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LOUISVILLE SLUGGER® ANNOUNCES 2007 STATE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Louisville Slugger® and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) in conjunction with Baseball America are pleased to announce the 2007 Louisville Slugger State High School Baseball Players of the Year Awards. A player of the year was selected in 47 participating states and Washington, DC by coaches who are members of the BCA.

“Once again, we are proud to join Louisville Slugger and Baseball America in honoring these fine young baseball players from all across the United States,” said BCA Executive Director Ron Davini. “These players have been selected by coaches in their jurisdictions as the best player in their respective home states. We’re sure to be hearing more about these players in years to come, at both the collegiate and professional levels.”

Louisville Slugger initiated the State High School Player of the Year Awards in 2004 as part of its 120th anniversary. The legendary company is proud of its rich heritage and tradition in baseball. Louisville Slugger bats, first made in 1884, have been linked to so many of the greatest moments in baseball history.

“Louisville Slugger is the official bat of Major League Baseball and in addition to all of our history, we have the majority of MLB players using our bats today,” said Louisville Slugger President Marty Archer. “These State High School Player of the Year Awards are a way to honor today’s high school stars for their outstanding accomplishments as they work to try to
become the Major League stars of the future.”

Recipients of the Louisville Slugger State High School Player of the Year Awards will receive specially engraved black and silver Louisville Slugger bats noting their achievement.

A list of the 2007 winners of these awards follows.

STATE	PLAYER	SCHOOL/HOMETOWN	POSITION
Alabama	Kentrail Davis	Theodore HS	OF
Alaska	Bryn Calhoun	Sitka HS	SS/P
Arizona	Tim Alderson	Horizon HS, Scottsdale	OF
Arkansas	Delta Cleary	Jonesboro HS	OF
California	Mike Moustakas	Chatsworth HS	SS
Colorado	Matt Presley	Cheyenne Mtn. HS, Col. Spgs	3B
Connecticut	Matt Harvey	Fitch HS, Groton	P
Delaware	Brett Oberholtzer	William Penn HS, New Castle	P
D. of Columbia	L.J. Hoes	St. John’s HS	OF/P
Florida	Michael Main	Deland HS	P/OF
Georgia	Josh Smoker	Calhoun HS	P
Hawaii	Harrison Ishida	Punahou HS, Honolulu	P
Idaho	Josh Osich	Bishop Kelly HS, Boise	P
Illinois	Jake Smolinski	Boylan Catholic HS, Rockford	3B
Indiana	Jarrod Parker	Norwell HS	P
Iowa	Jon Gilmore	City HS, Iowa City	INF
Kansas	Derek Norris	Goddard HS	C
Kentucky	Ben Revere	Lexington Catholic HS	OF
Louisiana	Carmen Angelini	Barbe HS, Lake Charles	SS
Maine	Jerrett Lucas	Old Town HS	INF/C
Maryland	Joseph Yermal	McDonogh HS, Owings Mills	P/1B
Massachusetts	Kevin Scanlan	Lincoln Sudbury HS, W Rxbry	P
Michigan	D.J. LeMahieu	Brother Rice HS, Blmfield Hills	INF
Minnesota	Mike Kvasnicka	North HS, Lakeville	C
Mississippi	Wendall Fairley	George County HS, Lucedale	OF
Missouri	Nicholas Tepesch	Blue Springs HS	P
Nebraska	Matt Freeman	Elkhorn HS	P
Nevada	Taylor Cole	Bishop Gorman HS, Reno	SS/P
New Hampshire	Brian White	Salem HS	1B
New Jersey	Rick Porcello	Seton Hall Prep HS, W.Orange	P
New Mexico	Anthony Haase	Rio Rancho HS	P
New York	Ken Ferrer	Pleasantville HS	P/1B
North Carolina	Madison Bumgarner	South Caldwell HS, Hudson	P
North Dakota	Shane Gathman	Minot HS	P/OF
Ohio	Derek Dietrich	St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland	P
Oklahoma	Pete Kozma	Owasso HS	SS
Oregon	Joey Mahalic	Wilson HS, Portland	P/3B
Pennsylvania	Devin Mesoraco	Punxsutawney HS	C
Rhode Island	Gary Gilheeney	Bishop Hendricken HS,Warwick	P
South Carolina	Marty Gantt	North Augusta HS, Augusta	OF/P
Tennessee	Josh Liles	University School of Jackson	C
Texas	Blake Beavan	Irving HS	P
Utah	Adam Gunn	Snow Canyon HS, St. George	SS/P
Vermont	Casey Harman	South Burlington HS	P/1B
Virginia	Neil Ramirez	Kempsville HS	P
Washington	Julian Sampson	Skyline HS, Sammamish	P
West Virginia	Patrick Arnold	Huntington HS	P
Wisconsin	Andrew Paulauskas	Tremper HS, Kenosha	P

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