Baseball: Huntington Beach, Mater Dei, Chaminade headed to North Carolina

Defending Southern Section Division 1 champion Huntington Beach heads the contingent of Southern California baseball teams invited to participate in the USA Baseball National High School Invitational March 23-23 in Cary, N.C.

Also in the field is Santa Ana Mater Dei, which won the tournament in 2012 and 2013.

West Hills Chaminade, led by outfielder Blake Rutherford, is the third Southern California team in the 16-team field.

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