Legion Baseball All-Academic Team announced

During The American Legion World Series in Shelby, the annual All-Academic Team was announced. The team is sponsored by Diamond Sports, a leading manufacturer in baseball merchandise and the official baseball used during Legion national tournaments.

Each player on the team receives a $2,500 scholarship. An overall top academic player is named the team captain and awarded a $5,000 scholarship. This year's captain is Adam Conway from Colonial Heights, Va., Post 284.

The rest of the team:

Christopher Cioffi, Newburyport, Mass., Post 150

Luke Feliciano, from Lyndhurst, N.J., Post 139

Samuel Craft, from Greenville, N.C., Post 39

Robert Parkey, from Brookfield, Mo., Post 182

Camden Dice, from Gladwin, Mich., Post 171

Matthew Lamb, from Doniphan, Neb., Post 53

Brett Williams, from Yakima, Wash., Post 36

Greg Snyder, from Tucson, Ariz., Post 59

The team: