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2025-26 CBCA-NHSBCA Joint Membership
The CBCA and the NHSBCA have entered in a membership partnership this season.
The benefits are listed in the following graphic.
If you wish to join both the CBCA and the NHSBCA and enjoy the benefits of both associations, you may use your camera to access the membership forms or click on the links following this.
To have multiple coaches enjoy the benefts listed above, use the staff link below.
CBCA/NHSBCA Dual Membership Staff
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To join both as an individual member, use the link at the bottom.
CBCA/NHSBCA Dual Membership Individual
https://app.glueup.com/membership/34909/apply/
CBCA Memberships
If you only wish to join the CBCA as a head coach and do NOT want the NHSBCA membership, use the two buttons above the blue line above this. These will function as they have in the past to connect you to the membership form and payment site.
You DO NOT have to sign up for PayPal. They will forward your credit card payment to the CBCA.
2025 CBCA Awards
The CBCA is honoring 4 coaches in 2025 for their many contributions to high school baseball in California.
Hall of Fame Awardees
Ben Soto from Cate School in Carpenteria.
Ben has completed his 32nd season as head coach at Cate, a private boarding school.
With 17 league titles, he has also led his team to the CIF SS section finals in 1193 and again in 2009.
Coach Soto was awarded the National Double Goal Coach award by the Positive Coaching Alliance in 2018. The winners are chosen based on the coaches’ positive impact on youth and teaching life lessons through sports.
In addition to coaching baseball, Ben has spent 21 years as the head football coach winning the CIF title in 2021 and reached the semifinals 5 times.
Robert Lovato from Madison High School in San Diego.
Robert is a 37-year veteran of coaching high school baseball. He started his coaching career at Mammoth HS and Crawford HS before moving to Madison where he has been the head coach for 30 seasons.
His teams have won 455 games and 10 league titles.
He has been the Girls Volleyball coach for 22 years and his team won a CIF SD Title.
In addition to his high school job, Robert has contributed to the betterment of HS baseball by participating on the SD coaches association board, the SD HS sports association board and as a CBCA South team coach in the former annual showcase events.
Assistant Coaching Awards
Bill McClurg from Clairemont HS in San Diego.
Started his coaching journey in 1990 with youth travel baseball teams.
Bill began his high school career in 1998 at Mission Bay HS, moving to Kearney Mesa HS for 4 years and served as pitching coach at Madison HS from 2014-2022 before joining the staff at Clairemont as the varsity pitching coach.
Rob Reiter of Cathedral Catholic High School.
Rob served as head JV coach at West Hills HS for a year before moving on to Cathedral Catholic HS.
He has been the pitching coach at CCHS for 25 years.
Thank You to Rawlings
Rawlings Sporting Goods is the main sponsor of the CBCA.
Please go to our sponsor page by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
Clicking on their respective logos will get you their websites so you can see their products.
When considering a purchase, remember Rawlings. Quality products and excellent service!
CBCA Scholarship Awards
In late April, all CBCA members schools will be given the opportunity to submit one senior player who will be awarded a scholarship of $500.
Please join the CBCA prior to that date for your senior to be eligible for the award.
Official Cap
Zephyr Cap Company joins the CBCA as a sponsor for 2025.
