Baseball America has recently announced their 2011 High School All-America Team. The 14 players were voted on and selected by three baseball organizations. Those three organizations were Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and Baseball Factory. Voting from MLB was done by each of the 30 teams’ Scouting Directors. Baseball Factory is proud to provide input for this All-American Team with such outstanding organizations as USA Baseball, Major League Baseball and of course, Baseball America.

To see the players who made the First, Second and Third Team All-American honors click here.

The 2011 High School First Team All-Americans come from all across the country. Nine of them however are linked together by the fact that they all came through Baseball Factory. These nine participated in every different type of event Baseball Factory offers. From tryouts and filming sessions to showcases and Under Armour All-America Games.  The catcher from the first team, Blake Swihart (Rio Rancho, NM), participated in two showcases including the 2009 Team One Futures Game. Dan Vogelbach (Fort Myers, FL) was named to the first team as the first baseman participated in a Team One showcase as well as the 2010 Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament. Francisco Lindor (Clermont, FL) and Tyler Greene (Boca Raton, FL) were selected as the middle infielders for the first team. Lindor started with Baseball Factory at an Under Armour National Tryout and moved onto compete in front of college coaches and pro scouts at a Team One Showcase in 2009. Greene came through the Factory as a participant in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field. Greene was not the only Under Armour All-America Game participant to make the first team. He is joined by fellow Under Armour All-America Game participants Bubba Starling (Gardner, KS) as the utility player, Dwight Smith Jr. (Peachtree City, GA) and Brandon Nimmo (Cheyenne, WY) as two of the three outfielders for the first team. The final outfielder for the first team also came through Baseball Factory. Josh Bell (Irving, TX) came to an Under Armour National Tryout and attended the 2009 Team One Futures Game. Henry Owens (Huntington Beach, CA) the 6’5” lefty made the first team as a pitcher and competed in both a Under Armour National Tryout and Team One Showcase. Baseball Factory would like to congratulate all of the 2011 First Team All-Americans on their great accomplishment.

We would also like to congratulate all of the Baseball Factory alumni on the second and third All-American Teams:

Second Team
1B – Rookie Davis (Sneads Ferry , NC): Under Armour All-America Game and Team One Showcase participant
OF – Billy Flamion Jr. (Modesto, CA): Under Armour National Tryout participant
UTL/RHP – Lance McCullers Jr. (Tampa, FL): Under Armour All-America Game participant
RHP – Tyler Beede (Auburn, MA): Team One Showcase and Under Armour National Tryout participant
RHP – Nick Burdi (Downers Grove, IL): Under Armour All-America Game participant

Third Team
C – Nicky Delmonico (Knoxville, TN): Under Armour All-America Game participant
MIF – Julius Gaines (Locust Grove, GA): Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament participant
OF – Aaron Brown (Chatsworth, CA): Under Armour All-America Game participant
RHP – Hudson Boyd (Ft Myers, FL):  Under Armour All-America Game participant
RHP – Bryan Brickhouse (The Woodlands, TX): Under Armour All-America Game and Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament participant