Preseason Preview: Cypress Centurions

TEAM:

Cypress Centurions

HEAD COACH (years at school):

John Weber (15)

OFFICIAL TWITTER:

@CypCentsbaseball

CIF SECTION & DIVISION:

Southern Section / Division 1

CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME:

Empire League

LAST YEAR’S RECORD:

7-5

# OF RETURNING STARTERS:

3

# OF RETURNING PITCHERS:

2

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:

2021 RHP James Paul - Minot State University

2021 MIF Davis Hildebrandt

2021 RHP Braden Genera

2021 OF Christian Thompson

2022 INF Christian Landeros

2022 C Bren Wilkinson

2022 RHP/INF Shane Dougherty

2022 INF Daniel Garcia

2022 OF Neil Jansen

THE FUTURE:

2023 MIF Abbrie Covarrubias - Long Beach State

2023 RHP/OF Matthew Morrell

2023 RHP/INF Luke Matlock

2024 RHP/1B Jason Reid

SEASON OUTLOOK: 

Cypress has been one of the premier teams in the Southern Section coming off a 2019 D1 Title. This year will be a little different than the 2019/2020 teams as Coach Weber’s Centurions are very young and inexperienced returning only 22 innings on the mound and 3 position starters from last year. Coach Weber sees that youth as a positive, with the players being focused on the moment and looking to make a name for themselves. With an inexperienced group of varsity baseball players and a small number of practices, this group will have to learn in the line of fire. It won’t be easy with an extremely difficult schedule, but Coach Weber sees this group getting better as the season progresses and the players understand what it is being asked of them. The Centurions expect to compete for the top of the Empire League and Coach Weber is ready to help shape the youth into another group for the top of the Southern Section.