The Under Armour High School All-America Baseball Game is a high school baseball all-star game held annually to spotlight the United States' top high school players who are juniors or seniors. The game is played in late July or August, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Since 2008 and through the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, 318 of the 361 draft-eligible players from the game have been selected in the MLB draft, including 98 first round picks.
History 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) and was played at Spillane Field in Wareham, Massachusetts. Since 2008, Under Armour has served as the title sponsor, with the game hosted at Wrigley Field and enjoying a national audience. Under Armour and the Chicago Cubs have a partnership that preexists Under Armour's title sponsorship. Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball have been involved in both versions of the event, with a committee of their scouts selecting players for each year's game.
For several years starting in 2009, Cal Ripken served as the official ambassador of the game. In 2014, Kyler Murray became the first athlete to play in both the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Under Armour All-America Football Game. Through January 2019, Murray, A. J. Brown, Jerrion Ealy, and Maurice Hampton are the only players to appear in both games. At least three Canadian players have appeared in the game; Phillippe Aumont in 2006, Jake Eliopoulos in 2008, and Evan Rutckyj in 2009.
The game is usually played on a Saturday, with related events beginning several days before, including a home run derby. In 2017, the game celebrated its 10th anniversary of title sponsorship by Under Armour; it was decided in extra innings and featured a walk-off hit, both firsts in the game's history, and was won by the American team, 2–1 in 11 innings.
Game results Year Date Site Winning team Losing team Players Network Ref. Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour 2005 July 29 Spillane Field Baseball Factory East 5 Team One West 0 36 ESPNU 2006 July 28 Spillane Field Team One 6 Baseball Factory 1 36 MLB.com/ESPNU 2007 July 27 Spillane Field Baseball Factory 6 Team One 5 36 MLB.com Under Armour All-America Baseball Game 2008 August 17 Wrigley Field Baseball Factory 5 Team One 4 35 ESPNU 2009 August 8 Wrigley Field Baseball Factory 11 Team One 6 36 ESPNU 2010 August 15 Wrigley Field American 7 National 0 36MLB Network 2011 August 13 Wrigley FieldNational 6American 4 (8)36MLB Network 2012 August 18 Wrigley FieldAmerican 7 National 6 36 MLB Network 2013 August 24 Wrigley FieldAmerican 8 National 7 36 MLB Network 2014 August 16 Wrigley Field American 2 National 1 38MLB Network 2015 August 15 Wrigley Field National 11 American 5 40MLB Network 2016 July 23 Wrigley Field National 5 American 4 (7) 40MLB Network 2017 July 29 Wrigley Field American 2 National 1 (11) 39MLB Network 2018 July 20 Wrigley Field American 8 National 2 40MLB Network 2019 July 22 Wrigley Field National 4 American 340MLB Network Note: games broadcast on MLB Network are usually streamed on MLB.com
Notable alumni
2005
Brandon Belt Charles Brewer Adrian Cárdenas Jon Edwards Erik Goeddel Ryan Jackson Kasey Kiker Aaron Miller Chris Parmelee Cory Rasmus Devin Shepherd Shawn Tolleson
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2006 Phillippe Aumont Anthony Rizzo Josh Vitters Source:
2007
Zack Cox L. J. Hoes Casey Kelly Source:
2008
Bobby Borchering Mychal Givens Brian Goodwin Matt Purke Max Stassi Donavan Tate Jacob Turner
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2009
Stetson Allie Nicholas Castellanos A. J. Cole Evan Rutckyj Austin Wilson
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2010
Dante Bichette Jr. Nick Burdi Rookie Davis Brandon Nimmo Addison Russell Bubba Starling
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2011
Lewis Brinson Byron Buxton Gavin Cecchini Clint Coulter Carson Kelly Yairo Muñoz Franmil Reyes David Thompson Stryker Trahan Nick Travieso Jesmuel Valentín
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2012
Trey Ball Clint Frazier Billy McKinney Austin Meadows Dominic Smith Justin Williams
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2013
Daz Cameron Dylan Cease Greg Deichmann Luke Dykstra Jake Gatewood Michael Gettys Nick Gordon Foster Griffin Monte Harrison Grant Holmes Alex Jackson Tyler Kolek Michael Kopech Alex Lange Corbin Martin David Peterson Touki Toussaint Alex Verdugo
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2014
Luken Baker Seth Beer Beau Burrows Daz Cameron Kody Clemens Gray Fenter Ke'Bryan Hayes Ryan Mountcastle Kyler Murray Josh Naylor Mike Nikorak Demi Orimoloye Nick Plummer Cal Raleigh Austin Riley Brendan Rodgers Ashe Russell Cole Sands Nick Shumpert Kyle Tucker
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2015
Jo Adell Seth Beer Will Benson Bo Bichette Hunter Bishop A. J. Brown Dylan Carlson Thomas Dillard Grae Kessinger Carter Kieboom Jesús Luzardo Alek Manoah Kyle Muller Delvin Pérez Riley Pint Graeme Stinson Taylor Trammell Colton Welker Joey Wentz Forrest Whitley Andy Yerzy
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2016
Jo Adell Nick Allen Shane Baz Joe Boyle Tanner Burns Triston Casas Hans Crouse Hagen Danner Jake Eder Hunter Greene DL Hall Royce Lewis MJ Melendez Garrett Mitchell Nick Pratto Heliot Ramos Ryan Vilade Drew Waters
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2017
Jordyn Adams Blaze Alexander Triston Casas Slade Cecconi Chandler Champlain Mason Denaburg J. T. Ginn Nolan Gorman Jordan Groshans Ethan Hankins Jaden Hill Rece Hinds Jeremiah Jackson Jarred Kelenic Matthew Liberatore Noah "Bo" Naylor Kumar Rocker Mike Siani Alek Thomas Ryan Weathers Cole Wilcox Cole Winn
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2018
C. J. Abrams Matthew Allan Hunter Barco Tyler Callihan Corbin Carroll Daniel Espino Jud Fabian Riley Greene Gunnar Henderson Rece Hinds Jared Jones Spencer Jones Jack Leiter Tyler Locklear Brennan Malone Quinn Priester Matthew Thompson Anthony Volpe Bobby Witt Jr. Carter Young
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2019
Dylan Crews Pete Crow-Armstrong Robert Hassell Austin Hendrick Ed Howard Jared Jones Blaze Jordan Kyle Karros Jared Kelley Christian Little Coby Mayo Robert Moore Yohandy Morales Andrew Painter Max Rajcic Drew Romo Nate Savino Nolan McLean Will Sanders Daniel Susac Zac Veen Cayden Wallace Tanner Witt
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See also Baseball awards#U.S. high-school baseball
References
External links Official website at Baseball Factory