Program History
Chaparral High School opened its doors to students in August of 1972-73 and played its first varsity baseball schedule in 1974 of the following year. That year, the independent schedule did not allow for any region championships or post season qualifications and the team finished 11-9 overall. Since opening day, Chaparral Firebird Baseball has been a viable and competitive entity in the state of Arizona. In just the second year of program existence (1975), the Firebirds won their first Region Championship and advanced on to the AIA High School State Tournament where it took the #1 team in the state (Alhambra High School) to eliminate the Firebirds in the Semi-finals.

Region Championships have long marked the program’s success by winning 21 such championships in the 35 seasons for which the Firebirds have been eligible. Recent success has been even more impressive capturing the last 15 consecutive region championships dating back to 1993.

The Firebirds earned their first State Championship crown in 1994 with an impressive 9 - 0 win over Tucson Sunnnyside High School. The ‘94 Firebirds featured 7 players who continued on to play college and/or professional baseball including the present day Chicago White Sox starting first baseman, Paul Konerko. Since that time the program has gone on to thrive in a state that is rich in talent where baseball competition is fierce. The Firebirds have appeared in the last 11 straight state tournament semi-final games, advanced on to 6 State Championship games, and earned the State Championship crown in 6 of those 11 appearances (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).

The program has also produced over 120 players (and 60% of its seniors) who have gone on to play collegiate and/or professional baseball including 8 players that have been selected by USA Baseball (governing body of Olympic baseball in the United States) to represent their country in International World Championship competition. Chaparral players have been represented in over 20 Major League Organizations and have also enjoyed success at top universities such as Arizona, Arizona State, USC, Texas, Texas A&M, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Baylor, Houston, Virginia Tech, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, Loyola Marymount, and many others.

The consistency of the success of the program is a tribute to the outstanding young men who choose to participate and have the willingness to strive hard to develop their work ethic, hone their personal skills, and be the best they can be as individuals and as a team. The program is based on the young men who choose to be involved and their commitment has resulted in 700 varsity wins (and counting) in the 36 years that Chaparral Baseball has existed.
Program Achievements:
Arizona State Champions (7)
200620052004
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1994
Arizona State Runner-Up (4)
199819971989
1979
Region Champions (22)
20072006200520042003
2002200120001999 - 1998
19971996199519941993
19891986198519821981
1980 1975