California in national baseball classic

[Ararar]

The opening day of the National Classic on Monday saw Southern California teams take charge.

Max Graves and Jack Aldrich combined on a no-hitter to help Oaks Christian defeat Florida's IMG Academy, 4-0.

El Dorado picked up a 12-0 win over Boulder Creek.

Bishop Amat defeated Nevada Coronado, 5-1, behind pitcher Isaac Esqueda, who struck out nine in six innings. Mathew Raffety drove in two runs.

Cypress defeated Florida Doral Academy, 9-0. Mike Marsh had three hits and Raul Salazar struck out 10 and allowed one hit in a complete game.

JSerra defeated Clovis North, 2-1, with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Royce Lewis went three for three.

Mission Viejo defeated Nevada Basic, 6-4, Tanner Bibee struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings.

Tuesday's second-round schedule includes Oaks Christian vs. Bishop Amat at 4 p.m. at Esperanza; Cypress vs. JSerra at 4 p.m. at El Dorado; Mission Viejo at El Dorado, 4 p.m.

[Bodysurf]

5 hours ago, Ararar said:

The opening day of the National Classic on Monday saw Southern California teams take charge.

Max Graves and Jack Aldrich combined on a no-hitter to help Oaks Christian defeat Florida's IMG Academy, 4-0.

El Dorado picked up a 12-0 win over Boulder Creek.

Bishop Amat defeated Nevada Coronado, 5-1, behind pitcher Isaac Esqueda, who struck out nine in six innings. Mathew Raffety drove in two runs.

Cypress defeated Florida Doral Academy, 9-0. Mike Marsh had three hits and Raul Salazar struck out 10 and allowed one hit in a complete game.

JSerra defeated Clovis North, 2-1, with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Royce Lewis went three for three.

Mission Viejo defeated Nevada Basic, 6-4, Tanner Bibee struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings.

Tuesday's second-round schedule includes Oaks Christian vs. Bishop Amat at 4 p.m. at Esperanza; Cypress vs. JSerra at 4 p.m. at El Dorado; Mission Viejo at El Dorado, 4 p.m.

This is no surprise. The premier tournament is the Nation in the USA Baseball tournament in Cary, NC. I believe they have had this this about 5 years and Cali teams have won most of them. Only the top teams in the country play there. The first 2 years Mater Dei beat Harvard-Westlake. Huntington Beach won last year. This year Orange Lutheran beat Dana Hills for the title this year. So most years it has been 2 Cali teams in the finals. 

[Cossacks]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/high-school/orange-county-teams-continue-dominate-nhsi/

[Ararar]

West Valley League rivals Birmingham and  Chatsworth remained unbeaten in Las Vegas on Tuesday and advanced to the tournament semifinals.

The Patriots (3-0) swept a doubleheader, beating Las Vegas, 15-4, and Bakersfield Independence, 5-4, in eight innings. Dylan Hernandez had two hits and four RBI in the first game. Hernandez hit a game-winning sacrifice in the second game. Matt Garcia threw two shutout innings of relief.

Chatsworth defeated Centennial, 15-0. Brandon Bohning and MacKenzie Lomas each hit home runs and had three RBIs. Zach Kaminkow also homered. Cleveland lost to First Lutheran, 10-2, but also is in the semifinals.

JSerra advanced to the semifinals of the National Classic by scoring two runs in the fifth inning and another in the seventh to pull out a 6-5 win over Cypress.

Royce Lewis went three for four, giving him six hits in his last two games. Lewis had a home run and double. Preston Miller also had three hits.

Bishop Amat and Mission Viejo also reached the semifinals. Bishop Amat picked up a 10-3 win over Oaks Christian. Jayson Gonzalez had a home run and three RBI.  Jaden Allen went three for four. Blake Archuleta struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.

Mission Viejo defeated El Dorado, 1-0, in nine innings.  Will Levine threw seven shutout innings, striking out seven. Noah Bradford threw two shutout innings. Kyle Luckham struck out 11 in eight innings for El Dorado.

