Makai Susor (2024)	3B/OF	St. Ignatius	Peninsula; Among most toolsy 3B in the region, impact arm/bat, physical
Brent Valentine (2024)	3B	St. Francis	Peninsula; Last we saw him he was collecting multiple hits at uncmtd event
Sam Young (2024)	3B	Crystal Springs Upland	Peninsula; Yet another 3B who's bat shows well, bat speed up to 72.7

UPCOMING EVENTS

SHOWCASE	STATE	DATE	LOCATION
SoCal Preseason All-State Underclass	CA	01/07	Elsinore High School
Fresno Preseason ID	CA	01/08	Euless Ballpark - Fresno City College
SoCal Preseason All-State Upperclass	CA	01/08	Cerritos College
Far North Preseason ID	CA	01/15	Butte College - Oroville
Inland Empire Preseason ID	CA	01/22	Santiago HS
Peninsula Preseason ID	CA	01/22	College of San Mateo
South Bay Preseason ID	CA	01/29	Mission College - San Jose
East Bay Preseason ID	CA	2/05	Chabot College -  Hayward