Aflac Announces Final Roster for 2005 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic
July 21 2005 - 1:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
Aflac Announces Final Roster for 2005 Aflac All-American High
School Baseball Classic - Nation's Top Prep Baseball Players to
Compete in Third Annual All-Star Game - COLUMBUS, Ga., July 21
/PRNewswire/ -- Aflac announced today the final 38- player roster
for the 2005 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic. The
game will be played Saturday, Aug. 13 at Ripken Stadium in
Aberdeen, Md., and televised nationally live at 2 p.m. on FSN on
all 18 of their regional sports networks. Proceeds from the 2005
event will benefit the Division of Pediatric Oncology at the Johns
Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore. The complete 2005
player roster is included below. Now in its third year, the Aflac
Classic features the nation's top 38 rising seniors in an East vs.
West match-up. Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. will serve as the
game's honorary chairman for the second consecutive year. "This is
an extremely talented group of players who will have a huge impact
on next year's Major League Baseball draft," said Jerry Ford,
president of Perfect Game USA, a leading prep baseball scouting
service. "The Aflac Classic is an exclusive showcase that provides
scouts with an incredible opportunity to see the nation's elite
players compete in a high-profile event." Aflac recently concluded
its National Selection Tour, to honor many of the All-Americans
with events in their hometowns and officially announce their
selection to the team. This year's tour featured events at several
Major League ballparks with many of baseball's top players,
including Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees), Andy Pettitte (Houston
Astros), John Smoltz (Atlanta Braves) and Jeff Kent (Los Angeles
Dodgers). "In less than three years, the Aflac Classic has become
the all-star event high school baseball players strive to play in,"
said Al Johnson, second vice president, Advertising and Branding at
Aflac. "The game has achieved unparalleled success in the baseball
world and most importantly, is proving to be an effective vehicle
in raising money and awareness for pediatric cancer." The Aflac
Classic is endorsed by many of the game's pillars, including Major
League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The game exclusively features baseball's leading industry
publication, Baseball America, and prep scouting service, Perfect
Game USA, as the official Aflac Classic selection partners. "Major
League Baseball is pleased to endorse the Aflac All-American High
School Baseball Classic as the marquee prep All-American event,"
said Bud Selig, commissioner of Major League Baseball. "We consider
it a critical part of growing the sport of baseball and developing
future fans and ballplayers." Featuring the game's top prep
players, the Aflac All-American alumni have had a huge impact in
the past two Major League Baseball first-year player drafts.
Overall, 18 alumni have been selected in the first round, including
the past two No. 1 overall selections: Matt Bush (2003, San Diego)
and Justin Upton (2004, Arizona). For the latest news on the 2005
game and players, log on to http://www.aflacallamerican.com/. 2005
Aflac All-American High School Baseball Roster Alphabetical Roster
East Team No. Pos. Name Hgt. Wgt. High School (Hometown) 23 RHP
Dellin Betances 6-6 185 Grand Street HS (New York, NY) 1 SS/OF
Brent Brewer 6-0 195 Sandy Creek HS (Fairburn, Ga.) 5 OF David
Christensen 6-2 195 Stoneman Douglas HS (Parkland, Fla.) 42 1B
Andrew Clark 6-2 200 New Palestine HS (New Palestine, Ind.) 31 OF
Cedric Hunter 6-1 185 Martin Luther King HS (Decatur, Ga.) 6 SS
Ryan Jackson 6-2 170 Florida Christian School (Miami Springs, Fla.)
20 RHP Jeremy Jeffress 6-1 180 Halifax County HS (South Boston,
Va.) 18 OF/1B Cody Johnson 6-4 195 Mosley HS (Panama City, Fla.) 9
LHP Kasey Kiker 5-11 185 Russell County HS (Phenix City, Ala.) 2
C/IF Torre Langley 5-10 175 Alexander HS (Winston, Ga.) 27 RHP Matt
Latos 6-5 205 Coconut Creek HS (Miami, Fla.) 24 3B Chris Marrero
6-3 195 Monsignor Pace HS (Miami, Fla.) 7 RHP/IF Cory Rasmus 6-0
198 Russell County HS (Phenix City, Ala.) 10 OF Derrick Robinson
6-0 170 P.K. Yonge HS (Archer, Fla.) 22 SS/3B Billy Rowell 6-4 198
Bishop Eustace Prep (Sewell, N.J.) 25 C Max Sapp 6-2 210 Bishop
Moore HS (Windermere, Fla.) 21 RHP Gerald Sullivan 6-4 195 Mt.
Olive HS (Budd Lake, N.J.) 14 RHP Chris Walden 6-3 181
Bellefontaine HS (Bellefontaine, Ohio) 15 RHP Colton Willems 6-4
190 John Carroll HS (Fort Pierce, Fla.) West Team No. Pos. Name
Hgt. Wgt. High School (Hometown) 2 IF Ryan Adams 6-0 185 Jesuit HS
(Mandeville, La.) 11 C Robby Alcombrack 6-1 205 Bear River HS
(Grass Valley, Calif.) 6 LHP Brett Anderson 6-4 205 Stillwater HS
(Stillwater, Okla.) 22 IF Nathan Bridges 6-1 170 Villa Park HS
(Yorba Linda, Calif.) 7 LHP/1B Gavin Brooks 6-3 190 Rancho Buena
Vista HS (Vista, Calif.) 5 C/3B Hank Conger 6-0 210 Huntington
Beach HS (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 1 RHP/SS Kyle Drabek 6-0 190
The Woodlands HS (The Woodlands, Texas) 4 IF Grant Green 6-3 185
Canyon HS (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) 21 LHP Taylor Hammack 6-3 210
Angleton HS (Angleton, Texas) 34 RHP Ryan Jenkins 6-5 195 Cy Falls
HS (Houston, Texas) 24 LHP/1B Aaron Miller 6-3 200 Channelview HS
(Channelview, Texas) 3 OF Jared Mitchell 6-0 195 Westgate HS (New
Iberia, La.) 14 1B Chris Parmelee 6-1 200 Chino Hills HS (Chino
Hills, Calif.) 12 OF Jeff Rapoport 6-0 183 Westlake HS (Westlake,
Calif.) 30 RHP Chad Robinson 6-5 205 Silverado HS (Las Vegas, Nev.)
15 OF Drew Rundle 6-3 180 Bend HS (Bend, Ore.) 10 OF Devin Shepherd
6-4 230 Oxnard HS (Oxnard, Calif.) 9 RHP Chris Tillman 6-5 190
Fountain Valley HS (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 25 RHP Jordan Walden
6-4 185 Mansfield HS (Mansfield, Texas) About Aflac: For 50 years,
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cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event
causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of
guaranteed- renewable insurance in the United States and the number
one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in
force in Japan. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to
more than 40 million people worldwide. In January 2005, Aflac was
included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to
Work For in America for the seventh consecutive year. Aflac has
also been included in both Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of
America's Best Big Companies and in Fortune magazine's listing of
America's Most Admired Companies for five consecutive years. Aflac
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