by Alan Matthews
June 23, 2003

DURHAM, N.C.-- After completing the 2003 season without allowing an earned run, Massachusetts righthander Jeff Allison headlines Baseball America's 2003 High School All-America first team.

Allison, a first-round pick of the Marlins, was one of eight first-round choices from this year's first-year player draft to be named to first team. The second team features two first-round picks and a trio of second-round selections.

Allison led Veterans Memorial High of Peabody, Mass., to a 20-2 record and a top-50 final national ranking with a 9-0, 0.00 campaign. Allison struck out 142 batters and walked just nine in 64 innings on his way to being named Baseball America's High School Player of the Year.

Righthanders Justin Cassel (15-0, 1.13) of Chatsworth (Calif.) High, Jeff Manship (13-2, 0.58) of Ronald Reagan High in San Antonio, Adam Miller (10-2, 0.49) of McKinney (Texas) High and Stuart Pomeranz (13-1, 0.52) of Houston High in Collierville, Tenn., and lefthander Wade LeBlanc (16-1, 0.45) of Barbe High in Lake Charles, La., joined Allison on the first team pitching staff.

Seven of the 30 selections from the two team hail from California, one more than Texas placed on the teams. A strong year for prep baseball in Louisiana produced a pair of All-Americans and Florida, Ohio and Tennessee were also represented with two players.

Outfielders Lastings Milledge and Delmon Young, both first-round picks in the 2003 draft, were named to the first team for the second consecutive year. Shortstop/righthander Matt Bush of Mission Bay High in San Diego was the lone underclassman named to either team.

          
First Team
 

Pos.	Player, School	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	Drafted (Round)
C	Steve Lerud, Galena HS, Reno, Nev.	.466	103	54	48	11	1	21	64	2	Pirates (3)
1B	Mark Hamilton, Episcopal HS, Bellaire, Texas	.500	96	48	48	7	2	14	60	7	Not drafted
INF	Eric Duncan, Seton Hall Prep, Florham Park, N.J.	.536	97	42	52	11	4	12	60	18	Yankees (1)
INF	Ian Stewart, La Quinta HS, Garden Grove, Calif.	.462	104	52	48	13	0	16	61	9	Rockies (1)
INF	Brandon Wood, Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz.	.500	116	65	58	18	0	20	58	15	Angels (1)
OF	Chris Lubanski, Kennedy-Kenrick HS, Schwenskville, Pa.	.528	72	36	38	3	10	6	38	20	Royals (1)
OF	Lastings Milledge, Lakewood Ranch HS, Bradenton, Fla.	.414	99	41	41	4	3	10	35	43	Mets (1)
OF	Delmon Young, Camarillo (Calif.) HS	.523	65	40	34	4	0	7	28	6	Devil Rays (1)
UT	Michael Rogers, Del City (Okla.) HS	.608	74	28	45	10	2	6	16	12	Twins (16)
Pos.	Player, School	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	Drafted
P	Jeff Allison, Veterans Memorial HS, Peabody, Mass.	9	0	0.00	9	1	64	13	9	142	Marlins (1)
P	Justin Cassel, Chatsworth (Calif.) HS	15	0	1.13	17	1	99	57	22	119	Athletics (30)
P	Wade LeBlanc, Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La.	16	1	0.45	20	0	109	43	20	184	Devil Rays (36)
P	Jeff Manship, Ronald Reagan HS, San Antonio	13	2	0.58	17	0	85	40	18	146	Diamondbacks (50)
P	Adam Miller, McKinney (Texas) HS	10	2	0.49	18	4	86	48	16	128	Indians (1)
P	Stuart Pomeranz, Houston HS, Collierville, Tenn.	13	1	0.52	16	2	94	28	15	165	Cardinals (2)
UT	Michael Rogers, Del City (Okla.) HS	5	1	1.23	6	0	40	22	22	75	Twins (16)
Second Team
Pos.	Player, School	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	Drafted (Round)
C	Raul Rodriguez, Florida Christian School, Miami	.546	94	32	51	18	0	14	57	0	Giants (20)
1B	Brendan Murphy, Grace Baptist Acad., Chattanooga	.630	54	35	32	2	3	13	44	3	Expos (37)
INF	Jason Donald, Buchanan HS, Clovis, Calif.	.534	127	52	55	12	0	11	31	19	Angels (20)
INF	Jeff Flaig, El Dorado HS, Placentia, Calif.	.591	88	38	52	13	0	7	41	13	Mariners (2)
INF	Phillip Stringer, Klein Oak HS, Spring, Texas	.523	72	39	38	7	2	9	29	26	Not drafted
OF	Adam Hale, Bellaire (Texas) HS	.460	87	40	40	12	2	4	46	19	Not drafted
OF	Mickey Hall, Walton HS, Marietta, Ga.	.392	74	20	29	7	2	7	35	6	Red Sox (2)
OF	Xavier Paul, Slidell (La.) HS	.391	69	31	27	4	0	9	17	18	Dodgers (4)
UT	*Matt Bush, Mission Bay HS, San Diego	.458	118	50	54	9	2	8	34	21	Not eligible
Pos.	Player, School	W	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	Drafted
P	Chad Billingsley, Defiance (Ohio) HS	7	2	1.21	13	1	69	29	21	138	Dodgers (1)
P	John Danks, Round Rock (Texas) HS	10	3	1.61	18	2	100	59	27	173	Rangers (1)
P	Cliff Davis, Eupora (Miss.) HS	11	1	0.94	15	0	89	27	33	194	Astros (6)
P	Ian Kennedy, LaQuinta HS, Westminister, Calif.	8	0	0.43	12	3	49	19	7	76	Cardinals (14)
P	Keith Weiser, Talawanda HS, Hamilton, Ohio	8	0	0.00	13	0	78	39	8	97	Braves (18)
P	Anthony Whittington, Buffalo (W.Va.) HS	13	2	0.80	15	0	82	20	18	187	Angels (2)
UT	*Matt Bush, Mission Bay HS, San Diego	8	2	1.34	13	0	68	37	21	86	Not eligible

* Junior