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2011 MLB Draft Prospects: Top High School Players by Fanhouse.com

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Brian Foley
– August 23, 2010Posted in: 2011 Top Players, MLB Draft, Top High School Players

PhilEvans Frankie Pilere, Fanhouse.com National MLB Analyst attended the 2010 AFLAC High School All-American Game last week which featured the best soon to be seniors in the country. He names Michael Kelly from as the most impressive pitching prospect in the game. He also states that Phil Evans was the most impressive hitter in the game and is the complete package.

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USC’s Tom House Helps Make A Florida High Schooler’s Wish Come True

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Kat Hasenauer Cornetta
– August 12, 2010Posted in: CBD Column, General CBB News, Pac 12, Top High School Players

houseandthompson A quest for “perfect mechanics” led Flanagan High School junior right handed pitcher David Thompson to Tom House and the University of Southern California’s Rod Dedeaux Research and Baseball Institute last week. As a part of the Make-a-Wish program, Thompson, who suffers from common variable immunodeficiency, was granted the opportunity to work with House and use the state-of-the-art facilities available at USC.

Not that Thompson necessarily needs the assistance – his Flanagan High School team won the Florida 6-A championship this past spring and were named the best high school team in the country by Baseball America. Thompson was part of the pitching rotation for the Falcons until a bone bruise and his immunodeficiency sidelined him. His immunodeficiency compromises his ability to fight basic disease, like the common cold.

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2010 AFLAC All-American Game Rosters Released

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Brian Foley
– July 10, 2010Posted in: 2011 Top Players, Top High School Players

aflacpressconference SAN DIEGO – July 7, 2010 – Today marks the release of the full 38-player roster for the 2010 Aflac All-American Baseball Classic. The nation’s top high school baseball players will descend upon San Diego to play in the eighth annual baseball showcase, featuring an East versus West matchup of the nation’s top high school players. The 2010 game will be played Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. PDT in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will be nationally televised live on FOX Sports Net.

Andre “The Hawk” Dawson, eight-time MLB Gold Glove outfielder and four-time MLB Silver Slugger, will serve as honorary chairman for the 2010 showcase. Dawson will be inducted into the MLB Baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010.

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2009 Aflac All-American Game Recap

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Brian Foley
– August 16, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Recruits, Top High School Players

FROM AFLAC PRESS RELEASE

AflacAll-AmericanGame SAN DIEGO – In a game where the talent was so evenly matched, the outcome of Sunday afternoon’s Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic was fitting.

A triple down the right field line by Rancho Buena Vista (Calif.) High School shortstop Tony Wolters sent the seventh annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic into extra innings for the first time since the game’s inception in 2003. A unique extra innings format saw both teams score a run in the 10th inning, and the game ended in a 4-all tie Sunday night at Petco Park before a record crowd of 8,027. The overall East vs. West series record for the Aflac All-American Classic, which features 40 of the nation’s premiere high school baseball players, now stands at 3-3-1. Read the rest of this entry »

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2009 Under Armour High School All-American Game

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Brian Foley
– July 28, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Recruits, Top High School Players

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

UnderArmourAllStarGame COLUMBIA, MD – Under Armour and Baseball Factory today announced that the 2009 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game will once again be played at the historic Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 8. This is the second year that Under Armour will serve as the game’s title sponsor.  The game will air live nationally on ESPNU.

The 2009 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, powered by Baseball Factory will showcase thirty-six of the nation’s best rising juniors and seniors, competing in a Baseball Factory versus Team One Baseball match-up.

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2009 Area Code Game Rosters

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Brian Foley
– July 28, 2009Posted in: 2010 Top Players, 2011 Recruits, Top High School Players

AreaCode1 One of the most prestigious high school baseball tournaments is set to take place August 5th-10th at Long Beach State’s Blair Field. The tournament features top 2010 high school seniors who get selected during regional tryouts to be members of the respective squads. You can check out all the rosters at the links below.

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2009 Aflac All-American Game Announced

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Brian Foley
– July 23, 2009Posted in: 2011 Recruits, 2011 Top Players, MLB Draft, Top High School Players

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

pressconferencefield350 SAN DIEGO –  For the third time in four years, 40 of the nation’s top high school baseball players will descend upon San Diego to play in the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic, the country’s premier high school baseball showcase. This year’s game will be played on Aug. 16 at 5 p.m. PDT in PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, and will once again be televised live nationally on FOX Sports Net.

The Classic features an East vs. West format, played annually during the late summer before most participants have returned to school. For the second consecutive year, the Aflac Classic will be played in a major league venue. The 2008 showcase was played in Los Angeles’ historic Dodger Stadium. The 2006 and 2007 games were held at San Diego State University’s Tony Gwynn Stadium.
The Aflac All-American Classic, however, is more than just a game. As part of Aflac’s ongoing commitment to the fight against childhood cancer, all game proceeds from the 2009 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic will benefit Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Since 2003, the game has generated nearly $685,000 for charity.

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Bryce Harper: Should He Stay Or Should He Go?

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Sam Wasson
– June 16, 2009Posted in: MLB Draft, Top High School Players

bryceharper_siThe hot topic of the week in baseball is the decision of Las Vegas high school phenom and SI annointed ‘Chosen One’ Bryce Harper and his parents to have Bryce skip the final two years of high school to focus on his baseball career. Bryce’s plan is to earn his GED and then enroll in community college thereby enabling him to become draft eligible for next year’s MLB Draft. Good idea? Bad idea? Decide for yourself. Here’s what a few prominent voices around the web have to say.

Big League Stew
Dan Shanoff
The Big Lead
Jeff Pearlman

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HS Players heading to College early?

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Brian Foley
– October 7, 2008Posted in: ACC, General CBB News, Pac 12, Top High School Players

Levi Michael joining UNC early

USA Today has put out an interesting article about High School players leaving school at the end of the fall semester for the start of the college semester in the spring. The reason why we are seeing this is the fact that the player will be eligible to play in the 2009 season. The biggest recent name to do this was Robert Stock out of Southern California. Read the rest of this entry »

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2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball 8th Inning Report

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Bryan Young
– August 17, 2008Posted in: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Recruits, CBD Visit, Top High School Players
Left-Field Bleachers @ Wrigley

Left-Field Bleachers @ Wrigley

(Chicago, IL) - “Team One” wearing red Under Armour jerseys just attacked Jake Eliopoulos pitching for “Baseball Factory” from Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Ontario, Canada for three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning. Read the rest of this entry »

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2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball Mid Game Report

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Bryan Young
– August 17, 2008Posted in: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Recruits, CBD Visit, Top High School Players
Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field

(Chicago, IL) - On a fantastic afternoon here at Wrigley Field in Chicago, strikeouts have accounted for the majority of outs so far today in this inaugural showcase. The coaches for both “Team One” and “Baseball Factory” have been basically using one pitcher per inning and the pitchers have been using this opportunity to shine, and in several innings striking out the side. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBB Visit: 2008 Aflac All-American Baseball Game at Dodger Stadium

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Mark Rafferty
– August 9, 2008Posted in: 2009 Top Players, 2010 Recruits, CBD Visit, Top High School Players

EAST TEAM MAKES IMPROBABLE COMEBACK, WIN 4-2

For an East Team that consisted of so many great hitters in 2007 like Tim Beckham and Eric Hosmer, this 2008 East squad didn’t show much of anything at the plate for most of the game.  The West pitchers combined to hold the East to 1 hit over 8 innings.  Jacob Turner (St. Charles, MO) set the tempo by striking out 4 East batters over the first 2 innings, but a 9th inning rally by the East gave them the victory. Read the rest of this entry »

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