League City, Temple Players Make Aflac All-American Baseball Team
June 12 2007 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cosart, Jungmann honored at Minute Maid Park COLUMBUS, Ga., June 12
/PRNewswire/ -- Aflac has announced that RHP/SS Jarred Cosart
(Clear Creek HS) of League City, Texas and RHP/2B Taylor Jungmann
(Rogers HS) of Temple, Texas, have been named to the 2007 Aflac
All- American High School Baseball Classic roster where they will
compete in a game benefiting pediatric cancer research and
treatment. The high school athletes will be honored on field during
a pre-game ceremony at Minute Maid Park on June 12 where they will
be presented with their official team jersey by Astros reliever Dan
Wheeler. The fifth annual Aflac Classic is a showcase of the
country's top rising high school seniors in an East versus West
match-up. The game will be played on Aug. 11 at San Diego State's
Tony Gwynn Stadium. It will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net at
3 p.m. Eastern. As a part of Aflac's ongoing commitment to the
fight against childhood cancer, all game proceeds from the 2007
Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic will benefit San
Diego's Rady Children's Hospital. Since the game's inception in
2003, 42 Aflac All-American alumni have been selected in the first
round of the draft, including No. 1 overall selections Matt Bush
(2004, San Diego) and Justin Upton (2005, Arizona). In the recently
completed First Year Player Draft, 35 of the 38 players from the
2006 game were drafted -- 13 in the first round, the most ever from
the game. Among the 35 players picked, Derek Dietrich, a third
baseman from Parma, Ohio, was selected by the Astros in the third
round. The Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic is
endorsed by many of the game's pillars, including Major League
Baseball. This year, Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will serve as the
game's honorary chairman. "I'm thrilled to join Aflac in honoring
the stars of tomorrow -- the very best high school players across
the country -- in San Diego, my first major league home" Smith
said. "I wish a game like this existed back when I was in high
school, and I can only imagine how special it will be for these
young men to get such national recognition and exposure." Since
1995, Aflac's support has helped make the Aflac Cancer Center and
Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta one of
the leading childhood cancer, hematology, and blood and marrow
transplant programs in the country. Aflac has raised nearly $35
million in donations to the Aflac Cancer Center. Today's
announcement is the latest official stop of the 2007 Aflac National
Selection Tour. The selection tour is a multi-city tour that
travels to the hometowns of the Aflac All-Americans to announce
their official selection to the team. Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer,
an organization dedicated to pediatric cancer treatment and
research is the official beneficiary for each Aflac tour stop. On
Tuesday night, Aflac hosted Braves Night at Turner Field for Aflac
Cancer Center children and their families. The event, that began
more than a decade ago, is a fun-filled night that treats the
patients and their loved ones to an evening of baseball -- an
ambiance away from the treatment facilities that they may be
accustomed to. The first baseball night was sponsored in 1996 with
one participating hospital -- now that partnership has increased to
include over 15 hospitals and Major League Baseball parks around
the country. Baseball America and Perfect Game are the official
selection partners for the event and choose the players for their
accomplishments, both on and off the field, including their
involvement in the community. Sports America, Inc., is a sports
marketing and event management firm based out of Rockville, Md.,
which created and currently produces the Aflac Classic. Sports
America also produces the McDonald's All-American High School
Basketball Game and Jordan Classic High School All-Star Basketball
Game. To learn more about the Aflac All-American High School
Baseball Classic, or dates and stops on the official selection
tour, visit http://www.aflacallamerican.com/. For more than 50
years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to
direct 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. Our insurance products provide
protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been
included in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired
Companies for seven consecutive years and in Fortune magazine's
list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for nine
consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by
both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for
Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best
Companies for Working Mothers. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500
company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL.
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