2025 LA Invitational Player Spotlights

2027 Jake Britto C/MIF

NorCal U 2027


Jake is an athletic catcher that has good footwork, blocks and receives well, has a quick release with a strong accurate arm. Offensively, he swung a hot bat all weekend helping lead his team’s offense with 8 hits, 3 for extra bases, 7 runs, and 4 RBIs. 




2027 Trey Howell-Chase SS

NorCal U 2027


Trey has an athletic frame that projects well to the next level. He has a balanced setup with good rhythm and a consistent bat path. Trey has plus bat speed and displayed a good gap to gap approach and the ability to hit for power to all fields. He was a threat at the plate all week notching 8 hits, 5 for extra bases, 8 runs, and 5 RBIs and helping his team to a second place finish. 




2027 Charles Gonzalez

WC Blackdogs 16u OC


Charles has a strong athletic frame that projects well to the next level. At the plate he has a wide stance with a repeatable load. He has a strong base generating a ton of force with quick hands and good barrel control. Charles swung it well all week, his 7 hits, 8 runs, and 3 RBIs helped lead his team to a Championship finish. 




2027 Jackson Harris RHP

NorCal U 2027


Jackson has a big strong frame with more velocity to come. He has a smooth repeatable delivery and stays in his legs well. He mixed pitches well showing off everything in his arsenal. His fastball sits 82-84 topping 85, his curveball sat 69-71, his slider sat 77-79, and his changeup sat 74-76. In his 10.1 innings of work Jackson earned 2 wins, gave up 0 earned runs, and struck out 12. 




2028 Ashton Bates CF

213 Elite


Ashton has a lean athletic outfielder that runs well, takes good angles in the OF, and has a strong accurate arm. At the plate he was a threat all weekend, he has a balanced simple setup with good rhythm and timing and makes consistent contact. He has a quick bat with good barrel accuracy and showed the ability to spray the ball all over the yard. On the week he led the offense with 7 hits, 2 triples, 5 runs, and 4 RBIs. 





2025 Evan Thomas SS/OF

Southern California Renegades

UC Santa Barbara Commit


Evan has a strong athletic frame that projects as a top of the order bat at the next level. He was a force at the plate this week consistently squaring balls up in big situations. He has a simple balanced setup and a short compact swing and is rarely fooled. On the week he had 7 hits, 7 runs, and 4 RBIs to help lead his team to a championship finish & an MVP honor. 




2025 Logan Freeborn OF

Southern California Renegades


Logan is a big strong outfielder that projects to a corner outfield spot. At the plate he has a wider stance with a smooth repeatable load. He keeps his hands inside and has good barrel accuracy with a mature gap to gap approach. He barreled balls up all week helping lead his team to the championship game with his 6 hits, 3 RBIs, and posting a 0.300 batting average. 




2026 Kai Carney 3B

TB SoCal


Kai has a lean athletic frame that was a threat at the plate all week. He has a tall open setup with good bat to ball skills and a good middle approach. He showed his ability to hit to all fields all week helping lead his team’s offense with his 6 hits, 5 runs, and 0.667 batting average on their way to a runner up finish. 





2026 Cameron Bergloff LHP

Atlanta Blue Jays


Cameron is a big strong lefthanded pitcher with a free and easy arm action. He works downhill with a good 3 pitch mix keeping hitters off balance in his two outings. His fastball has late arm side run sitting 82-84, his curveball has good 12-6 action sitting 66-69, and his slider is tight with late horizontal break sitting 74-75. In his 9 innings of work Cameron punched out 12 hitters. 




2026 Steven Rivas 3B

ENG Elite Gold 18u


Steven has a big strong frame that projects to a corner infield spot and the middle of the order at the next level. He has a high open setup with good rhythm and timing and power to all fields. He showed a mature approach at the plate only taking what the pitcher gave him on his way to batting 0.667 with 4 hits and 3 runs scored on the week. 


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