2022
#5 Preseason OC Register ranking
#7 Preseason CIF Division 1 ranking
#10 Prep Baseball Report California Top 25
#12 Preseason LA Times Southland ranking
Coach Weber earned 350th victory in win over Mission Viejo
Up to #3 in OC Register county rankings (week of March 14)
Won Nation Classic tournament for first time, with 3-1 win over Bishop Amat
#6 Final ranking in Orange County Register
PBR #18 in California Final ranking
22-6-2 overall Record
8-2 league, League Champion (9th in a row)
3 seed going into playoffs. Bye in 1st round, before beating Servite 5-2. Lost in CIF Division 1 Quarterfinal (Villa Park 4-2)
League MVP Abbrie Covarrubias
2nd team all-county Abbrie Covarrubias, Gabriel Cobian
Scorebook SB Live Gold Glove winner Abbrie Covarrubias
2021
2021 was a season that came upon the Centurions quickly despite all the delays due to Covid-19. Without much of an organized off-season to prepare the Centurions jumped into the season quickly like the rest of southern California. 2021 was a unique season because of the delays, stops and starts, and restrictions caused by Covid-19. The Cypress student-athletes never stepped foot on campus for class nor got a regular off-season, but they were fortunate to get a full baseball season. Working through some ups and downs of a non-league season, the 2021 Centurions managed to figure out a way to earn at least a share of the League Championship for the 8th year in a row dating back to 2013, at 8-2 in league play. League MVP Christian Thompson and Pitcher of the year Braden Genera led the way for Cypress. The two of them had extraordinary senior seasons along with junior Neil Jansen, who had many clutch hits throughout the season, and breakout star, transfer Matthew Morrell who turned heads in his CIF debut on the mound vs MLK. Cypress lost to eventual CIF champion, juggernaut Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-SS division 1 quarterfinals. The Centurions finished 19-11 overall and were in the Orange County Top 10 all season.
2020
In a year that should have been so exciting as defending National Champions and CIF-SS Division 1 Champions, it turned out to be an unprecedented one in a much different way as COVID-19 shut the season down after just 12 games. In those 12 games, Cypress posted a 7-5 record in non-league play. The team was ranked in the OC Register Preseason #5 team in County and LA Times Southland Preseason #8 team in SoCal. Despite having the season cut short, returning All-County pitcher Brett Wozniak found his way into the CHS record book in several Career numbers including #5 career best ERA at 1.65 over his 3 seasonw with 148.2 innings pitched and #7 in career wins with 17.
2019
Cypress High School came into the 2019 with high expectations. The team had a large senior class returning with 4 Division-1 college commits, 6 time defending League Champion, and coming off a CIF Division 1 Quarterfinal run in 2018. The 2019 team lived up to and exceeded the expectations. Coach John Weber's led team went 31-3 on its way to, arguably, the most difficult post-season Championship in the country, the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Playoff. Cypress defeated Harvard-Westlake 2-0 at Dodger Stadium behind the pitching of Cameron Repetti and Brett Wozniak, and the 2 RBI of Luke Davis for the coveted title. During the playoff run, Repetti and Wozniak combined to pitch every inning and gave up just four runs in the 5 playoff games. During the season, Cypress won its 7th league championship in a row, Coach John Weber won his 300th game as the head coach at Cypress, the team ascended to the #1 ranking in the Orange Country Register, and #1 in the LA Times Southland ranking. Following the season, the post-season recognition and awards piled up. The team was named National Champions by Perfect Game, Coach John Weber was named National Coach of the Year by USA Today and Max Preps. Cameron Repetti was named the Empire League MVP, CIF-SS Division 1 Player of the Year, the Orange County Register Player of the Year, and the Prep Baseball Report California State Player of the Year.
