USA Today All-USA high school baseball team
Player Position School Hometown MLB Draft
Matt Harrington Pitcher Palmdale High School Palmdale , CA 1st Round - 7th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Rockies ) *
Scott Heard Catcher Rancho Bernardo High School San Diego , CA 1st Round - 25th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Rangers )
Rocco Baldelli Outfielder Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick , RI 1st Round - 6th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Devil Rays )
David Espinosa Infielder Gulliver Prep High School Miami , FL 1st Round - 23rd Pick of 2000 Draft ( Reds )
Mark Phillips Pitcher Hanover High School Hanover , PA 1st Round - 9th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Padres )
Shaun Boyd Outfielder Vista High School Vista , CA 1st Round - 13th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Cardinals )
Luis Montanez Infielder Coral Park High School Miami , FL 1st Round - 3rd Pick of 2000 Draft ( Cubs )
David Krynzel Outfielder Green Valley High School Henderson , NV 1st Round - 11th Pick of 2000 Draft ( Brewers )
Adrián González Infielder Eastlake High School Chula Vista , CA 1st Round - 1st Pick of 2000 Draft ( Marlins )
Player , Coach , and Team of the Year ( 1998–2003 ) -- 2000 team
Coach of the Year : Sam Blalock ( Rancho Bernardo High School , San Diego , CA )
Each year, USA Today, an American newspaper, awards outstanding high-school baseball players with a place on its All-USA High School Baseball Team. The newspaper names athletes whom they believe to be the best baseball players from high schools across the United States. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1998. In 1989, USA Today began naming an annual USA Today High School Baseball Player of the Year and an annual USA Today High School Baseball Coach of the Year. In 1998, the paper also began naming an annual USA Today All-USA High School Baseball Team of nine to 11 players, with one member of the team designated the USA Today High School Baseball Player of the Year.