San Diego's best to pack Petco for Sunday's high school all-star game
The 2025-26 high school sports season reaches its unofficial end on Sunday, when the best baseball players from throughout the San Diego Section gather for the Padres High School Baseball All-Star Game at Petco Park.
Played in an East-vs.-West format, the game will take place following the Padres-Dodgers game at the MLB ballpark.
The East team boasts six first-team All-CIF players and a trio of second-teamers. There are 15 players on the East squad headed to college.
East catcher Trevor Hoff of Classical Academy led the San Diego Section with a .696 batting average, had seven home runs and 56 RBIs. Shortstop Ryall Campbell of San Pasqual is headed to San Diego State and hit .526.
Catcher Owen Glick from Rancho Bernardo will play at UC San Diego next season after hitting 10 homers with 34 RBIs for the Broncos while RB’s Brady Strachan hit eight homers with 34 RBIs.
Ozyel Villanueva, a pitcher/infielder from Brawley, was a first-team All-CIF selection after going 7-2 on the mound while hitting eight homers with 45 RBIs.
The Gunn brothers - pitcher Brady and outfielder Jimmy - from Patrick Henry are headed to Texas Tech. Brady Gunn was a first-team All-CIF player, while Jimmy Gunn was a second-teamer.
Southwest-El Centro pitcher Johrden Niebla is the son of Padres pitching coach Rueben Niebla. Johrden was 8-2 with a 1.42 ERA and is headed to Point Loma Nazarene.
The West has seven first-team All-CIF players and five who were on the second team. The West has 18 players headed to college.
The West team is led by Cathedral Catholic junior outfielder Josh Priest, who was named the CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year after hitting .528. He’s joined by teammate Jose Partida, a fellow junior who went 9-2 on the mound. Partida and Priest have both committed to play at Arizona State.
Outfielder Marco Reyes of Montgomery, a second-team All-CIF player, hit .519. Madison outfielder Leo Wilderman, a first-team All-CIF player, hit .458 and is headed to Northwest Nazarene while teammate Jorge Luque, a second-team All-CIF player, hit .452 with 30 RBIs.
The West’s top pitchers are Mt. Carmel’s Kelle Leuck, who went 8-0 and is headed to UC San Diego, and Maranatha Christian’s Shane Piester, who went 7-0 and will play at Biola.
University City outfielder AJ Curry is headed to Tennessee while Cathedral Catholic third baseman Trey Kotsay, the son of Athletics manager Mark Kotsay, is headed to Princeton.
Padres High School Baseball All-Star Game
When: Sunday following Padres-Dodgers game
Where: Petco Park
Tickets: www.mlb.com/padres/fans/high-school-all-stars (Note: Spectators attending the All-Star Game will not be admitted into Petco Park until fans from the Dodgers-Padres game have left.)
Format: Nine innings, East vs. West
Rosters
East Team
Number;Name;Pos.;School;College choice
0;Owen Glick;Rancho Bernardo;C;UC San Diego
1;Johrden Niebla;P/INF;Southwest-EC;Point Loma Nazarene
1;Ben Williams;INF;Helix;Uncommitted
2;Matthew Eckis;OF;El Capitan;Uncommitted
2;Hugo Gonzalez;INF;Rancho Bernardo;Hawaii Pacific
2;Tyson Bobo;P/OF;Patrick Henry;Texas Tech
2;Kie Smith;OF;Helix;Uncommitted
5;Justin Jarrett;3B/P;Ramona;Uncommitted
6;Wesley Dill;P;Palo Verde;Uncommitted
8;Jose Salcido;P/OF;Southwest-EC;Uncommitted
9;Jake Ervin;C;Granite Hills;Hill College
10;Brady Strachan;OF;Rancho Bernardo; Uncommitted
11;Caiden Dockan;P;Rancho Bernardo;UC San Diego
11;Benji Molina;Christian;INF;UC Davis
12;Brady Gunn;P;Patrick Henry;Texas Tech
12;Anthony Miotti;INF;Granite Hills;Chico State
13;Preston Hendry;OF;Granite Hills;Uncommitted
13;Trevor Hoff;C;Classical Academy;Concordia
14;Hamza Hatahet;INF;Eastlake;UC Santa Barbara
15;Ryall Campbell;SS;San Pasqual;San Diego State
19;Alex Mestman;OF;Patrick Henry;San Diego State
22;Jimmy Gunn;INF;Patrick Henry;Texas Tech
22;Mex Tello;P;Eastlake;Uncommitted
26;Ozyel Villanueva;P/INF;Brawley;Oklahoma
Coach: Sheldon Watkins, Patrick Henry
West Team
Number;Name;Pos.;School;College choice
1;Hunter Reddeg;C;Point Loma;Cal State Fullerton
3;Mitch Circuit;INF:LJCD;Uncommitted
3;Josh Tornillo;INF;La Costa Canyon;Sacramento State
5;Elias Hanley;P;LJCD;Uncommitted
5;Jose Partida;P/1B;Cathedral Catholic;Arizona State
7;Trey Kotsay;3B;Cathedral Catholic;Princeton
7;Colton Walker;C;San Marcos;Western Oregon
8;Jacob Kuy;P;Westview;Uncommitted
9;Maddox Ponsford;3B;San Marcos;USD
9;Marco Reyes;OF;Montgomery;Uncommitted
9;Mateo Villanueva;P;Coronado;San Diego State
11;Kelle Leuck;INF/P;Mt. Carmel;UC San Diego
11;Aiden Sun;INF;Del Norte;USD
13;Leo Wilderman;1B;Madison;Northwest Nazarene
15;AJ Curry;OF/P;University City;Tennessee
16;Colin Gallagher;P;Madison; Cal State San Marcos
17;Shane Piester;OF/P;Maranatha Christian;Biola
22;Jonny Haskett;P;St. Augustine;Cal
24;Richie Moore;2B/C;Del Norte;Cal Poly
25;Jorge Luque;INF/P;Madison;Uncommitted
25;Josh Priest;OF;Cathedral Catholic;Arizona State
28:William Barden;3B;Madison;Uncommitted
35;Max Snakenborg;P/SS;San Marcos;Santa Clara
44;Jack Grassa;P;Mt. Carmel;UC Riverside
Coach: Keith Johnson, Mt. Carmel
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This story was originally published June 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM.