Lancer News
Lancer Baseball selected from nation's best
USA Baseball invites Orange Lutheran to compete in elite inaugural tournament
Fri Sep 23, 2011 at 03:18pm
Orange Lutheran Athletic Director Mark Davis has announced that Lancer Baseball has accepted an invitation from USA Baseball, Baseball America, and the Town of Cary, NC, to participate in the inaugural 2012 National High School Invitational (NHSI). The event, scheduled for March 28-31, 2012, at the National Training Complex, will bring together the finest high school baseball programs in the nation to decide which among them is the very best.
Head coach Eric Borba is thrilled to take part in what will be the premier high school event in the country, “What an opportunity for our school, our program and our players to showcase their God-given talents and compete on such a grand stage. The Lord has blessed us, and this will be an experience they will never forget.”
USA Baseball is the sport’s National Governing Body and is once again expanding its reach into the amateur level of the game. Top teams from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey and Texas have been invited to participate. The event is sanctioned by the National Federation of State High School Associations and will be single-elimination between 16 teams.
There will never be a definitive national championship in high school baseball, but the teams invited are all considered to be strong candidates for future Top 25 rankings.
"The National High School Invitational promises to be a unique event that will help identify the top high school baseball team in the U.S.," said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO. "With the help of Baseball America, we are confident that the NHSI will be representative of the nation's top teams and talent, and beginning in 2012, we look forward to bringing this one-of-a-kind tournament to baseball fans across the country each spring."
