Baseball preview: Important dates, top tournaments

Important dates

March 10: Canyon at Mater Dei (DH)
March 11: El Dorado at Ocean View (DH), Sonora at Esperanza (DH)
March 14: Villa Park at El Dorado, Capistrano Valley at Dana Hills
March 15: JSerra at Orange Lutheran
March 20: Capistrano Valley at San Clemente
March 26: Villa Park at Canyon

April 1: Fairmont Prep at Saddleback Valley Christian
April 2: Loara at Cypress, Orange Lutheran at Mater Dei
April 4: Esperanza at Los Alamitos, Mater Dei at JSerra, Laguna Hills at Corona del Mar
April 8: Beckman at Laguna Hills
April 9: Servite at Mater Dei
April 11: Orange at Ocean View
April 16: Canyon at El Dorado, Marina at Los Alamitos
April 22: Oxford Academy at Capistrano Valley Christian
April 23: San Clemente at Capistrano Valley
April 25: Troy at Sonora
April 30: Huntington Beach at El Toro

May 6: Foothill at El Toro, Katella at Cypress
May 13: CIF-Southern Section playoffs begin

Top tournaments
 
Loara Tournament, through March 8,  various sites

Newport Elks Tournament, through March 8, various sites

Anaheim Lions Tournament, March 22-26, various sites

Anderson Bat National Classic, March 24-27, various sites

OCNissan.com Select Invitational, various sites, March 29-April 2

Santa Ana Elks Tournament, April 5-9, various sites

Pride of the Coast Tournament, April 7-11, various sites

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