JSerra will play Mission Viejo on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at El Dorado. Bishop Amat plays Sunrise Mountain at 1 p.m. at El Dorado. Sunrise Mountain handed Buchanan its first defeat, 11-7.

[Sammyswordsman]

Buchanon was ranked #1 in the Nation by Baseball America.  They had been #2 for several weeks until getting promoted on Monday.   Jinxed them.

[954gator]

I know a Cali team beat up on Archbishop Mcarthy Fl this year.  AM is normally pretty nasty too.  

[Texasball]

16 teams in this does not hardly represent the nation!

 

[954gator]

1 hour ago, Texasball said:

16 teams in this does not hardly represent the nation!

 

Maybe not but Cali has been pretty good so far vs good OOS as well.

[Ararar]

Bishop Amat and JSerra have reached the championship game of the National Classic and will play on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton.

Bishop Amat might be wise to pitch very carefully to JSerra leadoff hitter Royce Lewis, one of the top players in the nation. He has gotten very hot in the National Classic with seven hits in three games.

On Wednesday, he hit a home run in JSerra's 4-1 semifinal victory over Mission Viejo. Collin Townsend came through with a dominant pitching performance, striking out eight.

Bishop Amat picked up a 4-1 semifinal victory over Arizona Sunrise Mountain.

Nick DiFiori threw a three-hitter, striking out five. A three-run second inning propelled the Lancers in knocking off the team that handed California's No. 1-ranked team, Buchanan, its first loss.

In Las Vegas, Chatsworth defeated Faith Lutheran, 15-0, to improve to 4-0. Brandon Bohning, Tommy Palomera and Randy Mata each hit home runs.

[Ararar]

In Florida, Harvard-Westlake defeated Mamaroneck, 5-2. Sam Peacock struck out nine in six innings.

[Sammyswordsman]

Thanks for the updates Ararar. I enjoy this tourney and saw A-Rod play in it when he was at Westminister Christian. 

Amat has won it a couple times.   How did Buchanon do ?

[Ararar]

19 minutes ago, Sammyswordsman said:

Thanks for the updates Ararar. I enjoy this tourney and saw A-Rod play in it when he was at Westminister Christian. 

Amat has won it a couple times.   How did Buchanon do ?

No problem. Buchanon played Oaks Christian in a consolation game but I don't know who won

[Lamarfan]

I wish they could get more states involved.

[Ararar]

Strong pitching from Richard Castro and Steven Loera propelled Bishop Amat to a 5-1 win over JSerra on Thursday night in the championship game of the National Classic at Cal State Fullerton.

Castro allowed three hits in five innings and struck out four. Loera allowed one hit in two shutout innings of relief. Mathew Raffety and AJ Barraza each had two hits, and Jesus Maldonado contributed two RBIs. Royce Lewis of JSerra finished with eight hits in the tournament.

Mission Viejo defeated Sunrise Mountain, 5-2. Matt Austin and Luke Spillane had two hits each. Oaks Christian defeated Cypress, 4-3. Rhylan Thomas had three hits. El Dorado was beaten by Buchanan, 4-2.

[TheRealCAJ]

Are any of these teams even nationally ranked?

[Ararar]

21 minutes ago, TheRealCAJ said:

Are any of these teams even nationally ranked?

Buchanan was max preps #1 human poll team before this tournament 

[TheRealCAJ]

What about the other 15....

Nevermind.

[954gator]

Well I'm pretty sure the Archbishop Mcarthy team that got beat by a Cali team is top 10 in most polls.   Actually I think they were preseason #1 in some as well.

[AztecPadre]

3 hours ago, Ararar said:

Strong pitching from Richard Castro and Steven Loera propelled Bishop Amat to a 5-1 win over JSerra on Thursday night in the championship game of the National Classic at Cal State Fullerton.

Castro allowed three hits in five innings and struck out four. Loera allowed one hit in two shutout innings of relief. Mathew Raffety and AJ Barraza each had two hits, and Jesus Maldonado contributed two RBIs. Royce Lewis of JSerra finished with eight hits in the tournament.

