LIVE: From the Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament

Dave Lax: We're There

The 2010 Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament is underway. Over 300 of the nations best ballplayers gathered in Tucson, AZ to take part in this three-day event. This year's event has elite players from 33 states, Puerto Rico, three Canadian Provinces (British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta) and the Bahamas represented. During the first day's events players checked-in and received their Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Jersey, Hat and Cleats. They also recieved their commemorative certificate. After all the players filed through they were treated to a few opening ceremony speeches. Over 1,000 players, parents, friends and relatives packed into the Grand Ballroom to hear these speeches. The night was started off by Steve Bernhardt, Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Baseball Factory. He was followed up by the Baseball Factory's CEO and Founder Steve Sclafani. The evening was capped off by Mac Seibert, National Cross Checker for the New York Mets.

If the excitement of the first night was any indication, we are headed for a great showcase and tournament.

Check back tomorrow for an update on the first day of on-field action.

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Dave Lax is the Assistant Director of Marketing at Baseball Factory. Dave started with Baseball Factory in June of 2006 having earned his degree in Business from the University of Maryland, College Park. He majored in Marketing and minored in Communication. At Maryland, he played on the Scout Basketball Team for three years, where he was part of the National Championship team in 2006. In addition to his marketing responsibilities Dave serves as the administrator for Baseball University and helps design and maintain the website.