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Over the past couple weeks, Aflac announced another group of players that will attend the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game on Aug. 9th in Los Angeles, Calif. at Dodger Stadium. The committee is making a tour across the country, introducing players in on field presentations and presenting the prospects with their official game jerseys for the event.

In a presentation held at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Aflac announced RHP Matthew Graham (Oak Ridge HS) of Spring; LHP Matthew Purke (Klein HS) of Spring; OF Everett Williams (McCallum HS) of Austin; OF/RHP Jacob Morris (Coppell HS) and C/IF Jonathan Walsh (Coppell HS), both of Coppell; and OF/LHP Slade Heathcott (Texas HS) of Texarkana have all been selected.

A few days later, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Aflac announced that OF/RHP Drew Steckenrider (Greater Atlanta Christian HS) of Lawrenceville, Ga.; OF Donovan Tate (Cartersville HS) of Cartersville, Ga.; C/3B Luke Bailey (Troup HS) of LaGrange, Ga.; RHP Zack Wheeler (East Paulding HS) of Dallas, Ga.; OF Braxton Lane (Sandy Creek HS) of Tyrone, Ga.; INF/RHP Richie Schaffer (Providence HS) of Charlotte; RHP/INF Daniel Tuttle (Randleman HS) of Randleman, N.C.; OF Brian Goodwin (Rocky Mount HS) of Rocky Mount, N.C.; RHP/OF Keyvius Sampson (Forest HS) of Ocala, Fla.; INF/OF Jacson Thompson (Germantown HS) of Germantown, Tenn.; and LHP Ian Krol (Neuqua Valley HS) of Naperville, Ill. will also be at the event.

Yesterday, righthander Christopher Jenkins (Westfield HS) of Westfield, N.J., was introduced, at a presentation at Waterfront Park in Trenton, N.J., as the newest selection.

"We are thrilled to have such a great group of future stars added to the Aflac All-American roster," said Al Johnson, Vice President for Marketing Services for Aflac. "I am certain the kids are as excited as we are to take this game to the next level by hosting it at historic Dodger Stadium."

The Aflac All-American Game will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Net at 3 p.m. EST.

The updated full roster for the game is as follows:

PLAYER	POS.	SCHOOL
Luke Bailey	c/3b	Troup HS, LaGrange, Ga.
Matt Davidson	3b/rhp	Yucaipa (Calif.) HS
Matthew Graham	rhp	Oak Ridge HS, Spring, Texas
Brian Goodwin	of	Rocky Mount (N.C.) HS
Slade Heathcott	of/lhp	Texas HS, Texarkana, Texas
Christopher Jenkins	rhp	Westfield (N.J.) HS
Ian Krol	lhp	Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.
Braxton Lane	of	Sandy Creek HS, Tyrone, Ga.
Tyler Matzek	lhp	Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Jiovanni Miller	inf/rhp	Bonita HS, Pomona, Calif.
Jacob Morris	of/rhp	Coppell (Texas) HS
David Nick	inf	Cypress (Calif.) HS
Brooks Pounders	rhp/inf	Temecula Valley HS, Temecula, Calif.
Matthew Purke	lhp	Klein HS, Spring, Texas
Keyvius Sampson	rhp/of	Forest HS, Ocala, Fla.
Richie Shaffer	if/rhp	Providence HS, Charlotte, N.C.
Jonathan Singleton	1b	Millikan HS, Long Beach
Max Stassi	c/inf	Yuba City (Calif.) HS
Drew Steckenrider	of/rhp	Greater Atlanta Christian HS, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Andrew Susac	c	Jesuit HS, Roseville, Calif.
Donovan Tate	of	Cartersville (Ga.) HS
Chad Thompson	rhp	El Toro HS, Trabuco Canyon, Calif.
Jacson Thompson	if/of	Germantown (Tenn.) HS
Daniel Tuttle	rhp/if	Randleman (N.C.) HS
Jonathan Walsh	c/if	Coppell (Texas) HS
Zack Wheeler	rhp	East Paulding HS, Dallas, Ga.
Everett Williams	of	McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
Beau Wright	lhp	Los Alamitos (Calif.) HS