At LeLacheur Park in Lowell, the Atlantic
Conference All-Stars topped the Baystate Conference All-Stars
for the second year in a row, 6-4.
The Braves' Chris O'Sullivan tossed
two scoreless innings for the win. The Rockies' Chris
Clark took the loss. The Yankees' Ken Kilduff
pitched two hitless innings for the Atlantic All-Stars to
earn the save.
In the 2nd inning, Clark loaded the bases
on two walks and a hit batsman, and Jon Mead of the
White Sox drilled a 2-run double to give the Atlantic side
a lead it would never relinquish. Mead was chosen as M.V.P.
by the iMassRadio broadcast team for his efforts. The Atlantic
All-Stars extended their lead to 3-0 in the inning on a
sacrifice fly by the Broncos' Frances Peguero.
In the 3rd, the Marlins' Chris Ryan
singled home Al Wiesner of the White Sox (2 hits),
who had singled and stolen second base, to increase the
lead to 4-0. Ryan reached base in all three plate appearances
with the hit and two walks.
In the top of the 4th, the Baystate All-Stars
cut the lead in half when 2 runners scored on a forceout
by the Cardinals' Dan Jalbert. The Atlantic squad
came back in the bottom of the inning and extended its lead
to 5-2 on an RBI double by the Royals' Greg Kosc.
The Baystaters chipped away, picking up single
runs in the 6th and 7th on an RBI single by the Astros'
Matt Cronin and on a steal of third by Al Becker
of the Mets and a throwing error that allowed Becker to
score.
A pair of Cubs combined to provide the final
margin in the bottom of the 8th as Brian Delaney
(2 hits) singled home Mike Ferris for a 6-4 lead.
For the Baystate All-Stars, in addition to those already
mentioned, Billy MacDougall of the Cardinals, Jeremy
Broadwell of the Diamondbacks, Gary Moran of
the Rockies and Sean Kennedy of the Astros also picked
up base hits. Dan Shanahan started on the mound and
threw a strong inning, allowing a single and striking out
2. The Reds' Ryan Chase, Kennedy, and the Mets' Bill
Beauchesne (2 strikeouts) each tossed a scoreless frame
in defeat.
For the victors, in addition to those already mentioned,
Mike McInnis of the White Sox and Ferris each
stroked base hits. Ariel Martinez of the Royals joined
O'Sullivan and Kilduff as the only Atlantic hurlers not
to allow a run by tossing a scoreless 5th.