Williams and Walla Selected for Texas Rangers Area Code Team (Jul/27/2008)

Two Austin Wings players Everett Williams and Cohl Walla were selected for the Texas Rangers Area Code Team.  Both are outfielders on the Black Wings 17 team.  Williams will be a senior at McCallum High School in Austin and Walla a senior at Lake Travis High School.  Williams posted the fastest 60-yard time at the Area Code Tryouts with a  6.50.  Walla was also impressive with a 60-yard time of 6.71.
 

During his 2008 high school baseball season, Williams hit 13 home runs, stole 16 bases and ended the regular season hitting .470.  During the post-season he hit .530.  Walla, also a wide receiver on the state champion Lake Travis Cavaliers, helped their baseball team finish the season with a 30-10 record, the most successful baseball season in Lake Travis history.  Walla hit .380 with 8 HRs and led the Cavs with 42 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

Williams was also honored to be named as a member of the Aflac All-American 2008 West Team. He will participate in the sixth Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game, which features the best high school baseball players in the country. The game will be played on Aug. 9 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the first time in the game's six-year history that it will be played at a major league baseball stadium, and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Net at noon Pacific Time.

The annual Aflac All-American High School Baseball Game showcases the nation's top high school players in an East versus West matchup played following their junior year. Last year Wings University of Texas at Austin bound Taylor Jungman also participated as a member of the Aflac and Area code teams.