{"id":5975,"date":"2011-07-08T09:35:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T15:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2011-07-08T09:35:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T15:35:25","slug":"local-north-county-players-have-key-roles-in-coaches-choice-high-school-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=5975","title":{"rendered":"Local North County Players Have Key Roles In Coaches Choice High School All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5976\" title=\"Mike Eagan-center\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Mike-Eagan-center-222x300.jpg?resize=222%2C300\" alt=\"Mike Eagan-center\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MIKE EAGAN<\/strong> of Hazelwood Central (center) had a key role in the Coaches All-Star game and was the winning pitcher. <strong>Jeremy Thomas photo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Story and photo by Jeremy Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local high school talents were showcased at the first annual Coaches Choice High School All-Star baseball game on June 27 at Busch Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>McCluer North shortstop Greg Elliott and Hazelwood East second baseman LaDon Smith represented the green team. On the other side Hazelwood Central infielder\/pitcher Mike Eagan and Hazelwood West centerfielder Trevor Jones represented the blue team. Each athlete helped their team out on defense and contributed a few hits on offense as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was such a great opportunity to showcase my skills, and I got a chance to meet some outstanding high school players\u201d said Mike Eagan. \u201cHow often do you get to actually play in Busch stadium? I was trying to soak it all up\u201d said Eagan who was the winning pitcher for the blue team<\/p>\n<p>Eagan will be taking his talents down to Florida where he will be attending the University of Tampa. He said he wants to major in Athletic training with a minor in business. He will also be continuing his baseball career and play college baseball. When asked what motivates him to be successful in baseball and in life, he replied \u201cHearing people say I can\u2019t do something really motivates me to try even harder\u201d. He also mentioned that he never wants to disappoint his friends or family, and has a \u201cno failure\u201d mindset.<\/p>\n<p>Mike&#8217;s blue team teammate and conference foe Trevor Jones shared the same viewpoint about how great of an opportunity it was to play in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was so blessed to be playing at Busch stadium, it was a once in a life time experience, I just tried to make the most of it\u201d said Jones. Trevor will be heading to Warrensburg, MO this fall to attend the University of Central Missouri. He will be majoring in Physical Therapy, along with playing ball for the UCM mules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school (UCM) had 17 seniors leave this year, four of them were outfielders. I hope I can go in and impress the coaches and get some early playing time\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that he is usually a laid back person, but when he gets on the field he is in an entirely different world. It\u2019s a feeling that he has had since he was just 4 years old, he has been playing some type of baseball for 14 years now. \u201cI love the feeling of getting a hit, especially in a pressure situation\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n<p>On the other (green) team there was Greg Elliott who has decided to stay in St. Louis and attend Harris-Stowe State University. He is currently undecided on his major. LaDon Smith will be staying in St. Louis and will attend St. Louis Community College-Meramec. Smith will be majoring in architecture, while continuing to play baseball at the college level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought that I had a chance to play in Bush Stadium, it was unexpected, said Smith. &#8221; I was really excited and very energetic to play. 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