Mission Viejo defeated Sunrise Mountain, 5-2. Matt Austin and Luke Spillane had two hits each. Oaks Christian defeated Cypress, 4-3. Rhylan Thomas had three hits. El Dorado was beaten by Buchanan, 4-2.

What's with all the Latino names on BA roster? Hopefully ran doesn't see this and claim it as fake news. Lol. BA looks to be pretty darn good this year. Back in the 90's I remember Rancho San bernardo from SD always being good. They killed us in tourneys every year.

[Ararar]

12 minutes ago, AztecPadre said:

What's with all the Latino names on BA roster? Hopefully ran doesn't see this and claim it as fake news. Lol. BA looks to be pretty darn good this year. Back in the 90's I remember Rancho San bernardo from SD always being good. They killed us in tourneys every year.

You can go up and down California and find very very good baseball 

[Ararar]

It was at this time last season that Harvard-Westlake started putting together the pieces that ultimately helped the Wolverines reach the Division 1 baseball championship game.

Like last season, Harvard-Westlake went to Florida and again won the IMG tournament championship.

[Ararar]

Perhaps the best baseball tournament of the season gets underway on Monday at Santa Ana Mater Dei and JSerra. The South Division of the Boras Classic has 12 of its 16 teams ranked in The Times' top 25 rankings.

Four of the players participating -- Hunter Greene of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Royce Lewis of JSerra, and Nick Pratto and Hagen Danner of Huntington Beach -- are potential first-round draft picks.

The best opening game of the tournament features the two hottest teams in City Section power Chatsworth taking on Vista Murrieta in a 3 p.m. game at JSerra.

No. 2-ranked Huntington Beach probably qualifies as the pre-tournament favorite. There's also Orange Lutheran, which got swept in a three-game series against St. John Bosco but has already proven it can win a tournament after going to North Carolina and winning the National High School Invitational.

The most exciting matchup could come on Tuesday if Huntington Beach and Notre Dame win their Monday openers.

Games will also be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the championship game on Thursday at 6 p.m. at JSerra.

Here's the link to the complete schedule.

[Cossacks]

Bellarmine won the NorCal Boras bracket this past week. They will be an underdog to the South winner, but are more than capable of winning it. 

[Ararar]

Chatsworth is 20-2 and considered the No. 1 team in the City Section thanks to its outstanding pitching depth.

The Chancellors get to show off their pitching at this week's Boras Classic, opening on Tuesday against Vista Murrieta at 3 p.m. at JSerra.

Coach Tom Meusborn has no less than five quality pitchers to choose from.

Thomas Gutierrez is 7-0 with an 0.62 ERA. Tommy Palomera is 4-2 with a 1.58 ERA and having faced the toughest opponents on the Chancellors schedule.

Josh Medina, known more for his hitting in the outfield, is 4-0 with an 0.82 ERA. Sophomore Gabe Achucarro, who throws submarine style, is 3-0 with an 0.86 ERA. Mackenzie Lomas is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA.

If the Chancellors can get past a good Vista Murrieta team in the opener, then the pitching depth should become very important.

[Cossacks]

7 minutes ago, Ararar said:

Chatsworth is 20-2 and considered the No. 1 team in the City Section thanks to its outstanding pitching depth.

The Chancellors get to show off their pitching at this week's Boras Classic, opening on Tuesday against Vista Murrieta at 3 p.m. at JSerra.

Coach Tom Meusborn has no less than five quality pitchers to choose from.

Thomas Gutierrez is 7-0 with an 0.62 ERA. Tommy Palomera is 4-2 with a 1.58 ERA and having faced the toughest opponents on the Chancellors schedule.

Josh Medina, known more for his hitting in the outfield, is 4-0 with an 0.82 ERA. Sophomore Gabe Achucarro, who throws submarine style, is 3-0 with an 0.86 ERA. Mackenzie Lomas is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA.

If the Chancellors can get past a good Vista Murrieta team in the opener, then the pitching depth should become very important.

Chatsworth has always been very solid in the city and valley. Dewey Evans, Mustakis theyve produced  a few players.