2025 Bay Area News Group baseball player of the year: Valley Christian’s Quinten Marsh

SAN JOSE It s not uncommon to see high school baseball players excel in pitching and hitting But to be elite at both is rare air That s where Valley Christian senior Quinten Marsh sits in a class of his own as a two-way force Playing in one of the Bay Area s the majority competitive leagues Marsh finished his senior year batting with an eye-opening OPS of As a pitcher he struck out in innings allowing hits while finishing with a ERA Marsh s production as a two-way sportsman made him a clear choice for Bay Area News Group performer of the year The Stanford-bound star also was named the West Catholic Athletic League s participant of the year What he did this year offensively was incredible That s not expected of anyone in this league Valley Christian coach John Diatte noted For him it was just about competitiveness He wants to be prosperous We knew we were going to get a competitive person on the mound We knew we were going to get his leadership on offense and defense That was really special this year Marsh has played at a high level since he arrived at Valley Christian as a freshman but took a major jump offensively this season As a junior he hit with hits and RBIs This season he had hits and drove in runs Playing at Valley Christian has definitely been a huge factor in my growth and where I ve gotten to nowadays Marsh commented It was an amazing experience to play with and against a few of the best players in Northern California Marsh helped lead Valley Christian to four NorCal Division I playoff appearances and a Central Coast Section championship in Along the way he was teammates with his older brother Tatum who helped show him the ropes before moving on to Stanford himself Tatum hit a team-leading in games starts for the Cardinal as a freshman this past season They both had a healthy competitiveness Diatte disclosed That was the best thing for both of them They both requested to succeed and Quinten knew exactly what to expect since Tatum played as a freshman as well The younger Marsh dependably seemed to save his best performances for the biggest games Related Articles Bay Area News Group softball performer of the year Willow Glen s Alanna Clincy Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face Caitlin Clark experience comes to Bay Area where she s a dream come true for girls basketball coaches Bay Area girls basketball superstar McKenna Woliczko of Archbishop Mitty releases top four college choices Trump administration threatens to cut California schooling funding over transgender athletes In a CCS Division I semifinal against Los Gatos Marsh struck out seven allowed no runs and gave up three hits in a - win At an elite tournament in Las Vegas in April Marsh went for and drove in and scored a run to lead Valley Christian to a - win over national powerhouse Archbishop Moeller of Cincinnati While Valley Christian has had numerous players compete at the Division I college level over the years Diatte declared what has separated Marsh from numerous others is his ability to make his teammates better on and off the field He had high-level character and high-level leadership Diatte commented He took care of the things that needed to be taken care of and made sure he was doing whatever it took for the Warriors to win on any given day We never had to worry about his competitiveness He inevitably had a high-level commitment to our activity