Aflac Honors Sunshine State Standouts at Tropicana Field
July 06 2008 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Prep stars named to 2008 Aflac All-American High School Baseball
Game Roster COLUMBUS, Ga., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac announced
today during an on-field presentation held at Tropicana Field that
INF Scooter Gennett (Sarasota HS) of Sarasota, Fla.; INF/RHP Mychal
Givens (Plant HS) of Tampa, Fla.; C/RHP Austin Maddox (Eagle's View
Academy) of Jacksonville, Fla.; INF/OF LeVon Washington
(Gainesville HS) of Gainesville, Fla.; and C/INF Michael Zunino
(Mariner HS) of Cape Coral, Fla. have been selected to the 2008
Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game roster. The five stars
were honored by Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith and Tampa Bay relief
pitcher Dan Wheeler, who presented them with their official team
jerseys. The premiere high school All-American game in the country,
the Aflac All-American Game will take place Saturday, Aug. 9 in
Dodger Stadium and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Net at noon
Pacific Time. "We are thrilled to have such a great group of future
stars added to the Aflac All-American roster," said Al Johnson,
Vice President for Marketing Services for Aflac. "I am certain the
kids are as excited we are to take this game to the next level by
hosting it at historic Dodger Stadium." The annual Aflac
All-American High School Baseball Game showcases 38 of the nation's
top high school players in an East versus West matchup following
their junior year. Aflac All-Americans are chosen by the experts at
our official selection partner, Perfect Game USA, and receive the
benefit from the game's relationship with media partner Baseball
America, baseball's most influential magazine. As part of Aflac's
ongoing commitment to the fight against childhood cancer, all game
proceeds from the 2008 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game
will benefit ThinkCure, the official charity of the Dodgers, which
supports critical cancer research at City of Hope and Childrens
Hospital of Los Angeles. Since 2005, the game has generated nearly
$525,000 for charity. Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith will
return as this year's honorary chairman, and in addition to
promoting the game, will be on-site in Los Angeles for game week
activities. This is the second consecutive year that Smith has
served as honorary chairman. Past honorary chairmen have included
Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson (2006), Cal Ripken (2004-05) and Stan
Musial (2003). The Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game is
considered the country's marquee prep All-American event. All
participants must have just completed their junior year of high
school, be in good academic standing and display redeeming
qualities off the field that embody the ideals of the sport of
baseball, including discipline, determination and hard work. For
more information and tour stop photographs, visit
http://www.aflacallamerican.com/ . About Aflac 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 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. To find out
more about Aflac, visit aflac.com . (Logo:
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