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GAME UPDATE:ALL-AMERICAN BASEBALL GAME PRESENTED BY PLAYSTATION® AIRDATES
The 2007 All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation® was come and gone. This year’s game saw its largest
turnout in the five year history of the event. 9,350 fans attended the annual East versus West contest.
Read the official recap below by clicking here.
The All-Americans also participated in a skills day competition on the day before the game.
Click here for the Skills Day Recap and the final results of the MLB 2007 The Show™
National Online Tournament.
Thank you to all who supported the 2007 All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation®. Stay tuned for more
updates and breaking news on the 2008 contest.
| Region | Network | Air Date |
| Pittsburgh Area | Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh | June 9th 7:00 - 10:00 PM and June 14th 12:00 - 3:00 PM |
| New England | NESN New England | Friday, June 8th |
| Florida | Fox Sports Net Florida/Sunshine | June 7th, Thursday, 6:30 - 10:00 PM |
| Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma | Fox Sports Net Southwest | June 19, 12:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Michigan - Detroit Area | Fox Sports Net Detroit | June 9th, Saturday, 4:00 PM |
| Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama | Fox Sports Net South | June 7th, Thursday, 7:00 - 10:00 PM and June 9th, Saturday 1:30 - 4:30 PM |
| New York/New Jersey, Connecticut | Fox Sports Net New York | June 9th, Saturday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Northern California | Local Fox Affiliate - KICU | June - TBD |
| Arizona/New Mexico | Fox Sports Net Arizona | June 6th, 12:00 PM, June 9th, Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00 PM and 1:00 - 4:00 AM |
| Los Angeles/San Diego | Fox Sports Net West2 (Prime Ticket) | Will Air - TBD |
| Colorado | Fox Sports Net - Rocky Mountain | June 10th, Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
| St. Louis Area | Fox Sports Net - Midwest | June 9th,Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Ohio Valley | Fox Sports Net - Ohio | June 11th, Tuesday 12:00 - 3:00 PM |
| Minnesota | Fox Sports Net - North/Minnesota | June 9th,Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
| Seattle/Portland | Fox Sports Net - Northwest | June 9th,Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
| Atlantic Region | Fox College Sports - Atlantic | June 16th, Saturday 9:00-12:00 PM |
| Atlantic Region | Fox College Sports - Atlantic | June 19th, Tuesday, 3:00 AM - 6:00 AM |
| Atlantic Region | Fox College Sports - Atlantic | June 22, Friday 2:00 AM |
| Central Region | Fox College Sports - Central | June 21, Thursday 1:30 - 4:30 PM |
| Pacific Region | Fox College Sports - Pacific | June 10th, Sunday, 8:00 - 11:00 PM |
| Pacific Region | Fox College Sports - Pacific | June 21, Thursday 8:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Pacific Region | Fox College Sports - Pacific | June 24, Sunday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Pacific Region | Fox College Sports - Pacific | June 25th, Monday 3:00 - 6:00 AM |
| Pacific Region | Fox College Sports - Pacific | June 28th, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
2007 All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation®
"It Got Late Very Early"
by Mandy Manis
On June 9th, 2003 the inaugural All-American Baseball Game was played in Little Falls, New Jersey at Yogi Berra Stadium. The game has certainly grown in five short years and the 5th annual All American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation® was played on June 4, 2007 at beautiful Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year’s contest was played before a record crowd of 9,350 fans in attendance. The game was televised on Fox Sports Net and featured 40 of the top high school baseball players in American.
The 2007 game kicked off with pregame festivities that featured more than 3,000 local little leaguers and coaches entering Isotopes stadium for Albuquerque’s largest ever little league parade. The colors of their individual teams and uniforms made a bright and festive banner statement. The nation’s colors were presented and the National Anthem was sung and then the 2007 All-Americans took the field.
The very funny and memorable Yogi Berra zinger "It got Late very Early" played into this years game as the West team came with their bats swinging. The game's only home run came in the first inning by Tim Alderson (Scottsdale, AZ) of the West Team. Alderson blasted a 3-Run home in his first plate appearance and set the tone for the rest of the evening. The West had jumped to a 10-1 lead by the end of the fourth inning and at the game's end scored two more runs for a 12-1 final score. Alderson, also the winning pitcher for the West, was named the 2007 All-American Game’s Most Valuable Player.
Although this year’s All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation® resulted in a heavily lopsided offensive slaughter by the West bats, the game was wonderful in every sense and provided everything a baseball fan would hope for. The atmosphere at Isotopes Park was electric and the evening was perfect for baseball. The perfect ending to something so All-American was the evening's beautiful fireworks finale.
One of the unique highlights of the game was when Quinyuan Meng (pronounced Munk) who had traveled all the way from Beijing, China with an international interpreter to be a member of the East Team. Fans and players from both teams were on the edge of their seats and on their feet in support, cheering Meng on as he took the mound for the East squad.
As Yogi Berra's zingers are well remembered - the fans would have stayed all night seeking autographs & souvenirs from the All-Americans, but sadly the time came when it was late and high school baseball for 2007 had been again highlighted with the All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation!®
Skills Competition Recap
by Mandy Manis
The 2007 All-American Baseball Game presented by PlayStation® Skills Day Competition was action packed and gave fans lots to cheer for. The Reebok Fastest to the First Competition came down to DJ Jones and Rafael Thomas in the finals. Both players registered the exact same time (3.75) in the finals before Thomas ran a 3.67 in the first ever ‘run-off’ at the competition.
The homerun derby produced some mammoth shots by the two finalists Cameron Rupp and Tim Alderson. The longest of the day was produced by Rupp when it hit off the scoreboard in left en route to a six homerun first round. Alderson qualified by putting up five in the first round before being beat 4-1 in the finals by Rupp.
Skills Day Statistics:
- Reebok Fastest to First Competition: Rafael Thomas (Lufkin H.S., TX) 3.67
- Homerun Derby Competition: Cameron Rupp (Prestonwood Christian Academy, TX) 10 total homeruns
- All-American PlayStation MLB 07 The Show™ Homerun Derby Challenge: Kentrail Davis (Theodore H.S., AL)
- Finals of PlayStation MLB 07 The Show™ National Online Homerun Derby Challenge: Alex Stuckey (Boylan Catholic H.S., IL)
