Matchup: Two-time defending National High School Invitational (NSHI) champion, Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), returns to Cary, North Carolina, searching to become the first team in tournament history to three-peat. After falling in the CIF State Semifinals in 2018, the Lancers were tabbed with a No. 2 ranking in the country by MaxPreps and No. 4 from Perfect Game.

The Lancers feature four players (Karson Bowen, Gabe Briones, Jasiah Dixon and Max Rajcic) that have played on a USA Baseball National Team, with two, Bowen and Rajcic, wearing the stars and stripes in 2018. Orange Lutheran is also led on the diamond by two-time USA Baseball manager alum Eric Borba.

Orange Lutheran will have a tough road to the finals if they hope to win a third straight title as it faces South Forsyth (Cumming, Ga.) in the first round of the tournament. The War Eagles are coming off of a dominating season in 2018 that culminated in a loss in the GHSA 7A Second Round. SFHS will be led by the No. 60-ranked draft prospect, according to Baseball America, and 2016 15U National Team member Landon Sims.

Matchup: In what is sure to be one of the best matchups in the first round of the tournament, Desert Oasis High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) will face off against Delbarton High School (Morristown, N.J.).

Desert Oasis will be motivated for greatness in 2019 after falling in Nevada's Class 4A State Championship game after a 30-5 season. The Diamondbacks boast No. 18 and No. 55 rankings by Perfect Game and MaxPreps, respectively, and will be led by seniors D.J. Jefferson, Aaron Roberts and Josh Sharman.

On the other side of the ranked first-round matchup, is No. 10 and No.19-ranked Delbarton High School. The Green Wave are coming off an 18-6 season in 2018, where they fell in the NJSIAA Second Round. Delbarton will be led by seniors and 2018 18U National Team teammates Anthony Volpe and Jack Leiter. Leiter enters the year as one of the top-rated pitchers in the draft class, ranking No. 20 overall and the ninth overall pitcher in MLB Pipeline rankings. The pair and the rest of the Green Wave squad will try to use their experience to advance to the second round for a matchup against Orange Lutheran or South Forsyth.