2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

American college baseball season

2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball

Conference| Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 21
D1Baseball.com| No. 19
Record| 21–5 (11–1 Big West)
Head coach|

* Ben Orloff (7th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Ryan Johnston (3rd season)
* Erich Pfohl (2nd season)
* CJ Yogi (2nd season)

Hitting coach| J.T. Bloodworth (6th season)
Pitching coach| Daniel Bibona (12th season)
Home stadium| Cicerone Field

Seasons

<- 2024

2026 ->

2025 Big West Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Cal Poly ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 0 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 18 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .692
No. 19 UC Irvine ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .917 |  |  | 21 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .808
Hawai'i ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 20 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .769
UC San Diego ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .556 |  |  | 14 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .519
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 13 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .481
Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .444 |  |  | 9 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .310
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .417 |  |  | 17 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .654
UC Davis ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 12 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .480
Long Beach State ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 10 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .385
CSUN ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .250 |  |  | 6 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .261
UC Riverside ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .167 |  |  | 11 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .393
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 30, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represent the University of California, Irvine during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Anteaters will play their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference. They are led by head coach Ben Orloff, in his seventh season as manager. This is the first year since 1998 the Big West Conference will have a postseason tournament. It will be held at Goodwin Field.[2]

## Previous Season

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Further information: 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

Last season, UC Irvine finished with a 45-14 record, going 22-8 in the Big West, and finishing second in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, along with conference champion UC Santa Barbara. The Anteaters went 2-2, falling to Oregon State in the regional finals 11-6. UC Irvine finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation.

## Preseason

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### Preseason All-American Teams

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Preseason College Baseball All-American Third Team[3]

Player  | No.  | Position  | Class
Anthony Martinez | 55 | 1B | Junior

### Preseason All-Big West Team

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Source:[4]

Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on February 7, 2025. This is the fourth season in a row UC Irvine is predicted to finish second in the conference.

Preseason All-Big West Team

Player  | No.  | Position  | Class
Anthony Martinez | 55 | 1B | Junior
Ricky Ojeda | 13 | LHP | Sophomore

### Big West Coaches' Poll

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Coaches' Poll  Pos.  | Team  | Points

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1 | UC Santa Barbara | 99 (9)
2 | UC Irvine | 89 (2)
3 | Cal Poly | 79
4 | Hawai'i | 76
5 | UC San Diego | 73
6 | CSUN | 50
7 | UC Davis | 47
T8 | Cal State Fullerton | 36
T8 | Long Beach State | 36
10 | Cal State Bakersfield | 18
11 | UC Riverside | 12

## Personnel

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### Starters

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Lineup  Pos. | No. | Player. | Year

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C | 40 | Blake Penso | Senior
1B | 5 | James Castagnola | RS-Sophomore
2B | 16 | Will Bermudez | RS-Senior
3B | 36 | Zach Fjelstad | Sophomore
SS | 34 | Colin Yeaman | Junior
LF | 9 | Rowan Felsch | Junior
CF | 8 | Jacob McCombs | Sophomore
RF | 26 | Chase Call | Senior
DH | 55 | Anthony Martinez | Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation  Day | No. | Player. | Year

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Friday | 14 | Danny Suarez | RS-Junior
Saturday | 2 | Jack Ross | Junior
Sunday | 28 | Trevor Hansen | Sophomore

### Roster

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Source:[5]

