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Dental Prep All-Star Baseball Game
Hazelwood West Grad is MVP at Delta and wins the Home Run Derby
Thirty of the area’s elite high school baseball players recently hit the field at Busch Stadium to compete in the Delta Dental High School All-Star Baseball Game. The “All-Star Green Team,” coached by former St. Louis Cardinals alum, Kerry Robinson, came back from a 5-1 deficit to win the game into extra innings. The “All-Star Blue Team,” coached by fellow Cardinals alum, Scott Cooper, won in the bottom of the 10th inning with a walk-off single. The final score was 6 -5. The game represented the fifth consecutive win by the “All-Star Blue Team.”
Mike Puckett of Hazelwood West High School, was named the MVP of the game. He pitched two no-hit innings and reached base twice with a hit and walk. The game was preceded by a Homerun Derby competition, in which Puckett captured the winning title. Colton Anderson from Seckman High School was the runner-up.
Other North County players who appeared in the game were : Mike Jacobson of Pattonville, Paul Kain of Riverview Gardens, Steve Hale of McCluer South, Jermori Willis of McCluer and Eric Jones of Hazelwood East
The prep all-stars were all 2015 graduated seniors from public schools throughout the St. Louis area. Each was selected for the game by his school’s coaching staff back in May, and then “drafted” to either the “All-Star Blue Team” or “All-Star Green Team” by head coaches Cooper and Robinson. Both Cooper and Robinson are St. Louis natives. Cooper played high school baseball for the Pattonville Pirates and Robinson played for Hazelwood East Spartans.
This is Delta Dental of Missouri’s 5th consecutive all-star game, and it was once again held in conjunction with the organization’s Tobacco-Free Nation Project. Each all-star player signed a pledge declaring they do not smoke or chew tobacco products and are willing to advocate for healthy lifestyle choices on and off the field.
“This event demonstrates our commitment to the youth in our community,” commented David Haynes, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Missouri. “Our mission is to improve oral and overall health, and tobacco use is a major driver of poor health.These all-star athletes are fantastic role models, who are helping us do just that.”
To learn more about this year’s Delta Dental High School All-Star Baseball Game and the Tobacco-Free Nation Project, visit www.TobaccoFreeNation.org. To learn more about Delta Dental of Missouri, find them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter @deltadentalmo or join the conversation at #TobaccoFreeNation.