2018
The 2018 Centurions came into the season as returning Empire League Champions 5 straight times. The preseason and the end of season rankings would end up the same as The Orange County Register ranked Cypress as the #5 team in the County and the LA Times had them at #18 in the Southland. The Cents opened the season in the always tough Loara tournament as the Consolation co-champs with La Mirada after a 1-1 tie in an extra inning game called for darkness. Four year team manager, Brent Dillard, got to suit up and score a run at Angel Stadium in the team’s victory over Ocean View 10-0. The Centurions, always playing a difficult non-league schedule competed and beat Alabama power Hoover High School, and were semi-finalists in the prestigious National Classic, losing to nationally ranked Valley Christian of San Jose. In the 3rd place game of the National Classic, Junior Tyler Chaffee pitched a no-hitter vs Jordan High of Utah. In league play, Cypress won league for the 6th season in a row after going 9-1 and tying with Pacifica for the Empire League title. Cypress clinched the league title with a victory over Pacifica in game 9, after a 3 run homer by sophomore Noah Carter to tie the game and a walk off by junior, League MVP, Michael Marsh. Michael Marsh would go on to be an All-County 1st team infielder in the Orange County Register. The Centurions competed in the CIF Division 1 playoffs, beating Mission Viejo after a walk off home run by Noah Carter in extra innings of the first round, before eventually succumbing to Bishop Amat in the Quarterfinals with a score of 5-2. The Centurions ended up 23-9 overall, 9-1 in league and won at least 20 games for the 11th time in Coach Weber’s 13 seasons.
2017
The 5th straight Empire League title was clinched in the final game of the regular season when Isaiah Parra doubled home Elias Rios with a walk off rbi to beat 2nd place Tustin. The league championship was the 9th in 12 seasons under Coach Weber. The Centurions finished 8-2 in league and 17-13-1 overall. The season began by the LA Times ranking Cypress 15th in the Southland, describing them as inexperienced in field but with experience on the mound. That proved to be true as the Centurions regularly started 5 sophomores and used Empire League Pitcher of the Year Josh Landry and 2016 Pitcher of the Year Raul Salazar to find consistency. Cypress hosted Servite in the CIF Division 1 playoffs. Servite won the contest 4-3 with the winning run coming in the 7th inning. Cypress played an extremely tough non-league schedule, among those opponents being doubleheaders against OC powers Orange Lutheran and El Toro. Cypress split the doubleheader with eventual CIF Div. 1 Champion El Toro. The 2017 senior class was very successful over the course of their careers. Isaiah Parra (San Diego St) was a 4 year starter in the infield and won 4 Empire League Championships. Raul Salazar (Pepperdine) was the Empire League pitcher of the Year his junior year and first team all-league as a senior. Ezele Wicks and Anthony Marquez would anchor the defense in centerfield and catcher, respectively. 2017 also saw a lot of promise of things to come for the next couple seasons. Among the 5 sophomore starters, 3 are committed to college programs already. First team all-league pitcher Cameron Repetti (CS Fullerton), 2nd team all-league infielder Michael Marsh (UC Santa Barbara), and infielder Braden Murphy (Long Beach St) give the Centurions a bright future.
2016
The Cypress Centurions won the Empire League Championship in 2016 for the 4th straight year. This league championship was the 8th in 11 seasons for Coach Weber. The team’s 10-0 league record was the Centurions first undefeated league season since 2006. Throughout most of the season the Centurions were ranked 4th in Orange County by The Register. 2016 would be the 2nd consecutive year of being in CIF’s top division, Div. 1 for the playoffs. Their 23-7 regular season record would get them the 4th seed in the playoff bracket. Led by the Empire League MVP and OC Player of the year, Dominic Fletcher, Cypress would reach the quarterfinals before losing a close game to eventual finalist, Harvard-Westlake, 5-3. Coach Weber’s team wound up with Empire League pitcher of the year in junior Raul Salazar, a No –hitter in first round of the playoff vs Edison by University of Oregon bound James Acuna, and an overall record of 25-8.
2015
The 2015 Centurion baseball team continued to rule the Empire League. The team won their 3rd straight Empire League Championship going 9-1 and 21-10 overall. The league championship was Coach Weber’s 7th in 10 seasons as head coach. The team was led by League MVP, All-County first team, and Perfect Game All-American, junior Dominic Fletcher in the field, and Garret Brockel and James Acuna on the mound. Prior to the season, the Centurions celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the baseball team’s first CIF Championship with an alumni game and the retirement of Adam Wilk’s jersey. Partially because of the success of the Centurions baseball team, the Empire League moved up to Division I for the CIF playoffs in 2015. The team would end up suffering a first round defeat to LB Millikan in the Div. I playoffs. The Centurions were the LA Times 20th ranked team in SoCal at the end of the regular season. Following the season, Coach Weber was honored as the Orange County’s North team Head Coach for the annual North-South All Star game.
