APS Baseball All-Stars Battle Cobb County in Third Annual L.E.A.D. All-Star Baseball Classic

2018 LEAD All-Star Baseball Classic — The L.E.A.D. (Launching Exposing Advising Directing) All-Star Baseball Classic was the first high school baseball game played in the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park. APS All-Stars will face the Cobb County All-Stars in the third annual edition of the game, Friday at 3 p.m., at SunTrust Park

The Atlanta Public Schools All-Star Baseball Team, comprised of more than 20 of the city’s best high school baseball players, will face the Cobb County All-Stars in the Third Annual L.E.A.D. All-Star Baseball Classic at SunTrust Park, Friday at 3 p.m. The game is free for all spectators.

Two years ago, the inaugural L.E.A.D. Classic was played at Turner Field, and featured the APS East All-Stars vs. the West All-Stars. Last year, the game was changed to a contest between APS All-Stars and a team of all-stars from Cobb County Schools. The annual contest became the first high school baseball game played at the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park.

L.E.A.D., which stands for Launching, Exposing, Advising, and Directing, is a non-profit organization which seeks to use baseball as a tool to empower at-risk youth, particularly African-American males, to become thriving adults who will lead and transform Atlanta for the better.

Click here to check out a video of the APS All-Stars in a practice session. Here is a look at the team:

School	Player	Pos.	Accolades
North Atlanta	Brett Roberts	SS	1st team all-region; Team leader in homers (5) and in slugging percentage (.772)
North Atlanta	Ike Mundy	OF/DH	2nd team all-region
North Atlanta	Tyler Israel	OF/P	2nd team all-region, team leader in fielding percentage (1.000)
South Atlanta	Joshua Browning	SS/3B	6-AA Player of the Year; All-Region 1st Team-SS
South Atlanta	Kalum Banks, Jr.	2B/3B/1B	6-AA Pitcher of the Year, All-Region 1st Team-P
Maynard Jackson	Miles Jackson	Catcher	1st Team All-Region
Maynard Jackson	Brandon Ingram	OF	2nd Team All Region
Maynard Jackson	Sam Katz	1B/P	2nd Team All Region
BEST Academy	Jalen Reardon	3B/SS/P	6-AA 1^st-Team 3^rd Base and 2nd Team Pitcher
Booker T Washington	Zy’Koabi Randolph	2B
Therrell	Tj Pittman	SS	All region 1st team, team leader in stolen bases (36)
Therrell	Jahzir Brown	P/C	All region 1st team
Carver	Antonio Pierce	Inf
Mays	Jarrod Rome	3B	Mays MVP/ Big Bat Award, team leader in RBI (28)
KAC	Leo Blackburn	OF/P
Grady	Ben Lepik	C/3B	.433 batting average leads the team
Grady	Caleb Maloof	1B
Douglass	Titus Carter	P/C
		Pitchers
School	Player	Pos.	Accolades
North Atlanta	Narada Monge	LHP	Throws in the mid-upper 80s, team leader in strikeouts (33)
North Atlanta	Foster Olson	LHP	Suwannee Commit
North Atlanta	Wiley Hartley	RHP	Team closer, leader in ERA (.75)
Therrell	Jahzir Brown	RHP	Team leader in wins (5)
Mays	Avantae Lupoe	LHP