La Mirada High School Baseball in the last week has been twice recognized as one of the top high school baseball programs in the nation. This past Friday, January 25th, La Mirada Matadores Baseball was ranked No. 18 in Collegiate Baseball’s 2019 Pre-Season National High School Poll presented by Diamond Pro. Coach Zurn and his talented team finished 2018 with a 26-4 record.
USA Baseball announced this past Tuesday the 16 teams that will compete in the 2019 National High School Invitational (NHSI) presented by the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance and the Town of Cary. The eighth annual event will take place from April 3-6 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, and select games will be streamed live on USABaseball.com, MLB.com, and Facebook Live.
“USA Baseball is honored to once again shine the spotlight on high school baseball with the eighth annual National High School Invitational,” said USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO Paul Seiler. “This event continues to draw elite high school baseball programs, as well as some of the top talents from across the United States, for a true one-of-a-kind high school baseball experience. We look forward to welcoming these sixteen programs to the National Training Complex in Cary in April.”
In total, 10 states are represented in the 2019 NHSI field, led by California with four teams. Joining Harvard-Westlake High School, Huntington Beach High School, and Orange Lutheran High School out of the state of California is our very own La Mirada High School (La Mirada, Calif.), who is making its first appearance in the event. Coach Zurn said, “We are honored to be included in this year’s NHSI tournament alongside so many great teams!”
“The National High School Invitational is the gold-standard event in high school baseball,” said Scott Dupree, Executive Director of the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance. “There is no better national showcase of premier teams and elite players at the high school level, and USA Baseball has done a fantastic job of creating and cultivating this event, both in terms of generating excitement and its economic impact. The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance is proud to be on board as a host partner.”
The NHSI is a single-elimination championship tournament, with each participating team guaranteed to play four games. The 2019 championship game will be played under the lights on Coleman Field for the first time ever with the first pitch scheduled for Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m.
Congratulations to the entire team and coaching staff of La Mirada High School Matadores Baseball!
This article includes excerpts from MLB.com article USA Baseball Unveils 2019 NHSI Field.
Source: MLB | Collegiate Baseball | Coach Zurn