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August 6, 2004
Ike Davis Homers His Way to MVP Award in 2nd AFLAC All-American Baseball Classic

ABERDEEN, Md. - Ike Davis (Scottsdale, Ariz.) earned Most Valuable Player honors at the second annual AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md., as the West Team defeated the East Team, 4-2 in front of a crowd of 4,006. Davis hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the second inning to give the West Team a 2-1 lead.

Andrew McCutchen (Fort Meade, Fla.) led the East offensive attack with four hits, setting a new AFLAC All-American record. Starring on the mound for the West was Ryan Tucker (Temple City, Calif.) who posted a scoreless first inning, and escaped from a bases-loaded jam. The West's Brett Wallace (Sonoma, Calif.) also set new a new AFLAC All-American record, recording three stolen bases, including a dazzling dash to home plate in the eighth inning.

In all, nine East pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts, including three from Sean O'Sullivan's (El Cajon, Calif.). Nine West pitchers also combined for 14 strikeouts, with Shane Funk (Panama City, Fla.) striking out three batters as well.

Jordan Danks, the star outfielder from Round Rock High School (Round Rock, Texas) won the second annual AFLAC All-American Home Run Derby to beat Cameron Maybin (Arden, N.C.). Danks had a total of six home runs over the two rounds, while Maybin smashed four balls out of the park. The official charity for the Home Run Derby is CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation.

The 2004 AFLAC All-American Baseball Classic raised $60,000 for the division of pediatric oncology at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the game's official charity, as part of AFLAC's ongoing commitment to support research and treatment of pediatric cancer.

Last night at the AFLAC All-American Awards dinner, Justin Upton (Chesapeake, Va.) won the inaugural Jackie Robinson Award as the AFLAC National High School Player of the Year. Upton was presented with the award by Rachel Robinson, the wife of the late Hall of Fame Baseball Player Jackie Robinson.

The top 40 high school players from across the nation were selected by Baseball America and Perfect Game USA to form this year's AFLAC All-American Team.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is an international holding company. A Fortune 500 company, AFLAC insures more than 40 million people worldwide. It is a leading writer of insurance products marketed at the worksite in the United States, offering policies to employees at more than 271,200 payroll accounts. The company insures one out of four Japanese households and is the largest life insurer in Japan in terms of individual policies in force. In January 2003, AFLAC was the number one insurance company in Fortune magazine's list of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For in America" and was included in the overall listing for the fifth consecutive year. In March 2003, Fortune also included AFLAC in its annual listing of "America's Most Admired Companies." And in July 2003, Fortune named AFLAC to its list of "America's 50 Best Companies for Minorities."

AFLAC's Internet address is www.aflac.com.

Sports America, Inc., an event management and sports marketing corporation based in Rockville, Md., created and produces the AFLAC All-American Classic. The company also founded the McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game. For more information, you can visit www.AFLACAllAmerican.com or www.sportsamericainc.com

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