Under Armour All-America Baseball Game

The Under Armour High School All-America Baseball Game is a high school baseball all-star game typically held in early July or August in the U.S. state of Illinois created to spotlight the nation’s top high school juniors and seniors. The game was first played in 2005 as the Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour (or simply the Cape Cod High School Classic). Since 2008 Under Armour has served as the title sponsor. The game is sponsored by Under Armour and enjoys a national audience. Whereas the Cape Cod High School classic began at Spillane Field,[1] games sponsored by Under Armour have been hosted at Wrigley Field since 2008.[2] Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball have been involved in both versions of the event.[1][2]

For several years starting in 2009, Cal Ripken served as the official ambassador of the game.[3][4] The game is billed as a game for high school juniors and seniors. By playing in the 2014 game, Kyler Murray became the first player to play in both the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and Under Armour All-America Football Game.[5] As of 15 July 2016, Murray and A. J. Brown were the only players to have played in both.[6] Under Armour and the Chicago Cubs, who play their home games at Wrigley field (the annual home of the game) have a partnership that preexists the first Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in 2008.[7] Although the game is played on a Saturday, related events begin several days before.[8][9]

Player selection

Scouts from Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball have selected the players since the event's inception.[1][2]

Game results

Year Date Site Winning team Losing team Players Network
Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour
2005 July 29 Spillane Field – Wareham, Massachusetts[1] 36
2007 Spillane Field – Wareham, Massachusetts[10]
Under Armour All-America Baseball Game
2008 August 17 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[2] 36ESPNU
2009 August 6 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[8] Baseball Factory 11 Team One 6 36
2010 August 15 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[11] American 7 National 0[12] 36MLB Network/MLB.com
2011 August 13 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[13][9] National 6American 4 (8)36MLB Network
2012 August 18 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[14] 36MLB Network
2013 August 24 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[15] 36MLB Network/MLB.com
2014 August 16 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[16] American 2 National 1[17] 38MLB Network
2015 August 15 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[18][19] National 11 American 5[20] 40MLB Network
2016 July 23 Wrigley Field – Chicago, Illinois[21] National 5 American 4 (7)[22] 40

Notable alumni

2010

2014

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Baseball Factory and Team One announce Top Prospects selected to play in the inaugural Cape Cod High School Classic" (Press release). Cape Cod Baseball League. June 28, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "WRIGLEY FIELD TO HOST THE 2008 UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA BASEBALL GAME" (Press release). Baseball Factory. May 23, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Smith, Matthew (July 29, 2013). "Cal Ripken Teams with Under Armour to Preview New All-America Uniforms". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Klingaman, Mike (April 23, 2009). "Ripken Reaches Deal With Under Armour". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ Longenecker, Clint (August 18, 2014). "Kyler Murray Has Wild Journey To Become First Two-Sport Under Armour All-American". Baseball America. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Halley, Jim (July 15, 2016). "Five things we learned at the Under Armour All-America Game". USA Today. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Under Armour Performance Center at Cubs Park". MLB.com. February 26, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "2009 Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory: Recap" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 17, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "2011 Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory: Event Recap" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Baseball Express Cape Cod Classic, presented by Under Armour Player Profiles" (Press release). Baseball Factory. June 28, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "WRIGLEY FIELD TO HOST THE 2010 UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA BASEBALL GAME, POWERED BY BASEBALL FACTORY" (Press release). Baseball Factory. July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "2010 Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory: Recap" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2011 Under Armour All-America Game Announcement" (Press release). Baseball Factory. March 28, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2012 Under Armour All-America Game Announced" (Press release). Baseball Factory. March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2013 Under Armour All-America Baseball Roster Announced" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2014 UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA BASEBALL GAME ROSTER ANNOUNCED" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ Ferguson, Andy (August 20, 2014). "2014 UA Game Recap (Innings 7–9)" (Press release). Baseball Factory. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  18. ↑ Lund, Matthew (January 22, 2015). "The 8th Annual 2015 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game Returns To Chicago On August 15th" (Press release). Baseball Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Final Rosters Announced For 2015 Under Armour All-America Game" (Press release). Baseball Factory. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ Hendricks, Maggie (August 15, 2015). "Under Armour All-American Baseball Game: 5 things we learned". USA Today. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Rosters finalized for 2016 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game". USA Today. July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ Ferguson, Andy (July 24, 2016). "Box Score – 2016 Under Armour All-America Game" (Press release). Baseball Factory. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  23. ↑ Crasnick, Jerry (February 26, 2016). "Cubs convinced Addison Russell will thrive at shortstop". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

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