2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

Players | Coaches
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1  | INF | Ryan Castro | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | San Dimas, CA
2  | RHP | Jack Ross | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Huntington Beach, CA
4  | INF | Andrew Grove | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | RS Fr | Orange, CA
5  | INF | James Castagnola | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | RS So | San Diego, CA
8  | OF | Jacob McCombs | L/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Rancho Cucamonga, CA
9  | OF | Rowan Felsch | L/L  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Palo Alto, CA
10  | OF | Zach Doyle | L/L  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Ladera Ranch, CA
11  | RHP | Max Martin | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Northridge, CA
12  | RHP | David Utagawa | R/R  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | RS Sr | Phoenix, AZ
13  | LHP | Ricky Ojeda | L/L  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Valencia, CA
14  | RHP | Danny Suarez | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | RS Jr | Trabuco Canyon, CA
15  | RHP | Finnegan Wall | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | RS Jr | Hesperia, CA
16  | INF | Will Bermudez | S/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | RS Sr | Whittier, CA
17  | RHP | Riley Kelly | R/R  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | RS So | Santa Ana, CA
18  | C | Zach Crandall | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | RS Jr | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
20  | RHP | Tim Grack | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | Fountain Valley, CA
21  | INF | Landon Gaz | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | Moorpark, CA
22  | RHP | David Butler | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr | Riverside, CA
23  | INF | Frankie Carney | L/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | RS So | San Diego, CA
24  | INF | Auggie Gutierrez | R/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Yorba Linda, CA
25  | C | Alonso Reyes | L/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Inglewood, CA
26  | OF | Chase Call | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Porter Ranch, CA
27  | LHP | Brandon Luu | L/L  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | So | Irvine, CA
28  | RHP | Trevor Hansen | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | Simi Valley, CA
30  | OF | Ryan Kysar | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | RS Sr | Valencia, CA
31  | RHP | Matthew Krause | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Redondo Beach, CA
32  | OF | Davis D'Errico | R/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | RS Fr | Los Alamitos, CA
33  | RHP | Tyler Foster | R/R  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Carlsbad, CA
34  | INF | Colin Yeaman | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Saugus, CA
35  | OF | Hudson Comer | R/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Fr | El Segundo, CA
36  | INF | Zach Fjelstad | L/R  | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Coto de Caza, CA
37  | INF | Ryan Ham | R/R  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Scripps Ranch, CA
38  | LHP | Dane Grant | L/L  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | San Juan Capistrano, CA
40  | C | Blake Penso | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sr | Huntington Beach, CA
42  | LHP | Ryder Brooks | L/L  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | RS So | Fountain Valley, CA
43  | C | Michael Podstreleny | L/R  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | San Diego, CA
44  | INF | Theo Kim | S/R  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Rancho Bernardo, CA
45  | LHP | Jaxton Andeel | L/L  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jr | Placentia, CA
52  | RHP | Aidan Alvarez | R/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Yorba Linda, CA
55  | INF | Anthony Martinez | L/R  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Jr | Fairfield, CA

Head coach

Ben Orloff

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Bibona
J.T. Bloodworth
Ryan Johnston

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: Feb 4, 2025

## Schedule

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Source:[6]

Legend

| Anteaters win
| Anteaters loss
| Postponement
Bold | Anteaters team member
* | Non-Conference Game
2025 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (21–5)

Regular Season (21–5)
| February (6–3)

Date  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | BWC
MLB Desert Invitational
February 14 | MLBN | vs. No. 24 Nebraska* | - | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Scottsdale, Arizona | 10–5 | Ojeda (1–0) | McConnaughey (0–1) | None | 1,300 | 1–0 | –
February 15 | MLBN | New Mexico* | - | Sloan Park
Mesa, Arizona | 18–4 | Ross (1–0) | Lopez (0–1) | None | 545 | 2–0 | —
February 16 | MLB.com | vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt* | - | Sloan Park | 8–9 | O'Rourke (1–0) | Butler (0–1) | Green (2) | 825 | 2–1 | —
February 18 | ESPN+ | USC* | - | Cicerone Field
Irvine, California | 2-5 | Govel (1-0) | Brooks (0-1) | None | 1,239 | 2-2 | —
February 21 | ESPN+ | at Texas Tech* | - | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Lubbock, Texas | 6-4 | Kelly (1-0) | Heuer (0-1) | Ojeda (1) | 3,284 | 3-2 | —
February 22 | ESPN+ | Texas Tech* | - | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | 12-15 | Crotchfelt (1-0) | Ross (0-1) | Parish (1) | 3,909 | 3-3 | —
February 23 | ESPN+ | Texas Tech* | - | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | 11-10 | Martin (1-0) | Drake (0-1) | Butler (1) | 3,894 | 4-3 | —
February 26 | ESPN+ | Utah Tech* | - | Cicerone Field | 8-4 | Brooks (1-1) | Newman (0-1) | None | 762 | 5-3 | —
February 28 | ESPN+ | Louisiana* | - | Cicerone Field | 7-4 | Ojeda (2-0) | Holzhammer (0-1) | Martin (1) | 742 | 6-3 | —
| March (15–2)

