Top 10 high school baseball tournaments

USA Baseball, which puts on the Cary (N.C.) tournament along with the help of the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance, has put together arguably the strongest field in the tournament's nine seasons. A total of eight teams that finished in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings from 2019 will play in this year's event, including three-time defending champion Orange Lutheran (Orange. Calif.).

The tournament tops the list of the MaxPreps Top 10 high school baseball tournaments for 2020.

1. National High School Invitational
Dates: April 1-4
Location: National Training Complex, Cary (N.C.)
Teams to beat: Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) is the favorite due to its three straight NHSI championships, but Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) can't be counted out thanks to a team heavy in returning starters. Returning state champions Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) and Red Land (Lewisberry, Pa.) also figure in the mix, along with traditional powers American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) and Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.).

2. Perfect Game Showdown
Dates: March 5-7
Location: Hoover Met Sports Complex, Hoover (Ala.)
Teams to beat: If there is a tournament that can come close to matching the NHSI, it's the Perfect Game Showdown. Featuring many of the top teams from the deep South, the PG Showdown features NHSI attendees Parkview and Bob Jones, along with defending state champion Loganville (Ga.). IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), Georgia powers Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), Decatur (Ga.) and Buford (Ga.), and Alabama top teams Cullman, Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.), Hoover (Ala.) and Smiths Station (Smiths, Ala.) also are in the deep field.

3. Boras Classic South
Dates: April 14-17
Location: JSerra Catholic and Mater Dei high schools
Teams to beat: Any tournament that features a high number of Southern California schools — particularly from Orange County — has to be a elite. The Trinity League alone figures to be loaded this year and JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) are all playing in the Boras Classic along with defending Southern Section Division 1 champion Cypress (Calif.) and SoCal powers La Mirada (Calif.), Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) and Huntington Beach (Calif.).
4. Scotland Yard Classic
Dates: March 12-14
Location: Highland Park High School, Dallas
Teams to beat: What if you could get all of the top high school baseball programs in North Texas together for a tournament. Well, they've done it and it's called the Scotland Yard Classic. The event features two-time defending Class 6A champion Carroll (Southlake, Texas) along with traditional powers Keller (Texas), Georgetown (Texas), Coppell (Texas), Rockwall (Texas), Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) and Flower Mound (Texas).

5. Boras Classic Arizona
Dates: March 11-14
Location: Arcadia and Corona del Sol high schools
Teams to beat: Defending tournament champion Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) is one team to beat, but defending Division 1 state champion Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) is another. Also don't count out Nevada titans Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) or possibly the Silver State's top team this year, Palo Verde (Las Vegas). Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), the Class 5A runner-up in Colorado, also is competing.

6. Boras Classic North April 6-9
Dates: April 6-9
Location: Oak Ridge High School is the host team
Teams to beat: Many of the top teams from the Sac-Joaquin, Central, North Coast and Central Coast sections are expected to attend, including defending champion Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), Fresno power Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.), East Bay contender Heritage (Brentwood, Calif.) and West Catholic Athletic League dynamo Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.).

7. Coach Bob Invitational, March 18-26
Dates: March 18-26
Location: Various high schools in Phoenix/Glendale area
Teams to beat: The list of teams for this year's tournament has yet to be released, but the event annually features many of the top teams in the Southwest United States. Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.) won last year's event and IMG Academy is expected to attend this year.

8. San Diego Lions Tournament
Dates: April 6-9
Location: Various San Diego area high schools
Teams to beat: The top teams play in the Open Division of a tournament that has well over 100 teams. Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), Poway (Calif.) and La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) would be the local favorites with Southern Section teams Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Valencia (Calif.) and South Hills (West Covina, Calif.), along with NorCal power Elk Grove (Calif.), figuring in the mix.

9. All Faiths Tournament
Dates: April 6-9
Location: Las Vegas
Teams to beat: De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), last year's tournament champion, returns and should be favored along with host Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). While the tournament lineup hasn't been announced yet, likely participants include St. Rita (Chicago), De La Salle (Chicago), St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.), Christian Brothers (St. Louis) and Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)

10. PBR National Select
Dates: March 27-29
Location: Lakepoint Fields, Emerson (Ga.)
Teams to beat: The complete lineup for this tournament hasn't been named yet, but there are a number of nationally ranked teams expected to play, including IMG Academy, Bob Jones, Baylor and Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.).