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Seven Dukes players selected to NECBL All Star GameMichael Radomski - July 15, 2008
PITTSFIELD - The All Star teams for the Northern Division and Southern Division were announced today and seven of the first place Pittsfield Dukes were recognized.
Three Dukes pitchers and four Pittsfield position players will take the field in Torrington, Connecticut on Sunday, July 20th against the finest talent that the NECBL has to offer.
Closer Zach Anderson (Buffalo), and starters Michael Ness (Duke) and Kyle Vazquez (Franklin Pierce) will make up three of the nine pitching spots on the Southern Division roster.
Anderson picked up his sixth save of the season tonight when he closed out the Dukes’ 4-1 victory at the North Shore Navigators. Anderson is 1-1 on the season with a 0.00 ERA. He has yet to allow an earned run (two unearned) and is tied for second in the league with six saves.
Ness started in the game on Monday night against the Navigators and pitched six and a third innings of no-hit ball. The Duke student athlete earned his fourth win of the season and improves to 4-1 with a 1.22 earned run average. Ness also pitched a complete game at Vermont in a 2-0 loss, his only one of the season.
Vazquez also got off to a fine start for Pittsfield who tied a franchise high with their sixteenth win of the season. The Franklin Pierce student athlete is 3-0 on the season in his six appearances (five starts). He has a miniscule 1.04 ERA and leads the team with twenty six strikeouts so far this season. His best start of the season came on June 25th against the North Shore Navigators at Wahconah Park when he allowed two unearned runs over seven innings on four hits while striking out seven.
The Dukes also have four position players on the Southern Division All Star team including two starters. Teammates Matt Adams (Slippery Rock) and Chris Edmondson (Le Moyne) will be starters in the All Star game while Jake Rosenbeck (Buffalo) and Jason Martin (San Jose State) make the team as reserves.
Adams is hitting fourth on the team with a .340 batting average. He also has four home runs and leads the NECBL with 27 runs batted in as the fifth hitter in a Dukes lineup that is second in the league with a .278 average. Edmondson will also start for the Southern Division All Star team in the outfield. Edmondson is second in the NECBL with a .364 average and leads the league in runs (25) and hits (40). The Le Moyne student athlete is also second in triples with three, and second in total bases with 61.
As reserves, the Dukes will have Jake Rosenbeck backing up Michael Olt (UCONN) at shortstop. Rosenbeck has been Mr. Clutch this season for the Dukes continuing to pick up big hits in pressure-packed situations. Rosenbeck is hitting .281 on the season with no home runs and eighteen runs batted in. With runners in scoring position, he is hitting .351 on the season while driving in the second most runs batted in on the first place Dukes team.
Jason Martin will also be a reserve outfielder for the Dukes in the 2008 NECBL All Star Game. Martin is hitting .229 on the season with no home runs and seven runs batted in. He holds a .323 on base percentage as well drawing five walks and being hit six times so far this season. Martin also has eight stolen bases on nine attempts on the season and has played a fine defensive center field for Pittsfield this season.
The events start on July 20th with the Skills Competition being held at 1:30 in the afternoon. Fans will be able to see the fastest runner competition, mascot games, and home run derby live at Fuessenich Park. Pre-game introductions will begin at 5:30 in the evening with first pitch scheduled for six o’clock.
Fans can listen to the All Star game and all Dukes games on the teamline video and audio streams located at http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=6301&eventcode=5 |
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