It's fair to say that the State of Texas is the #2 producer of top level high school talent in the country, behind only California. Florida might argue otherwise. Houston seems to produce lots of top pitchers, especially high velocity pitchers.
An interesting thing about California high school baseball is that much of the very top talent is concentrated in the Catholic high schools.
"Release the ball like this, my son. And if you walk another batter, I'll rap your knuckles with an aluminum bat!"
This one is actually pretty cool--it's from a Catholic youth baseball camp.
"And if thou shalt be one of the State's top 10 players, thou shalt turn down the $5 million MLB offer, and instead take thy bat and thy glove to Notre Dame. And if Notre Dame shalt turn thee down, then Gonzaga, Loyola, or Boston College would be an acceptable alternative for thine talents." (spoken by the priest in Latin)
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