Preseason Invitational Matchup Preview: Huntington Beach vs. Alemany
February 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - The Inaugural PBR California Preseason Invitational will kick off on Saturday, February 12, 2022 as the officially CIF Southern Section sanctioned tournament will play host to some of the top teams from around SoCal and the entire state. With the changes in the rules for permissible games allowed taking effect in 2022, PBR California believed coaches would want every non-league game to be against the best competition they can play against which proved to be true. With over half the field in the California Power 25 rankings, the PBR California Preseason Invitational will be heavily scouted by both our own staff and pro scouts alike thanks to the amount of draft talent participating in the event this year.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates throughout the tournament. You can also see the full schedule here.
In the matchup preview we will take a closer look at the Huntington Beach v Alemany game.
Huntington Beach
Preseason Invitational Schedule
2/12 | 2/15 | 2/17 | 2/21 |
Alemany | Redondo | OLU | TBD |
Our staff is high on Huntington Beach this season and it shows with their #1 ranking in our Preseason Power 25 and it is why they are in our Preseason Invitational. The Oilers have depth up and down the roster and across all grad classes. On the pitching side they bring back two of their committed starters from last year in UCLA commit Ben Jacobs and CSUN commit Jack Smith along with uncommited starter Matt Lopez who was their #2 guy last year. They also got a louded lineup that doesn’t have many weaknesses. ASU commit Ralph Velazquez, UCLA commit Aidan Espinoza, and LMU commit Dean Carpentier start things off at the top but they got talented uncommitted bats in ‘23 Bradley Navarro and ‘23 Brian Trujillo that can do damage towards the middle and bottom of the lineup. A Sunset Surf League title and a deep run in the CIF SS Div. 1 playoffs are our expectations for this squad this year.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
BEN JACOBS
JACK SMITH
NICK DUMESNIL
MATT LOPEZ
ADYN LUCERO
RALPH VELAZQUEZ
AIDAN ESPINOZA
DEAN CARPENTIER
CARSON LANE
WYATT THOMAS
BRADLEY NAVARRO
BRIAN TRUJILLO
ETHAN PORTER
TRENT GRINDLINGER
FROM COACH MEDURE:
“Different team for sure. Not trying to launch balls this year. More of a simple line drive team that will play good defense”
ALEMANY
Preseason Invitational Schedule
2/12 | 2/15 | 2/17 | 2/21 |
HB | GAHR | REDONDO | TBD |
Alemany surprised some last year finishing with a 16-14 record and a 3rd place finish in the Mission League. Because of last year’s success we wanted to have them in our Preseason Invitational. They lost some key players to graduation but bring back a balanced group of experienced seniors like INF Jarrett Segura and RHP Jacob Gallegos along with a talented crop of freshman that will get significant playing time this year. Our staff is expecting another competitive season out of the Warriors.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
ANDREW GARCIA
JAMMES HARRINGTON
JARRETT SEGURA
JACOB GALLEGOS
JOSH SOTELO
ADRIAN CHAIDEZ
JACOB ORTEGA
NATE LOPEZ
LANDON HODGE
JAYDEN LUSK
TYLER WALTON
ROMAN ESTRADA
FROM COACH RIGGS:
“We are young but still talented. Our expectations are to be competitive in each game and compete for a playoff bid”
UPCOMING EVENTS
SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
SoCal Rising Stars: Los Angeles | CA | 02/27 | O'Malley Field |
SoCal Rising Stars: Orange County | CA | 03/20 | JSerra High School |
SoCal Rising Stars: Inland Empire | CA | 04/24 | Corona High School |
SoCal Rising Stars Games | CA | 06/04 | O'Malley Field |
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