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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - Prep Baseball California is thrilled to announce the hiring of Hank LoForte as the Associate Director, Northern California. LoForte comes to Prep Baseball California with a lifetime of baseball experience both as a player and a coach. 

After a standout career at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, LoForte was a four year starter at Cal State Fullerton where he helped lead the Titans to the 2017 College World Series and finished his career as the All-Time triples leader for the Titans. LoForte maintained a 64-game on-base streak over two seasons for the Titans and led the team with a .338 batting average and earned First Team All-Big West Conference honors in the 2018 season. 

After his playing career LoForte jumped into coaching with stops at Cabrillo College and Fullerton College before moving back to Northern California where he’s been coaching travel baseball for various programs while doing private hitting lessons for the last five years and also working in sales. 

Prep Baseball California State Director, Les Lukach, on LoForte:

“I couldn’t be more excited to bring someone of Hank’s reputation into our organization. Whether as a player or an up-and-coming coach, Hank has earned the respect of coaches and players alike across the state. I have no doubt that his relentless work ethic will serve the players of Northern California well for years to come as Hank has quickly become a very respected coach and evaluator in the region.”

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Since its inception in 2005, Prep Baseball has evolved into one of the country’s biggest and most respected independent scouting services, with a singular focus of providing comprehensive year-round coverage in every state we are in. The mission of Prep Baseball is to scout and promote amateur baseball - high school, junior college and college - and, ultimately, help athletes achieve their dreams of playing baseball at the next level. With more than 200 scouts, we have the largest baseball scouting infrastructure across all levels of amateur baseball in the country.

Prep Baseball is the No. 1 resource for amateur baseball in each state we cover through our variety of events, boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, daily coverage, and multimedia platforms. Our multimedia platforms and events work in tandem, ultimately creating the most powerful source of high school baseball promotion in each state.  While other organizations take a national approach, our goal is to become the authoritative voice on the ground level of each state.

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Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Future Games (Class of 2026/27)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2028/29)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
Senior Future Games (Class of 2025)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
2024 California State Games (Invite-Only)	CA	08/09	Fullerton College

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