2012 NECBL All-Star Game

The 2012 NECBL All-Star Game will be the 19th exhibition game between all-stars from the New England Collegiate Baseball League's East and West Divisions. The game will be held at Montpelier Recreation Field in Montpelier, Vermont, the home field of the West Division's Vermont Mountaineers.[1]

2012 NECBL All-Star Game

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Date	July 22, 2012
Venue	Montpelier Recreation Field
City	Montpelier, VT
Managers	Mike Coombs (NEW) (East All-Stars) Marty Testo (KEE) (West All-Stars)
MVP	Johnny Mishu (VER)
Attendance	2,106

Rosters

The following is a list of the rosters of both the East and West Division All-Star teams, announced on July 16, 2012.[2]

East Division All-Stars Starters Position Player Team C Jeff Melillo Newport 1B Alex Black New Bedford 2B Conor Keniry Newport 3B Danny Collins Laconia SS Peyton Hart New Bedford OF Yale Rosen Newport OF Kasey Coffman Newport OF Jordan Hagel Sanford DH Zach Stone New Bedford Pitchers Position Player Team P Daniel Wright Newport P Colton Cross New Bedford P Brian Derner New Bedford P Nic Manuppelli Laconia P Jonathan Massad New Bedford P Pete Kelich Newport P Mitch Horacek Newport P Rohn Pierce Sanford P Jose Lopez Mystic P Sean Fitzgerald New Bedford Reserves Position Player Team C Andy Lalli New Bedford C Nate LaPointe Sanford 1B Brett Winger Newport 2B Will Leathers Laconia 3B Jordan Betts Sanford SS Vincente Conde Laconia OF Zach Graczyk New Bedford OF Alex Baldock New Bedford OF Will Cooper Sanford DH Anthony Hajjar Sanford

West Division All-Stars Starters Position Player Team C Frankie Schwindel Keene 1B Rob Kelly Vermont 2B Nelson Ward Keene 3B Grant Kay Keene SS Zach Shank Danbury OF JP Sportman Keene OF Daniel Spingola Danbury OF Jeff Roy North Adams DH Paul McConkey Holyoke Pitchers Position Player Team P Alex Haines Vermont P Brett Houseal Danbury P Matt Longfield North Adams P Tom Bammann North Adams P Scott Squier Holyoke P Kevin McAvoy Keene P Ryan Horstman Keene P Ben Brewster Danbury P Casey Delgado Vermont P Tyler Gauthier Keene Reserves Position Player Team C Austin Green Vermont C Brett Clements North Adams 1B Charlie Law North Adams 2B Matt Boulter Danbury 3B Logan Pierce Vermont SS Cole Peragine Vermont OF John Mishu Vermont OF Dylan Delacruz Keene OF Fran Whitten Keene DH Mike Orefice Danbury

Game summary

By Christian Heimall

Four different Vermont Mountaineers combined for eight runs batted in, leading the Western Division to an 11-6 win over the East in the 2012 New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) All-Star Game held at Vermont's Montpelier Recreation Field.

The game began scoreless through one inning as Mountaineers pitcher Alex Haines and Newport's Daniel Wright each tossed shutout first innings for their respective teams. In the top of the second inning, the East jumped out to a 1-0 lead as the Gulls Yale Rosen hit a solo shot over the left center field wall off of Keene's Kevin McAvoy. The Western division then manufactured a run in the bottom of the frame when Danbury's Zach Shank scored on a wild pitch to tie the contest.

It would remain tied at 1-1 until the bottom of the fourth when Holyoke's Paul McConkey hit a two out single to plate Vermont's Rob Kelly. From that moment the West's offense would take over scoring three runs in the fifth including a two run home run from Kelly to make the lead 5-1 after five. The East looked to make a comeback plating two runs in the sixth thanks to a Jordan Betts (Sanford) homer to cut the lead to two.

However, Vermont's Logan Pierce added to the Mountaineer RBI total with a single prior to Johnny Mishu driving in another giving Mountaineers hitters four straight runs batted in and pushing the West's lead to 7-3. In the seventh, Cole Peragine hit the second long ball of the night for the West on a solo shot to left field off Newport's Mitch Horacek.

Trailing 8-3, the Eastern Division cut the margin once again with three runs on two errors. Laconia's Will Leathers trotted home when Sanford's Anthony Hajjar hit a single. Hajjar would be thrown out at the plate as his teammate Betts singled to put one runner on with two outs. After an error by Danbury's Matt Boulter allowed New Bedford's Zack Graczyk to reach, two runs would score on single from Newport's Brett Winger and a throwing error from Keene's Fran Whitten in right field.

The bottom of the eighth saw the West again regain control when Mishu cleared the bases with a three RBI triple off Sanford's Rohn Pierce to make the score 11-6. North Adams' Tom Bamman and Laconia's Nic Manuppelli each tossed scoreless ninths to finish the game.

Danbury's Brett Houseal was credited with the win for the West pitching a no-hit fourth inning with one walk and striking out two while New Bedford's Jonathan Massad took the loss for the East giving up a run on a hit and two walks in the fourth.

Vermont's Johnny Mishu was named the games Most Valuable Player going 2-for-2 with four RBI in the contest. It was the third award reeled in by the Mountaineers during the festivities. Prior to the game, Austin Green was named the winner of the catcher's throwing competition while Aaron Barbosa won the 60 yard dash with a time of 6.45 seconds. Danbury's Zach Shank won the outfield throwing competition while Laconia's Danny Collins was crowned 2012 Home Run Derby champion after launching seven in the first round to advance to the finals and then hit five more to take the title.

Over 40 MLB scouts were in attendance and the league and the host Vermont Mountaineers received kudos from the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau.[3]

See also

• New England Collegiate Baseball League
• 2012 NECBL season

References

1. "All-Star Game Itinerary". New England Collegiate Baseball League. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
2. "NECBL Announces 2012 All-Star Teams". NECBL.com. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
3. http://necbl.com/view/necbl/news-1185/news_129634

External links

• NECBL website
• Vermont Mountaineers website