South Plainfield's Dan Hansen competed in the Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament in Tucson Arizona January 14-16.
South Plainfield High School senior pitcher/first baseman Dan Hansen was selected as a 2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American. Under Armour recognizes the best players in the nation to participate in its annual 2 day wood bat tournament that took place in Tucson Arizona January 14-16. Only Division I players are considered for selection to this event. Players are divided into regional teams that compete in a two day tournament at the Kino Sports Complex, the former spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in Tucson Arizona.
Dan competed on the Northeast Team that went 3-0 in the tournament. The Northeast team defeated the USA Select team along with Team Florida and Team South. Dan pitched four shutout innings against Team South. He struck out 9 while giving up 2 hits. He walked 1 and picked off 2 base runners. As a hitter, Dan went 2 for 5 with 1 RBI.
The event also included an award presentation to all the players and a keynote speech by former major-leaguer Brian McRae. College coaches, recruiters and major league scouts were also in attendance for the event.
On the lighter side, all of the Northeast players were enjoying the warm weather of southern Arizona, many complaining of the 30 inches of snow they left at home. Upon hearing this, one of the coaches replied to them, “that’s too bad, we have 3 inches of sand in Miami.”
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