2023 Preseason ID Events: A Look Ahead
December 14, 2022
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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 |
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