Under Armour and Baseball Factory Announce Rosters for 2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game

Under Armour and Baseball Factory Announce Rosters for 2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game

Wrigley Field Will Host 36 of the Nation's Best High School Baseball Players

BALTIMORE, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA) Under Armour and Baseball Factory announced today the 36 elite high school baseball players who will headline the 2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 17. Previously known as the Cape Cod Classic, this year's game will be televised live on ESPNU at 1:05 p.m. CDT.

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The game features the nation's best rising seniors competing in a Team Baseball Factory vs. Team One match-up. The players will also participate in a home run derby on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. CDT. In addition to the game, Under Armour All-Americans will receive added exposure through a relationship with Baseball America, the nation's premier baseball magazine. All Under Armour All-Americans were chosen by a committee of Baseball Factory and Team One Baseball scouts.

"The Under Armour All-Americans are some of the best young baseball talent in the country and they've earned the right to play this game at historic Wrigley Field on national television," said Steve Battista, Under Armour, Senior Vice President, Brand. "We've worked very closely with Baseball Factory to select players who perform at the highest level on the field, and show exemplary character off the field."

The 2008 Under Armour All-Americans join a prestigious list of players who competed in the game before going on to achieve success at the next level: including Josh Vitters (No.3 overall pick in 2007, Chicago Cubs), Philippe Aumont (No.11 overall pick in 2007, Seattle Mariners), Kasey Kiker, (No.12 overall pick in 2006, Texas Rangers) and Brett Lawrie (No.16 overall pick in 2008, Milwaukee Brewers).

"Baseball Factory has scoured the country through our Under Armour National Tryouts and our network of scouts and coaches to select the best rising high school seniors in the nation for the Under Armour All-America Game," said Steve Bernhardt, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for Baseball Factory. "These players have a bright future in front of them and we are excited to help them take the next step towards playing professional or college baseball."

Tickets are available through cubs.com and tickets.com. All tickets will be $5 and seating will be general admission.

For more information, please visit http://baseball.uaallamerica.com/index.cfm.

First Last Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown State High Grad Yr
Name School

Bobby Borchering 3B 6-4 187 Alva FL Bishop Verot 2009
Jayce Boyd CIF 6-3 170 Cantonment FL Tate 2009
Michael Dedrick RHP 6-2 180 Cedar City UT Canyon View 2009
Josh Elander C 6-0 190 Round Rock TX Round Rock 2009
Jake Eliopoulos LHP 6-3 168 Newmarket ON Sacred Heart 2009
Cath
Nick Franklin MIF 6-1 170 Longwood FL Lake Brantley 2009
Scooter Gennett MIF 5-10 170 Sarasota FL Sarasota 2009
Mychal Givens RHP/ 6-1 185 Tampa FL Plant 2009
SS
Todd Glaesmann OF 6-4 200 Waco TX Midway 2009
Brian Goodwin OF 6-0 180 Rocky Mount NC Rocky Mount 2009
Garrett Gould RHP 6-3 190 Wichita KS Maize 2009
Matthew Graham RHP 6-3 200 Spring TX Oak Ridge 2009
Kyrell Hudson OF 6-1 185 Vancouver WA Evergreen 2009
Garrett Hughes LHP 6-7 235 Carlsbad CA La Costa Canyon 2009
Christopher Jenkins RHP 6-6 225 Westfield NJ Westfield 2009
Cade Kreuter 3B 6-5 185 Newhall CA Hart 2009
Ian Krol LHP 6-1 170 Naperville IL Neuqua Valley 2009
Braxton Lane OF 6-0 187 Tyrone GA Sandy Creek 2009
Josh Leemhuis OF 5-11 185 Bethesda MD St. John's 2009
College
Austin Maddox C 6-3 215 Jacksonville FL Eagle's View 2009
Acad
Jeff Malm 1B 6-2 200 Las Vegas NV Bishop Gorman 2009
Jacob Marisnick OF 6-3 185 Riverside CA Riverside Poly 2009
Deven Marrero MIF 6-1 180 Davie FL American 2009
Heritage
Tyler Matzek LHP 6-3 185 Mission CA Capistrano 2009
Viejo Valley
Jacob Morris OF 6-3 185 Coppell TX Coppell 2009
James Needy RHP 6-6 195 Santee CA Santana 2009
Steven Perez MIF 5-11 175 Miami FL Gulliver Prep 2009
Matthew Purke LHP 6-3 170 Lufkin TX Klein 2009
David Renfroe RHP/ 6-3 195 Batesville MS South Panola 2009
MIF
Steven Rodriguez LHP 6-2 210 Miami FL Gulliver Prep 2009
Max Stassi C 5-10 180 Yuba City CA Yuba City 2009
Donavan Tate OF 6-3 192 Cartersville GA Cartersville 2009
Jacob Turner RHP 6-4 220 Saint MO Westminster 2009
Charles Chr Acad
Jonathan Walsh C 6-3 210 Coppell TX Coppell 2009
Zack Wheeler RHP 6-4 170 Dallas GA East Paulding 2009
Madison Younginer RHP 6-3 175 Simpsonville SC Mauldin 2009

About Baseball Factory:

Baseball Factory provides baseball players nationwide with the very best instruction, tournament competition, and college planning and guidance. Baseball Factory has developed programs to provide players, parents, high school coaches, college coaches, and professional scouts with year round advice and training so that they all can benefit from Baseball Factory's longstanding relationships in the baseball community. Baseball Factory acquired Team One Baseball in 2004. Team One Baseball provides exposure opportunities for the nation's top high school players to come together and play in front of large amounts of scouts and college recruiters through the company's showcase events. Together, Baseball Factory and Team One events have featured more than 180 players who have played or are currently playing in the Majors.

About Under Armour, Inc.

Under Armour(R) (NYSE:UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.underarmour.com

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