Alabama's Destin Hood and Georgia's Ethan Martin Named Co-Winners of the Home Run Derby at 2007 Aflac All-American High School B
August 11 2007 - 4:51PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Destin Hood of Eight Mile, Ala.
and Ethan Martin of Toccoa, Ga. thrilled fans Saturday morning at
Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, as they put on an impressive show
of power to win the Aflac All-American Home Run Derby. Both Hood
and Martin hit five home runs in the final round of the contest,
sending them to a tie-breaking round in which they each hit two
more to share the title of Home Run Derby Champion. The Derby took
place just before the fifth Annual Aflac All-American High School
Baseball Classic. First Round Name Hometown High School Home Runs
Clark Murphy Fallbrook, Calif. Fallbrook Union High School 4 Adrian
Nieto Hialeah, Fla. American Heritage High School 3 Destin Hood
Eight Mile, Ala. St. Paul's Episcopal School 5 Ethan Martin Toccoa,
Ga. Stephens County High School 5 Tie-breaking Round Destin Hood 2
Ethan Martin 2 The fifth annual Aflac All-American High School
Baseball Classic was played on Saturday, August 11th at San Diego
State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. The event is the nation's elite high
school baseball showcase featuring the top 38 rising senior players
in an East vs. West match-up. Net proceeds from the game will
benefit San Diego's Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center. For
more information about the Aflac All-American High School Baseball
Classic and to download pictures and bios of the players, log on to
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