The Record Searchlight has handpicked a list of standout athletes that readers can vote for as the 2025 fan’s choice baseball player of the year.
A majority of the nominees play for a Redding-area team, while a select few were chosen from a nearby school. Some are dual threat with hitting and pitching expertise and some excelled in one area or the other.
The polls are officially open and can be found at the bottom of this page. The poll will close at midnight on Friday, June 27. There are no voting restrictions, so vote now and vote often!
Here are the nominations for the 2025 fan’s choice baseball player of the year:
Blake Schwerdt | Foothill | Pitcher/Utility
Batting: .319 batting average, 23 hits, 17 RBIs and 7 extra-base hits
Pitching: 50 innings pitched, 4-4 record, 2.38 ERA and 70 strikeouts
Casey Wrathall | University Prep | Pitcher/First Base
Batting: .404 batting average, 36 hits, 27 RBIs, 1 home run and 9 extra-base hits
Pitching: 45 innings pitched, 5-0 record, 0.62 ERA and 47 strikeouts
Cooper Sides | Red Bluff | Pitcher/Infield
Batting: .425 batting average, 31 hits, 17 RBIs, 1 home run and 10 extra-base hits
Pitching: 44 innings pitched, 6-1 record, 0.80 ERA and 77 strikeouts
Degan Palos | West Valley | Infield
Batting: .500 batting average, 43 hits, 17 RBIs and 5 extra-base hits
Eli Kennedy | Shasta | Utility
Batting: .500 batting average, 35 hits, 15 RBIs, 1 home run and 9 extra-base hits
Jacob Lindell | University Prep | Pitcher
Pitching: 58 innings pitched, 5-0 record, 2.29 ERA and 84 strikeouts
Jayden Knight | West Valley | Pitcher
Pitching: 65.1 innings pitched, 9-0 record, 1.18 ERA and 81 strikeouts
Kyson Button | Los Molinos | Utility
Batting: .427 batting average, 35 hits, 44 RBIs and 18 extra-base hits
Manny Sleezer | West Valley | Pitcher/Catcher
Batting: .430 batting average, 34 hits, 28 RBIs, 1 home run and 13 extra-base hits
Pitching: 32 innings pitched, 3-1 record, 1.97 ERA and 45 strikeouts
Waylon Stripling | University Prep | Catcher
Batting: .412 batting average, 40 hits, 41 RBIs and 14 extra-base hits
Note: A minimum at-bat and innings-pitched requirement had to be met for a player to have either included in their stats.
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This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: The polls are open! Vote now for the 2025 fan’s choice Baseball Player of the Year
Reporting by Andrew Edwards/Special to the Record Searchlight / Redding Record Searchlight
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