(PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone).
Segerstrom High School’s baseball team, one day after the program was put on probation for several CIF violations until February 2026, will face Kennedy Friday, April 18 in a Golden West League game at Segerstrom.
Kennedy Coach Tom Monahan told OC Sports Zone earlier Friday that it was up to Segerstrom officials if the game would be played. He confirmed later that the game was on but said he could not comment on Segerstrom’s probation.
Thursday’s game between Kennedy and Segerstrom was cancelled.
CIF officials announced Thursday that Segerstrom had been put on probation and would have to forfeit all of its wins this year and would not be allowed to participate in the CIF playoffs.
As a result of an investigation, Santa Ana Unified School District provided a statement to OC Sports Zone which read in part:
“As part of the District’s response to these findings we have temporarily removed Principal David Casper from his position at Segerstrom High School and temporarily reassigned him to another role within the District. Additionally, Head Coach Erasmo Ramirez has been removed from his coaching duties, pending further review.”
It is not known who will take the place of Ramirez, the long-time coach at Segerstrom. It’s also not clear how the forfeits will affect the league standings regarding upcoming games involving Segerstrom.
Monahan, the Kennedy coach, said he did not know how the probation will affect those games in the future. Before the probation was announced Thursday, Segerstrom was leading the league with a 5-2 record and Kennedy was in fourth with a 3-4 mark.
Three teams from the league advance to the CIF playoffs.
In additiion, a Segerstrom baseball parent has posted a petition on social media asking that Ramirez be re-instated as coach and asking for signatures.
The exact nature of the violations is not known and OC Sports Zone can only use named sources in stories. Ramirez had no comment Thursday and Athletic Director Nick Canzone has not responded to a request for comment as of Friday afternoon. A CIF official referred OC Sports Zone to Segerstrom officials for further comment.
This story will be updated with any new information.
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—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com
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