40th annual Tulare/Visalia Baseball Invitational: Schedule, 41 players to watch
The 40th annual Tulare/Visalia Pro-PT Baseball Invitational kicks off on March 25 at various sites in Tulare and Visalia.
Sixteen high school teams will be competing in the three-day tournament:
Centennial-Bakersfield
Tulare Western
Mt. Whitney
Bakersfield
Garces
Independence-Bakersfield
Golden West
Tulare Union
Kingsburg
Mission Oak
Porterville
Monache
Wasco
Tehachapi
Arvin
Mira Monte
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Games will be played at Golden West, Mt. Whitney and Tulare Western high schools as well as Visalia Rawhide's Valley Strong Ballpark. General admission tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.
The tournament championship games are set for Wednesday, March 27, at Valley Strong Ballpark. The lower-division title game is at 5 p.m., followed by the upper-division championship showdown at 7:30 p.m.
Tulare Western is the defending upper-division tournament champion. Mission Oak won the lower-division title last year.
Schedule
Monday, March 25
Bakersfield vs. Monache, 9 a.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Union vs. Wasco, 11:30 a.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Union vs. Garces, 2 p.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Western vs. Garces, 4:30 p.m., at Tulare Western
Mission Oak vs. Tehachapi, 11:30 a.m., at Golden West
Golden West vs. Independence, 2 p.m., at Golden West
Golden West vs. Centennial, 4:30 p.m., at Golden West
Porterville vs. Mira Monte, 11:30 a.m., at Mt. Whitney
Mt. Whitney vs. Arvin, 2 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
Porterville vs. Tehachapi, 4:30 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
Mt. Whitney vs. Kingsburg, 7 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
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Tuesday, March 26
Mission Oak vs. Bakersfield, 9 a.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Western vs. Bakersfield, 11:30 a.m., at Tulare Western
Centennial vs. Kingsburg, 2 p.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Western vs. Kingsburg, 4:30 p.m., at Tulare Western
Arvin vs. Tulare Union, 9 a.m., at Golden West
Garces vs. Tehachapi, 11:30 a.m., at Golden West
Arvin vs. Mission Oak, 2 p.m., at Golden West
Golden West vs. Mira Monte, 4:30 p.m., at Golden West
Wasco vs. Porterville, 9 a.m., at Mt. Whitney
Independence vs. Mira Monte, 11:30 a.m., at Mt. Whitney
Wasco vs. Monache, 2 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
Independence vs. Monache, 4:30 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
Mt. Whitney vs. Centennial, 7 p.m., at Mt. Whitney
Wednesday, March 27
Tulare Union vs. Tehachapi, 9 a.m., at Tulare Western
Mission Oak vs. Mira Monte, 11:30 a.m., at Tulare Western
Tulare Western vs. Porterville, 2 p.m., at Tulare Western
Wasco vs. Bakersfield, 9 a.m., at Golden West
Monache vs. Centennial, 11:30 a.m., at Golden West
Golden West vs. Garces, 2 p.m., at Golden West
Arvin vs. Kingsburg, 11:30 a.m., at Mt. Whitney
Mt. Whitney vs. Independence, at Mt. Whitney
Lower-division championship game, 5 p.m., at Valley Strong Ballpark
Upper-division championship game, 7:30 p.m., at Valley Strong Ballpark
41 Tulare County players to watch
Here are 41 Tulare County players to watch at this year's Tulare/Visalia Pro-PT Baseball Invitational:
Justin Cuellar (pitcher, first base), Tulare Western
Ty Rhyman (infielder), Tulare Western
Blake Crawford (catcher, outfielder), Tulare Western
Easton King (utility), Tulare Western
Chi'el Sanchez (infielder), Tulare Western
Landon Peredo (utility), Tulare Western
Will Masterson (pitcher, infielder), Tulare Western
Jordan Versteeg (pitcher, outfielder), Mt. Whitney
Aiden Bryan (pitcher, infielder), Mt. Whitney
Orson Gonzales (outfielder), Mt. Whitney
Kaden Welch (first base, pitcher), Mt. Whitney
Tino Alaniz (center fielder), Golden West
Chris Garcia (infielder), Golden West
David Rodriguez (pitcher, outfielder), Golden West
Javier Bonilla (catcher), Golden West
Max Bonilla (catcher), Golden West
Braidyn Padilla (third base), Golden West
Eryq Lopez-Abarca (pitcher), Golden West
Jacob Price (outfielder), Tulare Union
Eathyn Matthews (third base), Tulare Union
Adam Sims (pitcher, outfielder), Tulare Union
Cole Sappington (pitcher), Tulare Union
Kannon Silva (pitcher, infielder), Mission Oak
Korey Barham (pitcher, infielder), Mission Oak
Zy Ramirez (outfielder), Mission Oak
Chase Break (infielder), Mission Oak
Gage Hastin (pitcher, infielder), Mission Oak
Luke Vieira (infielder), Mission Oak
Nick Retiz (outfielder), Mission Oak
Owen Thompson (outfielder), Mission Oak
Eddy Bravo (catcher, pitcher), Mission Oak
Louie Torres (pitcher, utility), Porterville
Xavier Aguilera (lead-off hitter, pitcher, infielder), Porterville
Aiden Jimenez (pitcher, infielder, catcher), Porterville
Gio Perez (infielder, catcher), Porterville
Jose Perez (infielder, pitcher), Porterville
Colton Isom (pitcher, third base), Monache
Jayson Castillo (catcher), Monache
Tyson Chavez (shortstop), Monache
Maddox Miguel (left fielder, pitcher), Monache
Brody McCoy (pitcher), Monache
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: 40th annual Tulare/Visalia Baseball Invitational: Watchlist, schedule