Date  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | BWC
March 1 | ESPN+ | Louisiana* | - | Cicerone Field | 9-6 | Ross (2-1) | McGehee (1-2) | Martin (2) | 650 | 7-3 | —
March 2 | ESPN+ | Louisiana* | - | Cicerone Field | 12-5 | Hansen (1-0) | Herrmann (1-1) | None | 792 | 8-3 | —
March 4 | ESPN+ | at San Diego* | - | Fowler Park
San Diego, California | 12-3 | Brooks (2-1) | Harrison (1-2) | None | 282 | 9-3 | —
March 7 | ESPN+ | Long Beach State | - | Cicerone Field | 8-10 | Montgomery (4-0) | Suarez (0-1) | Roblez (1) | 821 | 9-4 | 0-1
March 8 | ESPN+ | Long Beach State | - | Cicerone Field | 8-6 | Kelly (2-0) | Geiss (1-4) | Martin (3) | 782 | 10-4 | 1-1
March 9 | ESPN+ | Long Beach State | - | Cicerone Field | 10-1 | Hansen (2-0) | Kahalekai (0-3) | None | 1,117 | 11-4 | 2-1
March 11 | B1G+ | at UCLA* | - | Jackie Robinson Field
Pasadena, California | 4-11 | May (2-1) | Kysar (0-1) | None | 317 | 11-5 | —
March 14 | ESPN+ | at CSUN | - | Matador Field
Northridge, California | Rescheduled for March 15 Doubleheader (Inclement Weather) | 11-5 | —
March 15 (DH 1) | - | at CSUN | - | Matador Field | 11-3 | Ojeda (3-0) | Halamicek (0-3) | None | 354 | 12-5 | 3-1
March 15 (DH 2) | - | at CSUN | - | Matador Field | 15-2 | Hansen (3-0) | Rinehart (0-2) | None | 354 | 13-5 | 4-1
March 16 | ESPN+ | at CSUN | - | Matador Field | 6-2 | Butler (1-1) | Gutierrez (1-2) | Martin (4) | 342 | 14-5 | 5-1
March 21 | ESPN+ | at No. 21 UCSB | - | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Santa Barbara, California | 10–0 | Kelly (3–0) | Bremner (2–1) | None | 997 | 15–5 | 6–1
March 22 | ESPN+ | at No. 21 UCSB | - | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium | 9-3 | Hansen (4-0) | Flora (1-2) | Martin (5) | 874 | 16-5 | 7-1
March 23 | ESPN+ | at No. 21 UCSB | - | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium | 9–4 | Ojeda (4–0) | Proskey (1–3) | Martin (6) | 698 | 17–5 | 8–1
March 25 | B1G+ | at USC* | No. 19 | George C. Page Stadium
Los Angeles, California | 12-9 | Kysar (1-1) | Osborne (0-1) | Butler (2) | 422 | 18-5 | —
March 28 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | 20-1 | Kelly (4-0) | Milliman (2-1) | None | 754 | 19-5 | 9-1
March 29 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | 14-8 | Hansen (5-0) | Flores (2-3) | None | 739 | 20-5 | 10-1
March 30 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | 7-4 | Brooks (3-1) | Martinez (1-1) | Max (7) | 926 | 21-5 | 11-1
| April (0–0)

Date  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | BWC
April 1 | ESPN+ | San Diego* | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 4 | Portland's CW | at Oregon State* | - | Goss Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 5 | Portland's CW | at Oregon State* | - | Goss Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 6 | Portland's CW | at Oregon State* | - | Goss Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 11 | - | at UC Davis | - | UC Davis Health Stadium
Davis, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
April 12 | - | UC Davis | - | UC Davis Health Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 13 | - | UC Davis | - | UC Davis Health Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 15 | ESPN+ | Loyola Marymount* | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 17 | ESPN+ | Hawaii | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 18 | ESPN+ | Hawaii | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 19 | ESPN+ | Hawaii | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 22 | ESPN+ | UCLA* | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
April 25 | - | at Cal Poly | - | Baggett Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
April 26 | - | at Cal Poly | - | Baggett Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
April 27 | - | at Cal Poly | - | Baggett Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
April 29 | - | vs. Cal State Fullerton* | - | Angel Stadium
Anaheim, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| May (0–0)

Date  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | BWC
May 2 | ESPN+ | UC San Diego | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 3 | ESPN+ | UC San Diego | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 4 | ESPN+ | UC San Diego | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 6 | ESPN+ | at Cal Baptist* | - | James W. Totman Stadium
Riverside, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | —
May 9 | - | at Cal State Bakersfield | - | Hardt Field
Bakersfield, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 10 | - | at Cal State Bakersfield | - | Hardt Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 11 | - | at Cal State Bakersfield | - | Hardt Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 15 | ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 16 | ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
May 17 | ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
Postseason (0–0)
| Big West tournament (0–0)

Date  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | BWCT Record  | Source
May 21–25 | ESPN+ |  |  | Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'[7]| RV| RV*| RV| 25| RV| RV| 21| | | | | | | | | | | |
Baseball America[8]| 24| 21| 20| 18| 18| 20| 17| | | | | | | | | | | |
NCBWA†[9]| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 21| | | | | | | | | | | |
D1Baseball[10]| —| —| —| —| —| —| 19| | | | | | | | | | | |
Perfect Game[11]| —| —| —| RV| —| —| 20| | | | | | | | | | | |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## References

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1. ^ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
2. ^ "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-preseason-college-baseball-all-american-teams/
4. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
5. ^ https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/roster
6. ^ https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule
7. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
8. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
9. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
10. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
11. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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