Rawlings(R) and Perfect Game USA Announce Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams

Annual awards recognize the top senior athletes at the high school level

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Mar 16, 2010, 04:03 ET

ST. LOUIS, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods® announced today its annual Rawlings Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams to recognize the top 400 high school baseball athletes in the U.S., while also showcasing their abilities to collegiate and professional scouts. In partnership with Perfect Game USA, the world's largest scouting report service, Rawlings is devoted to distinguishing "THE FINEST IN THE FIELD" with the these two prestigious awards.

Mike Thompson, Rawlings Senior Vice-President, Marketing, said, "These selected athletes are being recognized for their skill, athleticism, and dedication to their game which allows them to perform to the highest level of game play. With more than 240,000 high school athletes in the nation, these players represent the very best in their class."

The Rawlings Preseason All-Region 1st Team recognizes 400 players from eight regions around the U.S. Each of the regions will form a 50-man roster, complete with catchers, pitchers, infielders and outfielders.

In addition, the top 150 of the 400 athletes will be named to the Rawlings Preseason All-American Team. All 150 award recipients will be named to one of three teams, each including a 50-man roster.

"Rawlings and Perfect Game USA are synonymous with the game of baseball and these preseason awards allow us to reward these elite athletes for their hard work and contribution to the game," said Thompson.

"To receive the Rawlings Preseason All-American or All-Region Award is a tremendous achievement for these high school athletes," said Jerry Ford, President, Perfect Game USA. "We're proud to partner with Rawlings to recognize their talent as they prepare for their careers playing collegiate or professional baseball."

To view the complete list of winners, please visit www.perfectgame.org.


FIRST TEAM RAWLINGS PRESEASON ALL AMERICANS
First Name	Last Name	Pos	City	State	High School	Intended College
Robert	Aviles	RHP	Suffern	NY	Suffern	Florida
Cameron	Bedrosian	RHP	Senoia	GA	East Coweta	Louisiana State
Drew	Cisco	RHP	Mt. Pleasant	SC	Wando	Georgia
Andrew	Cole	RHP	Winter Springs	FL	Oviedo	Miami
Dylan	Covey	RHP	Pasadena	CA	Maranatha	San Diego
Michael	Foltynewicz	RHP	Minooka	IL	Minooka	Texas
Kevin	Gausman	RHP	Centennial	CO	Grandview	Louisiana State
Taylor	Morton	RHP	Bartlett	TN	Bartlett	Tennessee
Aaron	Sanchez	RHP	Barstow	CA	Barstow	Oregon
DeAndre	Smelter	RHP	Macon	GA	Tattnall	Georgia Tech
Andrew	Smith	RHP	Roswell	GA	Roswell	North Carolina
Peter	Tago	RHP	Laguna Niguel	CA	Dana Hills	UCLA
Jameson	Taillon	RHP	The Woodlands	TX	The Woodlands	Rice
Albert (AJ)	Vanegas	RHP	Alameda	CA	Redwood Christian	Stanford
Taijuan	Walker	RHP	Yuciapa	CA	Yuciapa
Karsten	Whitson	RHP	Chipley	FL	Chipley	Florida
Jesse	Biddle	LHP	Philadelphia	PA	Germantown Friends	Oregon
Jimmy	Hodgskin	LHP	Windermere	FL	Bishop Moore	Troy
Griffin	Murphy	LHP	Highland	CA	Redlands East Valley	San Diego
Jordan	Shipers	LHP	Bethany	MO	South Harrison	Missouri State
Kevin	Ziomek	LHP	Amherst	MA	Amherst Regional	Vanderbilt
Stefan	Sabol	C	Aliso Viejo	CA	Aliso Niquel	Oregon
Will	Swanner	C	Cardiff	CA	La Costa Canyon	Pepperdine
Christian	Yelich	1B	Thousand Oaks	CA	Westlake	Miami
Zach	Alvord	INF	Alpharetta	GA	South Forsyth	Auburn
Kris	Bryant	INF	Las Vegas	NV	Bonanza	San Diego
Yordy	Cabrera	INF	Lakeland	FL	Lakeland	Miami
Nick	Castellanos	INF	Davie	FL	Archbishop McCarthy	Miami
Garin	Cecchini	INF	Lake Charles	LA	Barbe	Louisiana State
Delino	DeShields	INF	Atlanta	GA	Norcross
Matt	Lipka	INF	Frisco	TX	McKinney	Alabama
Marcus	Littlewood	INF	St George	UT	Pineview	San Diego
Manny	Machado	INF	Hialeah	FL	Miami Brito	Florida International
Kellen	Sweeney	INF	Cedar Rapids	IA	Jefferson	San Diego
Tony	Wolters	INF	Vista	CA	Rancho Buena Vista	San Diego
Ryan	Bolden	OF	Madison	MS	Madison Central	Mississippi
Chevez	Clarke	OF	Marietta	GA	Marietta	Georgia Tech
Reginald	Golden	OF	Wetumpka	AL	Wetumpka	Alabama
Kevin	Jordan	OF	College Park	GA	Northside Columbus	Wake Forest
Jared	Lakind	OF	Cypress	TX	Cy-Woods	Arkansas
Ty	Linton	OF	Matthews	NC	Carmel Christian	North Carolina
Michael	Lorenzen	OF	Anaheim	CA	Fullerton Union	Cal State Fullerton
Brian	Ragira	OF	Arlington	TX	James Martin	Stanford
Josh	Sale	OF	Seattle	WA	Bishop Blanchet	Gonzaga
Austin	Southall	OF	Baton Rouge	LA	University	Louisiana State
Austin	Wilson	OF	Los Angeles	CA	Harvard Westlake	Stanford
Stetson	Allie	2-Way	Olmsted Falls	OH	St. Edward	North Carolina
Kaleb	Cowart	2-Way	Adel	GA	Cook County	Florida State
Justin	O'Conner	2-Way	Muncie	IN	Cowan	Arkansas
Drew	Vettleson	2-Way	Tracyton	WA	Central Kitsap	Oregon State

About Rawlings: Rawlings is a leading marketer and manufacturer of baseball equipment and other sporting goods in the United States. Rawlings is the Official Baseball and Helmet of Major League Baseball® and official ball of the NCAA® baseball championships. Rawlings is also the official basketball for the NAIA®, NJCAA®, AAU® and many other organizations as well as official football of the NAIA®. Rawlings is the official basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball and soccer ball of the National High School Federation®. For more information, please visit www.rawlings.com.

About Perfect Game USA: Perfect Game has become the world's largest scouting report service, reporting on thousands of young players each year. Perfect Game uses its resources to help others involved in amateur baseball. Whether it's helping USA Baseball scout the Junior Olympics in Arizona and Florida or sponsoring the famous Lions Tournament in San Diego, Perfect Game seeks to identify the top performance athletes. For more information, please visit www.perfectgame.org.

SOURCE Rawlings