SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Destin Hood of Eight Mile, Ala. and Ethan Martin of Toccoa, Ga. thrilled fans Saturday morning at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, as they put on an impressive show of power to win the Aflac All-American Home Run Derby.
Both Hood and Martin hit five home runs in the final round of the contest, sending them to a tie-breaking round in which they each hit two more to share the title of Home Run Derby Champion. The Derby took place just before the fifth Annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic.
First Round
Name Hometown High School Home Runs
Clark Murphy Fallbrook, Calif. Fallbrook Union High School 4
Adrian Nieto Hialeah, Fla. American Heritage High School 3
Destin Hood Eight Mile, Ala. St. Paul's Episcopal School 5
Ethan Martin Toccoa, Ga. Stephens County High School 5
Tie-breaking Round
Destin Hood 2
Ethan Martin 2
The fifth annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic was played on Saturday, August 11th at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium. The event is the nation's elite high school baseball showcase featuring the top 38 rising senior players in an East vs. West match-up. Net proceeds from the game will benefit San Diego's Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center.
For more information about the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic and to download pictures and bios of the players, log on to http://www.aflacallamerican.com/.
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