2014
The target was on the back of the Centurions in 2014. As returning CIF champions, teams were set on getting the best of Cypress in 2014. Despite season ending injuries to two Division 1 signees and the aces of the pitching staff, Trevor Hall and Joe Mercado, the Centurions still piled up 20 victories. The 20 victories was the 8th time in 9 years under Coach Weber that the Centurions had at least 20 wins in a season. The team was a finalist in the Redondo Tournament and finished the regular season as the #7 ranked team in Orange County. The team took the Empire League championship with a 10-2 record. The league championship was the 6th in 9 years for Coach Weber, 2nd in a row, and 9th in school history. The Centurions were led by League MVP Elijah Skipps (University of Arizona) and up and coming talent, sophomore James Acuna on the mound, as well as the defensive gloves of, centerfielder, Dominic Fletcher and, freshman shortstop, Isaiah Parra. Coach Weber recorded his 200th victory of his career with the last win of the season. Going into the playoffs, CIF had some fun by creating a rematch of the 2013 CIF championship game vs Temecula Valley in the first round. The Centurions would fall to eventual CIF champ Temecula Valley, 4-2.
2013
The 2013 Centurions finished the season with the triumph of being crowned the CIF-SS Division 2 Champions with a 5-0 victory over Temecula Valley. Cypress came into the playoffs as the #4 seed and steamrolled through the playoffs outscoring opponents 32-3. Following the playoffs, the Centurions ended up the OC Register’s #1 team in the county, after being ranked in the top ten all season long. Other publications had Cypress in their National rankings (Perfect Game ranked 13th; Baseball America ranked 15th; and Max Preps ranked 20th). The honors continued to roll in with postseason awards. Coach Weber was named OC Register’s Baseball Coach of the Year, David Fletcher and Kevin Lillicrop were named First team All-County, and Tyler Alamo was named 2nd team All-County. Throughout the season there were other significant achievements. The season began with a semi-final appearance in the Loara Tournament and a finals appearance in the National Classic. David Fletcher capped a stellar 4 year career by setting school records for career hits, stolen bases, and triples. Kevin Lillicrop helped the Centurions to a League Championship with a no-hitter over rival Pacifica. Cypress has won the Empire League 5 of 8 seasons with Coach Weber at the helm, and 8 of the past 11 years. The Centurions finished 26-8 overall, 8-4 in league.
2012
The 2012 Cypress Baseball team tied the school record for victories, but that may have been overshadowed by a couple heartbreaking league games. The team finished 25-7, not bad by any measure, but two last inning losses (3-2 and 2-1) to Pacifica cost the team a league championship. Cypress finished league with a 10-2 record and entered the playoffs as the #4 seed in the CIF-Div II playoffs. The team was defeated in the 2nd round by Glendora. The highs for the season included winning the Redondo Tournament by beating national power Lakewood 2-1. Over spring break, Cypress was the consolation champion of the National Classic Tournament. The 25 victories in a season matched the school record set in 2005. Cypress earned the rank of 4th in Orange County during the season according to the OC Register and 9th in Southern California according to the LA Times. Standout shortstop David Fletcher continued a prolific high school career with 48 hits in 2012, one shy of the school record.
2011
The 2011 Centurion baseball season was full of triumph and tragedy. The team had an impressive regular season earning the #1 seed in the Division II CIF playoffs. The Centurions though, were defeated in the first round of the playoffs by the upstart Dos Pueblos squad. Despite the early exit, the 2011 team continued the tradition of turning out Division I NCAA talent with Zack Ortiz (UCLA) and Zack Belanger (LB State). But more than any of the victories, the 2011 team will remember the loss of their revered teammate and friend, Rudy Ledesma, a few short months after graduation. The Centurions finished with an overall record of 22-8, played in the National Classic, and won the Empire League Championship (11-1). It was the baseball team's 7th league championship in the past 9 seasons and Coach Weber's 4th in 6 seasons as the head coach.
