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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Inaugural Baseball Scouting CombineTo Feature Top Amateur Talent in August 2010

Phoenix, Arizona: For the first time ever, baseball industry leaders in performance training, medicine, and technology will bring together elite high school and college athletes for comprehensive performance and medical evaluations, practice sessions and game play in the Inaugural Baseball Scouting Combine at Dr. Pepper Ballpark and the Athletes' Performance facility in Frisco, Texas from August 18-21.

Major League teams will gain unprecedented information about leading prospects well in advance of the 2011 draft, and top players will garner valuable feedback and evaluative data to improve their on-field performance for the upcoming season. Combine components include medical evaluations from the Andrews Institute, performance assessments and recommendations from Athletes' Performance, and objective performance metrics using leading edge technology from SmartKage.

Similar to this week's NFL Combine, every Major League Baseball team has been invited to attend and player selection is by invitation only, commencing March 1st. In total, 100 high school and college athletes will participate, and the event will be the first of its kind for players, teams, agents, and scouts alike.

The four day event includes:
• Comprehensive Physical and Orthopaedic Evaluations from the Andrews Institute
• FMS, VO2, and Body Composition Assessments from Athletes' Performance
• Position player 5-10-5, 60 yard dash, and vertical jump assessments
• Psychological and Leadership evaluations
• Comprehensive SmartKage evaluations that quantitatively measure, analyze and report skill sets and physical tools for players
• Exclusive athlete interviews for MLB teams
• Scout-friendly practice sessions
• Four high school games and four college games

Contacts:
Athletes' Performance: Katie Burke kburke@athletesperformance.com or (781)616-6141
SmartSports: Corrine Vitolo Corrine@smartkage.com or (617 688-5533)