Dozens of scouts gather to watch some of the state’s best college baseball players face off in the league’s annual showcase game at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton.
Cal Lutheran and Conejo Oaks catcher Brendan Durfee won the home run derby at the California Collegiate League’s North vs. South Showcase event on Wednesday at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton.
Some of the state’s best college-level talent participated in the California Collegiate League’s North vs. South Showcase event on Wednesday at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton. The day featured a skills combine, a home run derby and a nine-inning All-Star game. Cal Lutheran and Conejo Oaks catcher Brendan Durfee won the home run derby, hitting seven in the final round to take the event.
Neighbors, who has played for the Barons for the past two seasons, credits his work ethic for why he was selected as an all-star this season. Durfee came into the derby as the No. 6 seed, but he defeated higher-seeded players in all three rounds to win it.
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