Field Announced for 12th Annual National High School Invitational
2025 edition to be hosted from April 9-12 at National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina
CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced the field for the 2025 National High School Invitational (NHSI) presented by the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance and Netting Professionals. The 12th annual NHSI will be held from April 9-12 at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
The 16-team field features the past two NHSI champions. Corona High School (Corona, Calif.) ran the table in its tournament debut last April, pitching shutouts in three of its four games to take home the NHSI trophy. Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.) will compete in its eighth NHSI; it won the tournament championship in 2023, its second title after also winning it all in 2016.
Four 2024 state champions are amongst the 16-team field, including Corona. The Panthers went 30-3 a year ago en route to a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section state title. Casteel High School (Queen Creek, Ariz.) returns to the NHSI after winning its second consecutive Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) state championship, Granada High School (Livermore, Calif.), took home a CIF NorCal championship, and The Stony Brook School (Stony Brook, N.Y.) makes its first trip to Cary fresh off a New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) state trophy in 2024.
In addition to Casteel, Corona, and Huntington Beach, seven other schools are making return appearances to the NHSI, including 2024 returnees Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth, Fla.) and Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.). Trinity Christian will play in its fourth NHSI after reaching the quarterfinal round in each of the first three, while Wesleyan Christian makes the field for the second time.
Corona del Sol High School (Tempe, Ariz.), La Mirada High School (La Mirada, Calif.), Poly Prep Country Day School (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colo.), and Venice High School (Venice, Fla.) round out the returners in the 2025 field. Venice and Regis Jesuit will both make their third trips to Cary, while Corona del Sol, La Mirada, and Poly Prep appear in the NHSI field for the second time.
Including The Stony Brook School, six total programs will make their tournament debuts in 2025. Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Fla.), Collierville High School (Collierville, Tenn.), Edwardsville High School (Edwardsville, Ill.), Granada High School (Livermore, Calif.), and Holly Springs High School (Holly Springs, N.C.), join The Stony Brook School as tournament debutants.
In total, eight different states will be represented in the 2025 tournament. California leads all states with four different teams, followed by Florida with three. Arizona, New York, and North Carolina boast two programs each, while Colorado, Illinois, and Tennessee all feature one representative.
The NHSI is a single-elimination championship tournament, with each participating team guaranteed to play four games. The bracket and full schedule will be announced at a later date.
The complete list of 2025 NHSI participants is below.
High School (City, State)
Casteel High School (Queen Creek, Ariz.)
Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Fla.)
Collierville High School (Collierville, Tenn.)
Corona High School (Corona, Calif.)
Corona del Sol High School (Tempe, Ariz.)
Edwardsville High School (Edwardsville, Ill.)
Granada High School (Livermore, Calif.)
Holly Springs High School (Holly Springs, N.C.)
Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
La Mirada High School (La Mirada, Calif.)
Poly Prep Country Day School (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colo.)
The Stony Brook School (Stony Brook, N.Y.)
Trinity Christian Academy (Lake Worth, Fla.)
Venice High School (Venice, Fla.)
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)