For the third year in a row, Over-Slot Baseball took in Area Code Select - West in Southern California. From this chair, the 2026 event had the best crop of talent the event has seen since we've attended. For the first time in three years, the weather impressed as well.
Speaking of impressing, the high school bats up and down the West Coast are something to dream on. It was an offensive environment at Dodger Stadium on Sunday with runs aplenty.
Hitters usually trail behind the arms at these late-winter events beings they haven't seen live pitching in months. The loud results on Sunday came as a surprise in many respects.
The two-day event consisted of two sets of batting practice and fielding drills, alongside a fourteen inning game.
James Clark, SS – St. John Bosco HS
Clark was unquestionably the MVP of the event. The infielder’s contact skills had …