Terra Nova Tigers: 2025- 18-7-1, 11-3 PAL Ocean Division, CCS-Division III qualifier. Coach: Jared Milch.
The Tigers were one of the surprise teams of 2025 by taking a handful of sophomores and stringing together a 10-game winning streak, a second-place finish in the PAL Ocean Division and a spot CCS
Los Gatos Wildcats: 2025- 25-6, 13-1 SCVAL-De Anza Division championship. CCS-Division I qualifier, lost in the semifinals. NorCal playoff qualifier, lost in the semifinals. Coach- Mike Minkel.
After getting to the semifinal round of both the Central Coast Section and the NorCal tournaments and graduating 11 seniors, Los Gatos isn&
Valley Christian Warriors: 2025- 25-8-1, 10-4 in WCAL, second place. Hazlett tournament champion, All-Faith Classic Tournament champion, CCS-Division I finalist, lost to Serra in the championship game. NorCal tournament qualifier. Coach: John Diatte.
Gone is what might have been the deepest pitching staff in all of California, all of them,
Sacred Heart Prep Gators 2025: 9-18, 4-10 in PAL Bay Division. They will play in the PAL Ocean Division in 2026. Coach: Sean McMillan.
The Gators' return to the PAL Ocean Division will make them an immediate threat for a league crown, especially if senior right-hander Rallin Covey, a
Sacred Heart-Cathedral Irish: 2025- 12-17, 3-11 in WCAL, seventh place. CCS-Division II qualifier. Coach: Gregg Franceschi.
If the WCAL is a pitcher's league, Sacred Heart-Cathedral might feel right at home entering the 2026 season.
"I believe we have the pitching and depth this season to give us
Archbishop Mitty Monarchs: 2025- 13-16, 4-10 in WCAL, seventh place. CCS-Division II qualifier. Coach: Brian Yocke.
Brian Yocke enters a new season in a unique situation, especially when you consider his team is just two years removed from a Central Coast Section championship.
"No position has been earned yet,
Carlmont Scots:- 2025: 13-15, 7-7 PAL Bay Division, third place, CCS-Division IV qualifier. Coach: Ryan Hamilton
While the bitter aftertaste of last season's Central Coast Section tournament ouster – a nine-inning 5-4 opening-round loss to Santa Clara where they blew a three-run lead with two outs in the
Palo Alto Vikings: 2025- 14-14, 10-4 in SCVAL-De Anza Division. CCS-Division III qualifier. Coach: Pete Fukuhara.
It all comes down to pitching, says catcher Carter Bader. More specifically, pitchers throwing strikes, which wasn't the case in the early going last season for the Vikings.
"We walked a
