HBCU Swingman Classic: American League Holds Off National League's Rally In Ninth Inning To Win HBCU All-Star Game

The MLB has invited 50 HBCU baseball players to participate in Ken Griffey Jr.'s annual event.  SWAC, MEAC, CAA, and CIAA student-athletes will showcase their talent to professional decision-makers in hopes of catapulting their careers.

"A lot of kids are not going to be drafted, but you can still be in the sport that you love," Griffey told the MLB. "There are plenty of jobs in Major League Baseball that you can do. You may not be able to play, but you can be around and you can eventually work your way up and be a GM or a president or anything. I think the problem we have in sports is everybody looks at it and goes, 'Oh, if you don't make it, you're done.' That's not the case."

The players had an opportunity to have HBCU baseball legends come in and work out with the HBCU all-star players.

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER

1. Edwin DeLaCruz - UAPB
2. Jamal George - Alabama State
3. Manny Jackson - Norfolk State
4. Juan Cruz - Alabama State
5. Lenny Montesano - Jackson State
6. Kyle Walker - Grambling State
7. Robert Tate Jr. - Jackson State
8. True Fontenot - Florida A&M
9. KJ White - Southern
10. Justin Journette - Norfolk State
11. Ty Jackson - Florida A&M
12. Michael Smith - Praire View A&M
13. Tiger Borom - Grambling State
14. Michael Burroughs - Prairie View A&M
15. Joseph Eichelberger - Jackson State
16. Janmikell Bastardo - Florida A&M
17. Sam Nieves - Coppin State
18. Jafet Martinez - Alabama State
19. Tanner Boccabello - Bethune-Cookman
20. Mason Martinez - Grambling State
21. Coley Kilpatrick - North Carolina A&T
22. Christian Womble - Jackson State
23. Tristan Curless - Alabama A&M
24. Renard Grace - Southern
25. Kieran Etwaru - Delaware State

NATIONAL LEAGUE ROSTER

1. Michael Goudeau - Texas Southern
2. Canyon Brown - North Carolina A&T
3. Irvin Escobar - Bethune-Cookman
4. Tatsunori Negishi - North Carolina A&T
5. Dreylin Holmes - Mississippi Valley State
6. Randy Flores - Alabama State
7. CJ Castillo - Texas Southern
8. Garrett Palladino - Alcorn State
9. Jose Vargas - Grambling State
10. Cameron Bufford - Grambling State
11. Tyeler Hawkins - Southern
12. Ali LaPread - Alabama State
13. Rodney Hibler Jr. - Jackson State
14. Khyle Radcliffe - Southern
15. Brycen Hammonds - Alabama A&M
16. Jamal Ritter - Norfolk State
17. Tre Williams - North Carolina A&T
18. Pablo Torres - Bethune-Cookman
19. Caleb Granger - Florida A&M
20. Evan Bouldin - Delaware State
21. Luis Rodriguez - Alabama State
22. Domenic Martinez - Texas Southern
23. Christian Davis - Southern
24. Daniel Gaviria - Bethune-Cookman
25. Isaiah Williams - Jackson State

HBCU LEGENDS PODCAST