Hazelwood West's Matt Leinberger Selected for the 2012 SmilesLEAGUE All-Star Baseball Game

's Matt Leinberger is all smiles.

You could say that mainly because the senior Wildcat baseball player is among three (HSD) students selected for the 2012 SmilesLEAGUE Coaches’ Choice All-St. Louis, All-Star High School Baseball Game to be held June 16 p.m. at Busch Stadium.

The second annual Smiles League Coaches' Choice High School Seniors All-Star baseball game players were announced Sunday outside of Busch Stadium, and he along with Hazelwood East's Wesley Haskins and Hazelwood Central's Travis Seitrich will be playing in the charity event.

The game will follow the 1:15 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals game. Admission to the All-Star game is free.

The All-Star lineup includes 34 high school seniors from public schools throughout St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Cardinals alumni players Scott Cooper and Kerry Robinson will coach the two teams. This is the second year for both coaching.

Cooper is a St. Louis native who played high school baseball for Pattonville, spent seven years in the major leagues, and was a member of the American League All-Star team in 1993 and 1994.

Robinson is also a St. Louis native. He was a 3-sport athlete for Hazelwood and played for the Tampa Bay Rays, and was a Cardinal from 2001-2003. He appeared in postseason play in 2001 and 2002.

Delta Dental of Missouri is a sponsor of the game along with the St. Louis Cardinals. Each All-Star player has signed a tobacco-free pledge, acknowledging they do not smoke or chew, and outlining their willingness to advocate no-smoking and no-chewing choices among Missouri's youth.

 “We feel it is our social responsibility to help influence and inspire the youth in our community to establish healthy life habits early on,” said David Haynes, president and CEO of Delta Dental at the press conference. “Our mission is to improve oral and overall health, and tobacco use is a major driver of poor oral health.

"The all-star game will raise awareness of these lifestyle choices, and the proceeds will benefit some wonderful organizations that provide oral health education and free services for underserved children.”

All event proceeds benefit three local organizations:

• Cardinals Care,
• Give Kids A Smile,
• and Delta Dental Health Theatre.