2010
The 2010 season began with the news that starting shortstop Trent Zaks (UC Irvine) would miss the entire season with a leg injury. But the Centurions rolled on with another solid season going 21-8. Among the highlights of the season was Coach Weber recording his 100th career victory as the head coach of Cypress Baseball with the team’s 14th victory of the season. The team finished as Empire League Champions with an 11-4 record. The league season saw Zack Belanger named league MVP after batting .500 in league play. In addition, Zack Ortiz was named pitcher of the year and Christian Uchytil emerged as a solid starting pitcher. The Centurions started two freshmen, Tyler Alamo at catcher and David Fletcher at shortstop. The team finished up the season by being defeated by Mira Costa in the 2nd round of the CIF playoffs.
2009
The 2009 season continued the tradition of excellence for the Centurions. The Centurions were led by highly decorated senior shortstop, David Nick. Nick was a UCLA commit but signed with the Diamondbacks after being drafted in the 4th round. The Centurions also got significant contributions from other stable seniors Shayne O’Connell, Andrew Mackay, and Vincent Perry. The Centurions started the season with a bang making it to the finals of the Loara Tournament. Although the team did not win the league title for only the 2nd time in 7 years, it finished 19-10 (10-5) league losing out to upstart Pacifica. Sophomore lefty Jeff Gogue, highlighted the league season by pitching a no-hitter vs Loara in his first career varsity start. That may have been a sign of things to come as the young pitching staff developed throughout the course of the season. Gogue, along with fellow 10th graders, Zack Ortiz and Johnny Valenzuela gained valuable experience leading the pitching corps. The squad made it to the 2nd round of the CIF playoffs, losing at Yucaipa, the #7 team in the country.
2008
The 2008 season began with high expectations as usual for the Centurions. The Centurions had a good crop of talented players, including returning all-league pitcher and Hawaii recruit Matt Sisto, Oregon recruit shortstop Danny Pulfer, and UCLA commit junior 2nd baseman David Nick. Unfortunately, the injury bug hit Cypress as Sisto went down and Hawaii recruit centerfielder Chase Koissian missed most of the season. The Centurions run of 5 straight Empire league titles ended with Katella winning the league. Despite not winning the league title, Cypress maintained the poise of champions as other top players stepped up to contribute. Pitcher Jordan Whitman, now at Cal Poly Pomona, was the catalyst on the mound as the CIF playoffs approached. Behind his starting pitching and the motivated play of all-CIF performer Pulfer, the Centurions put together a timely run of victories and rolled their way to the semi-finals before falling to eventual champion, El Toro. The Centurions finished up 20-10 (9-6) on the season, 2nd place in league.
2007
2007 was another successful season for the Centurion Baseball team. It continued to garner national attention with its play and All-American player, Josh Vitters. Vitters would end up an All-county, All-State, and All-American player, Gatorade State Player of the Year, as well as the # 3 overall pick in the MLB Amateur draft, selected by the Chicago Cubs. In addition to Vitters, Brett Tanos led the attack as a 4 year starter at shortstop. Cypress opened the season by winning the Loara Tournament for the first time, defeating nationally ranked Long Beach Wilson. With the victory, it earned the #1 ranking in Orange County, holding the spot for several weeks. Cypress won its 5th consecutive league championship, going 13-2 in Empire League play. Overall, the Centurions ended with a 23-6 record. It defeated Burroughs of Burbank in the first round of CIF Division II playoffs and succumbed to eventual champion Vista Murrieta in the second round, 5-4.
2006
The 2006 season was one filled with excitement and huge expectations. Coming off a CIF championship season and having several players returning, including the CIF player of the year, Adam Wilk, and All-County player Mike Morrison, the Centurions opened the season ranked nationally in several polls. The Centurions proved difficult to beat over the course of the season, going 24-4. As a prominent program in Orange County the Centurions got the opportunity to play in the highly recognized and respected National Classic tournament. The Centurions were ranked as high as 4th in the nation during the course of the season and won its 4th straight Empire League title, going 15-0. The CIF playoffs showed how difficult it is to repeat as champions. Going in the playoffs as the #1 seed in Division II, the Centurions defeated a traditionally tough Crespi team in the first round. The 2nd round ended up being more difficult as the Centurions bowed out of the playoffs in a trying game at Paso Robles.
