2022 BMBL All-Star Game Recap

Experience once again bested youth in both games of the 2022 BMBL All-Star doubleheader held at Brandeis University in Waltham this past Saturday.

In the first of two contests, the Masters All-Stars defeated the Metrowest All-Stars in walk-off fashion by a final score of 8-7.

George Ziegler of the Los Gigantes picked up the win in relief for the Masters division, pitching the last four innings, giving up two earned runs, and striking out six.

Down 7-3 in the 7th, the Masters All-Stars plated two runs in the inning to cut the lead in half, after O'Brien walked and later scored on a single from Joel Torres of the Los Gigantes.

The Boston Dodgers' Henry Nunez followed with an RBI triple that one-hopped the wall in center, allowing Torres to score the Masters fifth run of the game.

The Masters Division put up another 2-spot in the 8th, taking advantage of a botched double play attempt that allowed Mike Barthel and Tony Anderlionis of the Avi Nelson Rockies to score and tie the game at 7-7.

In the 9th, Dan Braz of the Avi Nelson Rockies led off the inning with a base hit and quickly put himself into scoring position with a successful steal of second. Two batters later, Braz advanced to third, taking advantage of an errant throw by the shortstop on a Tim Hart (The Bulls) ground ball.

This set the stage for John O'Brien of the Milton Breakers, who drove in Braz on a sacrifice fly to left, capping off an 8-7 comeback victory for the Masters All-Stars.

The Anthony Rizzo of the Northborough Cardinals was the hard-luck losing pitcher for the Metrowest All-Stars, tossing the final 1 ⅔ innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits.

Chris Buckley of the Marlborough Red Sox got the starting nod for the MetroWest, pitching seven innings, giving up four earned runs on ten hits while striking out three.

The MetroWest jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st on a home run from Adam Ferrucci of the Metrowest Orioles. Chris Perry of the Metrowest Royals added a run in the 2nd, and the Northborough Cardinals' Anthony Rizzo drove in two to give the MetroWest an early 5-0 cushion.

Down 5-2 in the 6th, Mike Maguire of The Bulls doubled and drove in Barthel to cut the lead down to two. The MetroWest side answered right back in the 7th, as Chris LeBlanc of the Metrowest Astros drove in two runs to give his team the 7-3 lead, before the Masters pulled off the valiant comeback.

PICTURES: MetroWest 28+ All -Stars vs. Masters 38+ All-Stars

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Backed by a three-run 2nd inning and a five-run 3rd, the 28+ Boston All-Stars routed the 18+ All-Stars by a final score of 13-3.

Sam Carruthers of the Waltham Athletics led the 28+ offense with three hits and three runs scored. Joe Perna of the Cambridge Spinners contributed with two hits and two runs scored.

Mike DiCato of the Boston Dodgers picked up the win for the 28+ squad, pitching the first three innings, while Dan Blomerth (Cambridge Spinners), Mitch Philibert (Boston Havoc) and Jonathan Matos (Waltham Back Sox) kept the 18+ bats in check, in relief.

Carruthers, Perna, and Juan Parra (Boston Bombers) each scored a run in the 2nd to give the 28+ All-Stars an early 3-0 lead.

The 18+ All-Stars countered with two runs in the top of the 3rd, on RBI singles from Brendan LeBlanc of the Milton Fighting Irish and Nate Perkins of the Boston Havoc, bringing the score to 3-2.

In the bottom of the 3rd, the senior circuit batted around and scored five times. Juan Parra of the Boston Bombers drove in two runs, while Eddie Guerrero of the South Shore Giants and Chris Holland of the Bay State Pirates each drove in a run.

The 28+ All-Stars continued to pour it on from there, adding two runs in the 4th, two runs in the 5th, and a run in the 6th.

The 18+ side added a late run in the 7th when Sean O'Neill of the Merrimack Valley Marlins singled and later scored on a single from Kyle Zeberlein of the Boston Havoc.

Boston Havoc's Luke Hils took the loss for the 18+ squad, with Justin Sylvia (Middleboro Mocka Rays), Nate Perkins (Boston Havoc), and Manny Garcia (South Shore Giants) sharing the pitching duties.

PICTURES: 28+ Boston All-Stars vs. 18+ All-Stars