Top 10 high school baseball tournaments for 2017

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Top-ranked Mavericks will play in the National High School Invitational.

Tournament season is underway in high school baseball with a number of events featuring teams from multiple states scheduled to take place in March and April. Here's a look at the the 10 best for 2017.

1. National High School Invitational
March 29-April 1 – Cary, N.C.
The sixth annual NHSI might be the best one yet. The event features teams from 10 different states, including 11 schools ranked in the MaxPreps Preseason Top 100. Leading the way is No. 1 Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) along with defending tournament champion Huntington Beach (Calif.), Arizona state champion Hamilton (Chandler), Florida powerhouse American Heritage (Plantation) and Southern California juggernauts Orange Lutheran (Orange) and South Hills (West Covina). The event also includes Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.) and Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), two of the top teams from the midwest and northeast.

2. Boras Classic
April 10-13 – Sacramento, Calif.
April 18-21 – Orange County, Calif.
Split into a South and North division, the Boras Classic is the closest thing to a California state championship tournament. This year's south tournament features Orange Lutheran, El Toro (Lake Forest), Chatsworth, defending champion Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) featuring No. 1 prospect Hunter Greene, Huntington Beach and Mater Dei (Santa Ana). Playing in the North are Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), St. Mary's (Stockton), Serra (San Mateo), Stockdale (Bakersfield), Davis and Saint Francis (Mountain View).

3. Perfect Game Showdown
March 9-11 – Cartersville, Ga.
Features a number of top teams from the South, including Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), Buford (Ga.), Cartersville (Ga.), Cullman (Ala.), Etowah (Woodstock, Ga.), James Clemens (Madison, Ala.), Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.) and Winder-Barrow (Winder, Ga.).

4. San Diego Lions
April 10-13 – San Diego, Calif.
The Lions tournament is one of the largest and oldest tournaments in the nation. With nine different brackets and over 130 teams, the Lions tournament features nearly every team in San Diego County, along with many others. The Classic Division is the strongest, featuring defending section champions Granite Hills (El Cajon) and Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), along with powerhouses like Eastlake (Chula Vista), Elk Grove, El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) and Rancho Bernardo (San Diego).
5. National Classic
April 10-13, Orange County, Calif.
Features defending MaxPreps National Champion Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), along with heavyweights like JSerra, Clovis North (Fresno, Calif.), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.).

6. IMG Academy National Classic
March 20-23 – Bradenton, Fla.
IMG Academy hosts two different National Classic events, one in March and one in April. The one scheduled for March 20-23 looks to be the most interesting with Florida Class 3A champion Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.) attending along with Poly Prep Country Day (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Tenn.), Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.) and the host team IMG Academy.



7. Rawlings Select #1
March 23-25 – Cartersville, Ga.
One of three Rawlings sponsored tournaments hosted by Perfect Game. This tournament features Cullman, Lone Peak (Highland, Utah), St. Rita (Chicago), and DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.).

8. Anaheim Lions
March 25-29 – Anaheim, Calif.
Scheduled for late March, the Lions tournament features teams mostly from the Southern Section of California, including defending Southern Section Division I champion Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) and defending tournament champion Sonora (La Habra). Other teams included Southern Section Division VI champion Sage Hill (Newport Beach), Oregon Class 6A champion Jesuit (Portland) and highly-regarded teams like West Linn (Ore.), Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) and Galena (Reno, Nev.).

9. Coach Bob National Invitational
March 27-April 1 – Anthem, Ariz.
For sheer size, Bob's National ranks among the largest tournaments in the nation with over 75 teams expected to compete this year. It annually features the best teams in Arizona, along with other teams from the Southwest.

10. HSBN March Madness Shootout
April 8-15 – Multiple locations
This tournament features the top programs in South Florida. Although brackets have not been announced, last year's tournament featured the likes off Stoneman Douglas (Parkland), Archbishop McCarthy, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) and Monsignor Pace (Miami).