Teams feature two Ripken, Sr. League alumni

July 9, 2008

Infielder Derrik Gibson (Seaford (DE) HS/Youse's Orioles 2007-2008) earned Baseball America High School All-America First Team honors after hitting .652 (43-for-66) with six home runs, 27 RBI, and 14 stolen bases this spring. Gibson hit .316 in seven games for Youse's Orioles in 2007, with two doubles, five RBI, and four runs scored. After being drafted in the second round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Boston Red Sox, Gibson returned to the Orioles for nine games in 2008 and collected six hits and 11 walks. He drove in two runs and scored six, and also stole a base in his only attempt. Gibson was also named to the Baseball Coaches Association High School All-America Second Team.

Fellow infielder and Orioles teammate LJ Hoes (St. John's (DC) CHS/Youse's Orioles 2007) earned Baseball America High School All-America Second Team honors after hitting .524 (44-for-84) with nine doubles, eight home runs, 29 RBI, and 32 stolen bases this spring. The Top Prospect in the Cal Ripken, Sr. League in 2007, Hoes batted .333 (21-for-63) for Youse's Orioles last summer with two doubles and two triples, nine RBI and 16 runs scored. Hoes stole five bases in seven attempts en route to being named to the Cal Ripken, Sr. League All-Star Team. Drafted in the third round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2008 MLB Draft, Hoes also earned Baseball Coaches Association High School All-America Second Team honors.

Both Hoes and Gibson were named to the Baseball Coaches Association High School All-District Team for District 2, as were Kevin Brady (Gaithersburg (MD) HS/Youse's Orioles 2008) and Dan Schafferman (Dickinson (DE) HS/Youse's Orioles 2008).

Hoes had earned Preseason Third Team All-America honors from Baseball America, while O's teammate Jarret Martin (Centennial (CA) HS) grabbed a spot on the Preseason Second Team.