Stillman College freshman outfielder Kelvin Reese has been selected to play in the inaugural HBCU All-Star Baseball Game, presented by Minority Baseball Prospects.
The HBCU All-Star event will begin with a combine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 7, followed by a Home Run Derby at 7 p.m. The 2021 HBCU All-Star Game will be played June 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.
Reese, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, hit .278 for the Tigers in 26 games with 20 total hits, which was third among Stillman players. He had eight doubles and 11 RBI. Reese hit his first collegiate home run at MUW on April 6.
Defensively, Reese recorded a .980 fielding percentage, recording one error in 51 chances. He was perfect on 34 chances in the outfield in 16 games against Southern States Athletic Conference teams in the regular season and SSAC Tournament.
Reese is one of 50 players selected to the HBCU All-Star Game, including 10 from Alabama HBCUs. He is the only outfielder among eight selections from NAIA HBCU programs.
There are six players who played high school baseball in Alabama. Reese, who played at Success Unlimited Academy in Montgomery, is joined by Miles College pitcher Zavian Caldwell (Lincoln, Ala. / Lincoln HS), Lane College infielder Zach Elias (Phenix City, Ala. / Central Phenix City HS), Tuskegee University outfielder Joshua Lewis (Huntsville, Ala. / Sparkman HS), Albany State University outfielder Terence (T.J.) Thomas II (Prattville, Ala. / Prattville HS) and Alabama State outfielder Jabronski Williams (Troy, Ala. / Charles Henderson HS).