Two of the top franchises in the Cape were also on display during BA’s quick three-day Cape jaunt, which started in Wareham at Spillane Field. There, the second annual Cape Cod High School Classic was staged by Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball, won 6-1 by Team One.

The score of the game was essentially immaterial. The approximately 75 scouts who signed in were there to see some of the top players in what appears to be a strong 2007 high school draft class. The event was clearly planned with the scouts in mind–the home run derby started at 8:30 a.m. and the game began at noon, which gave the scouts and college recruiters on hand time to see the game, then fan out to Cape regular-season games that afternoon and evening.

The stars at Wareham included some expected and familiar names, but at least two players also had breakout performances. Middle infielder John Tolisano (Estero, Fla., High) has played in major showcases since he was 14; for example, in the fall of 2003, Tolisano was the lone class of 2007 players at Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat tournament in Jupiter, Fla. Now finally coming to his draft year, the home-schooled Tolisano has worked hard to maintain his place near the top of the ’07 class. He won the home run derby Friday and showed solid tools both at the plate (with a quick, short stroke) and in the field, though scouts doubt he’ll remain a shortstop.

“The summer schedule is really important because there’s more continuous playing, more of a professional schedule,” Tolisano said. “I love playing so much, it’s not really a problem that the schedule gets kind of long. I’ve been to East Cobb (Ga.), Perfect Game events, then I’ll go to Wilmington (East Coast Showcase) and the Aflac game, but I love to play, so I don’t think it’s a problem that there are so many events.

“This event is as good as any. I’ve got family from Connecticut that was able to come up here and see me, which was great, and they treated us very well. It was a good group of guys and a fun couple of days.”

Tolisano edged lefthanded-hitting Anthony Rizzo in the home run derby, and Rizzo also had an RBI single as part of his impressive day. Team One’s Rizzo was one of three players from Florida’s Douglas High in Broward County who played in the game, as teammates Joey Hage and Daniel Elorriaga-Matra played for Baseball Factory.

Two other impressive performers were Cypress (Calif.) High infielder Josh Vitters, who took home the MVP for Team One with a pair of hits, and Canadian righthander Phillippe Aumont, who flashed an 89-92 mph fastball and one of the most impressive frames at the event at 6-foot-7, 225 pounds. Vitters’ older brother Christian was a 10th-round pick of the Athletics this June after being the Western Athletic Conference player of the year at Fresno State. His younger brother said he was considering Fresno State and Arizona State, among other schools.

“This was a great experience because I really like facing this kind of competition,” Vitters said. “I think I thrive more against better pitchers, guys who throw harder. These pitchers are consistently throwing harder than what I am used to seeing in high school.

“Playing in the Cape has been something I always wanted to do, and whether or not I play in college, now I can at least say I’ve done that.”