2008 NECBL All-Star Teams Announced
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On July 20, 2008 the NECBL will hold its 15th annual All-Star Game at Fuessenich Park in Torrington CT. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM. An additional feature for our fans and scouts in attendance will be our Skill Competition. The Skill Competition for Most Accurate Arm and Fastest Runner will kick off at 1:45 PM. Our traditional Home Run Derby is scheduled to start at 2:15 PM.
Please join the crowd and watch the best Players from the North and South Divisions compete. Come early to watch the exciting pre-game events and batting practice. For those that cannot attend in person, please watch or listen-in on TeamLine as we plan to broadcast “Live” the Skill Events, Home Run Derby and the 2008 New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game.
Representing the North Division:
| Position | Starter | Substitute(s) |
| Catcher | Sean Killeen – Holyoke – Trinity | Gerald Ogrinc – Vermont – Wright State Danny Petro – Keene – East Tenn. State |
| 1B | Kyle Groth – Sanford – Cornell | Paul Karmas – Keene – St. John’s |
| 2B | Tyler Kuehl – N. Shore – P.L. Nazarene | Corey Jones – Holyoke – Cal St. Fullerton |
| SS | Matthew Nandin – Sanford - LeMoyne | Pat Mc Kenna – Lowell – Bryant |
| 3B | Nicolas Pecora – Lowell – Wheaton | Corey Hunt - Sanford – Virginia |
| OF | Alex Lee – Keene – Clemson Sean McNaughton–N. Shore-Brigham Young Michael Provencher –N. Shore - Mesa St. |
Kevin Rivers – Lowell – Franklin Pierce James Wood – Holyoke – Trinity Kevin Nieto – Vermont – Manhattan |
| DH | Nick Harris – Vermont – SE Missouri St. |
| Pitchers | Middle Inning |
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Starter - Casey Harmen – Vermont – Clemson |
Justin Albert – Holyoke – Vermont Pat Lehman – Sanford – George Washington James Wise – Keene – Washington St Matt Fontaine – Lowell – Eastern Ct. |
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Closer - Chris Prescott – N. Shore – St Joe’s |
Dusty Odenback – Vermont - UConn Jason Markovitz – N. Shore – Long Beach St. Tony Chisman – Sanford – Georgia Southern |
Representing the South Division
| Position | Starter | Substitute(s) |
| Catcher | Mike Melillo – Newport - Elon | Jack Murphy – Newport - Princeton Kyle Mahoney – Danbury – High Point |
| 1B | Matt Adam – Pittsfield – Slippery Rock | Paul Hoilman – N Adams – East Tenn. St |
| 2B | Taylor Meehan – Newport - Harvard | Kevin Carby – N. Adams – Tenn. Wesleyan |
| SS | Michael Olt – Danbury - UCONN | Jake Rosenbeck – Pittsfield - Buffalo |
| 3B | Mike Tamsin – Newport – Northeastern | Chase Austin – Torrington - Elon |
| OF | Chris Edmondson – Pittsfield - LeMoyne Matt Grosso – Manchester – Notre Dame John Malloy – N. Adams - LaSalle |
Nick Santomauro – Newport - Dartmouth Jason Martin – Pittsfield – San Jose St. Brian Baudinet – Torrington - UMASS |
| DH | Alex Gregory – Newport - Radford |
| Pitchers | Middle Inning |
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Starter - Tim Boyce – N. Adams – Rhode Island |
Brian Pendergast – Manchester - Manhattan Michael Oskandy – Danbury - Quinnipiac Zach Anderson – Pittsfield - Buffalo Kyle Vazquez – Pittsfield – Franklin Pierce |
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Closer - Dan Mahoney – Newport - UCONN |
Chase Reid – Newport - Vanderbilt Michael Ness – Pittsfield - Duke Robert Chimpky – Torrington - Utah |
Head Coach – North All-Stars…. Joe Brown – Sanford – Cortland
Head Coach – South All-Stars…. Mike Coombs – Newport - Lakeland
The Home Run Derby and Skill Contestants will be announced soon……. So Stay Tuned!

