Over 50 teams with head to beautiful Great Park in Irvine, CA to try and claim the LA Invitational title.
There will be an abundance of talent taking the field with a loaded group of uncommitted players along with an impressive group of committed players led by speedy OF USC Commit Matthew Priest, MIF UCSB Commit Brandon Hermosillo & a big RHP USMMA Commit Cody White of the SD Hustle.
Matthew Priest 2025
SD Hustle 18U
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Priest went 2-3 at the plate with 3 RBIs and scored 1 time; showed very good barrel control and, also, drew a walk.
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2024 Cody White
SD Hustle 18U
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FB: 83-84
SL: 71-73
Long, lean frame; works quick; throws a heavy FB, attacking all quadrants; mixes in SL with confidence in any count.
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We will have a few Prospect Wire All American Watchlist candidates look to punch their ticket to Vanderbilt such as Logen Doran (2027 BIWBA), Logan Anderson (2027 SoCal Warriors), & Jason Franco (2027 Wow Factor West 15u) who all had impressive performances in previous Prospect Wire events. 2027 Logan Doran
BIWBA 15U
@BIWBA16
FB: 83-86
CB: 67-70
SPL: 60-63
Lanky RHP with plus stuff; works down & fast; good rhythm; strike-throwing machine; CB has sharp, late break; flashes the Splitter.
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2027 Logan Anderson 2027 Jason Franco
So Cal Warriors
FB: 79-82
CB: 67-68
Whippy arm action; works down in the zone; gets ahead early consistently; produces a lot of weak contact; able to get out early in the count.
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@WowFactorWest 15U
Strong build; quiet load; good pop off the bat; balanced lower half; gets good rotation in hips; stays back on this CH and rips a line drive to LF for a 2-out, RBI single.
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We also have a current Prospect Wire All American who already earned his invite to Nashville this Spring in Jordan "Bam Bam" Lindsay (2028 Canes San Bernardino),
SoCal Classic Recap:
Jordan Lindsay
2028 Grad@BravesBBA
60: 7.15
Exit Velocity: 80mph
C Pop: 2.01 pic.twitter.com/bYnUqDH9uH
The following are our players to watch for the tournament as highlighted by PW Staff & the event coaches:
BIWBA 18U: Bunche Lemau (California Miramar Commit), Boston Kobayashi, & Axel Akau
California Rays Baseball: Juan Galindo, Max Murillo, & Geoffrey Rodrigues
CBA/SSC 2025: Devin James (Sac State Commit) & Eli Burnham (USF Commit)
CBA/SSC 2027: Parker Lipp & Owen Inderkum
PFA Oxnard: Angelo Merenda (Ventura College Commit) & Alexander Escobar (Ventura College Commit)
SD Hustle 18u: Matthew Priest (USC Commit), Brandon Hermosillo (UCSB Commit), & Cody White (USMMA Commit)
Top Level Select: Dylan Arborio & Jake McCaffrey
We also have an impressive list of talented teams & programs playing this weekend. See our staff's top teams to watch below!
14U: | 15U: | 16U: | 17/18U: |
Canes San Bernardino 2028 | BIWBA 15u | BIWBA 16u | BIWBA 18u |
CBA Bulldogs 2029 | TBSoCal 27 | SoCal Warriors | Impact 18u |
SGV Arsenal 2028 | Legacy Baseball Group 15u Elite | FV Ohana | SD Hustle 18u |