Three key returners to the Hart baseball team have been removed from the team according to a report on the LA Times Varsity Times Insider blog.

Outfielder Luke Persico, first baseman CJ Witkowski and pitcher Zachary Hanks violated team rules, according to the report on the Times site, and will not be on the team in the spring.

Persico is committed to UCLA and Witkowski to UC Santa Barbara.

Go to the Varsity Times Insider site for more on the Hart players removed from the team.