Often told to "be a wall" from coaches, catchers are often the last line of defense when tasked with blocking balls in the dirt with a runner on third.
The participant is not eligible for a USA Baseball team or event this year.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) took home the inaugural USA Baseball National High School Invitational (NHSI) title with a dramatic 3-2 win over Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.).
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) repeated as champion of the NHSI after defeating Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 4-0, in a rematch of the 2012 championship game.
The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.) became just the second different team to claim the trophy following a 5-3 win over Clovis High School (Clovis, Calif.) in 2014.
San Clemente (San Clemente, Calif.) secured its first USA Baseball National High School Invitational (NHSI) title with a decisive, 8-3, win over College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.).
Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.) won its first title in the fifth annual NHSI by defeating Chaminade Prep (Los Angeles, Calif.) 7-2 in 2016.
Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, Calif.) was crowned the 2017 NHSI Champions after defeating Dana Hills HS (Dana Point, Calif.) 3-2.
Orange Lutheran became the second program in NHSI history to repeat as champion in 2018 after scoring nine runs in the final four innings to defeat Green Hope (Cary, N.C.)
Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, Calif.) used a 6-2 win over Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) to achieve the NHSI's first-ever a three-peat in 2019.
