Here are two pitchers from the team that won the National Tournament at Cal State Fullerton. I see them both as serious big league prospects. The first guy is an Orel Hershiser clone. His name is Tyler Johnson and he went 20-0 as a varsity starter in one of the most competitive leagues in the country. He's in his first year at D-I NY Stonybrook. The lefty, Ryan Hawthorne, throws 92-94 mph on corners, and has a 68 mph change, a 72 mph bender and a 82 mph bender, with command of all of them. He's sick. He's a freshman at D-I Loyola.
There are many whole states without two pitchers this good and these two guys were on the same team. And they carved up the Nos. 1, 2 and 7 teams in the country in that tournament.
There are indeed high school games that present the same challenges as any you'll find. The best 18-year-olds in California can play with anybody.