Boras Classic Kicks off 5th Anniversary with Announcement of 2017 Northern California Teams

The 16 Elite California Teams Prepare to Vie for the Boras Baseball Classic De-facto State Championship Title

Newport Beach, CA, January 9, 2017 —The Boras Foundation announced today the final competitors for the Northern bracket of the highly anticipated 2017 Boras Baseball Classic.

The 32-team invitational pits 16 of the most elite high school teams from Northern California against 16 teams from Southern California to name a de-facto State Championship.

“We are excited to celebrate the Classic’s five year anniversary, with our best athletes to date” said Scott Boras, Director of The Boras Foundation. “The Classic continues to draw the attention of collegiate coaches and MLB scouts from around the country due to the outstanding field of teams and players. We continue the Classic in 2017 with new and returning teams to vie for the Championship title.”

Oak Ridge High School will host the Northern Classic, April 10-13, 2017.

Returning Northern champions, Davis High School will open the 2017 Boras Baseball Classic, with all-stars like Tyler Mortensen (Jr.), LHP and Ryan Holgate(Jr.), OF/P who was also named Defensive Player of the Game in the 2016 State Championship game.

The 2017 Boras Classic will also feature the talent of: Oak Ridge High School, Saint Francis, Serra, Granite Bay, Tracy, Heritage, St. Mary’s, Maria Carrillo, Turlock, Stockdale, Vintage, Bellarmine, Casa Grande, Acalanes and Palma High School. All hoping to break the 2-2 tie between the North and South with a State title.

The 32 invited high school teams participating in the tournament are guaranteed a minimum of four games, with a fifth game for the two schools that reach the highly anticipated state championship game. The Boras Baseball Classic tournament brackets may be viewed in their entirety at the Boras Classic website, borasclassicca.com.

About The Boras Family Foundation

Now in its fifth year, the Boras Family Foundation believes in helping today’s youth and high school baseball player become the best by exposing them to an elite level of coaching, clinics and competition. The Foundation’s mission is to create an environment where players are uninhibited by financial constraints that often create a roadblock to the growth and progress of today’s young athlete. Thus creating a platform, which allows them to achieve their goal of taking their passion for baseball to the next level.