Four Players Advance to Final Round of Home Run Hitting Contest
August 11 2006 - 9:36PM
PR Newswire (US)
Burgess, Rupp lead the way with impressive show of power SAN DIEGO,
Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Burgess and Cameron Rupps sent
murmurs through the stands Friday afternoon as they were the top
two sluggers during the first round of the Aflac All-American Home
Run Derby at the University of San Diego's Cunningham Stadium.
Burgess, from Tampa's Hillsborough High School, led the way with
five home runs - including one that cleared a six-story dormitory
roof beyond the right field wall more that 400 feet away. Coming in
second was Cameron Rupp of Prestonwood High School (Plano, Texas),
who belted four. After three rounds of a homer-off - several
players on both squads hit just two home runs - San Diego's
Sequoyah Stonecipher from Mission Bay High School, and Steven
Brooks, from Seton Hall Prep (Wyckoff, N.J.) advance to Saturday
morning's finals. The Home Run Derby will take place at 11 a.m.,
just before the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at
San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. The fourth annual Aflac
All-American High School Baseball Classic will be played on
Saturday, August 12th 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.
Jackson is the honorary chairman of the 2006 game, which will be
televised live nationally on FSN at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Net
proceeds from the game will benefit San Diego's Rady Children's
Hospital and Health Center. For more information about the Aflac
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