East, behind Sborz, wins first All-American contest 8-4
By Christopher Lawlor, USA TODAY

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — Jay Sborz of Langley (Great Falls, Va.) and Eric Duncan of Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) each turned in MVP performances Monday in the inaugural All-American Baseball Game.  Sborz threw two scoreless innings, striking out five, while Duncan was 3-for-3 to help the East beat the West 8-4 before 2,910 at Yogi Berra Stadium.Duncan, who will close out his prep career today vs. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft) in the New Jersey Parochial A state final, is expected to sign with the New York Yankees on Wednesday."Once that final out was recorded, I immediately shifted my focus to CBA," said Duncan, who is batting .533 with 12 homers and 59 RBI in 29 games.Sborz, who said he will sign with the Detroit Tigers, was pleased with his pitching stint. "I was on tonight. I knew the best players in the nation were backing me." In a scary moment, East left-hander Scott Maine of Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) was struck by a seventh-inning line drive off the bat of Philip Stringer. Maine was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson with a slight concussion. Chris Vasami of Mamaroneck (N.Y.), a late addition to the East squad, capped a seven-run, third-inning rally with a two-run double for a 7-3 lead.

Top player: Lastings Milledge, the No. 12 overall pick by the New York Mets, was named the National Player of the Year presented by the All-American Baseball Game in a ceremony Sunday night. Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher and resident of neighboring Montclair, N.J. made the presentation. This season Milledge hit 10 homers and drove in 37 runs, helping Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.), No. 18 in USA TODAY's Super 25 rankings, win the Class 5A state title. Royal treatment: Chris Lubanski, an outfielder from Kennedy-Kenrick (Norristown, Pa.), is expected to sign with Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Lubanski, with 6.4 speed in the 60-yard dash, could command a $2 million signing bonus.  Derby king: Adam Jones of Morse (San Diego) won the Home Run Derby, edging Jonathan Fulton of George Washington (Danville, Va.) 6-4. Jones, a first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners slammed his sixth homer of the competition 450 feet, over the scoreboard in left-center. 

 Foreign exchange: Shortstop Jonathan Fulton, who signed with Virginia Tech and was selected by the Marlins, spent 18 months in Mainz, Germany, as a teenager when his father, Frank, coached the German national baseball team. Though the Germans did not qualify for the Olympics in 2000, Fulton attended Trenisiea School, where he became fluent in German and played soccer. "Living abroad was a great experience. It taught me to be comfortable around strangers and about character," he said. Fulton said playing soccer improved his footwork.Two-sport star: Robert Lane of Neville (Monroe, La.) said he will play baseball and football at Mississippi. Lane, a quarterback who passed for more than 2,000 yards last season, was also chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Football Game in San Antonio but declined the invite because of preseason baseball workouts