Most of the divisional races changed little in July. In League 1, the Mudcats gained one game on the Knights while the Otters narrowed the Firecats lead by 3.5 games. In League 2, the Corals maintained a 9.5 game lead over the Maples and the Rattlers surged from last place to just 5.5 games behind the Slam.

With the trading deadline on July 31, it was a very active month. Brooklyn made several trades at the end of the month:

• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league second baseman Yoshinori Higashi, 21-year-old minor league reliever Francesco Delogu and 24-year-old minor league reliever Nicol Buytelaar to the Key West Corals, getting 24-year-old minor league reliever Mathieu Lemay in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league shortstop Don Polkinghorne, 23-year-old minor league reliever Wesley Aarden and 20-year-old minor league reliever Andrés Rivera to the Nashville Firecats, getting 19-year-old minor league closer Sardar Dzhafarov in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 24-year-old minor league reliever Steve Taylor, 20-year-old minor league reliever Rodrigo Morán, 19-year-old minor league reliever Lorenzo Torres and 21-year-old minor league catcher Ha-Neul Kim to the Richmond Slam, getting 22-year-old minor league catcher Chase Combs and 20-year-old minor league catcher Lorenzo Torres in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league shortstop Matt Frazier, 26-year-old minor league reliever Juan Ramos and 22-year-old minor league reliever Howard Lee to the Quebeck Sky Chiefs, getting 23-year-old minor league shortstop Toyokazu Yamashita in return.

July 2012 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)
Pitcher of the Month: Jose Smith (St. Rock Mudcats)
Rookie of the Month: Lariel Gómez (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Roy Dabbs (Key West Corals)
Pitcher of the Month: Tracy Corkhill (Phoenix Rattlers)
Rookie of the Month: Lou Woodman (Key West Corals)

For the second straight year, Mario Torralbo got the start for the League 2 All-Stars. José Arisa was the starter for the League 1 All-Stars. Both lineups packed plenty of power. League 2 wasted no time getting on the board. After a leadoff single by Roy Dabbs, Héctor De Echevarría and Tony Rodarte hit back to back homers. The League 1 hitters flexed their muscles in the second inning. Hsiao-lou Yeh and J.R. Singleton blasted back to back home runs. In the fourth inning, Knights catcher Alvino Flores hit a solo dinger to close the deficit to tie the game 3-3. League 2 sealed the win in the top of the ninth, however. Consecutive hits by Araoz, Blanchard, and Lyons added a run. Lou Woodman batted in another run and League 2 took this year’s All-Star Game 5-3.

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
League 2 All-Stars   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   5  7  1
League 1 All-Stars   0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   3  7  0

W: D. Guzmán
L: V. Cadieux
S: K. Eizan

The 2012 NALB All-Star rosters have been announced. The Brooklyn Knights have an amazing ten players on the League 1 roster. The Key West Corals lead League 2 with six all-stars on the roster. The All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

League 1 Pitchers:

SP José Arisa (BRO)
SP Vincent Cadieux (SR)
SP Robert Givens (NSH)
SP Ralph Kerfoot (BRO)
SP Ronaldo Mijangos (BRO)
SP Sosuke Nakamura (DUN)
SP Tyler Stivers (SR)
MR Rigo Hurtado (BRO)
CL Pat Allen (SR)
CL Bernard Gastelu (BRO)
CL Hugh Rossiter (NSH)
CL Mick Vanzandt (DAY)

League 1 Fielders:

C Ben Stamp (SR)
C Alvino Flores (BRO)
1B Pete Chavez (NSH)
1B Hsiao-lou Yeh (BRO)
1B J.R. Singleton (DAY)
2B John Edwards (COR)
2B Flavio Marquez (BRO)
3B Charles DiFranco (NSH)
3B Hooks Goetz (BRO)
SS Gary Cooper (SR)
LF Alfred Struthers (LV)
LF Angel Santago (BRO)
LF Oscar Barrientes (SR)
CF Jim Stoneman (NSH)
CF Darwin Soto (SR)
RF Alan Gathers (DUN)

League 2 Pitchers:

SP Hap Bedford (RMD)
SP Ray Cruz (KW)
SP Katamor Eizan (RMD)
SP Harvey Fishback (VAN)
SP William Rambo (WSH)
SP Mario Torralbo (KW)
MR Ray White (STD)
CL D’Angelo Guzmán (WSH)
CL Stokley McGruder (PX)
CL Juan Miranda (KW)
CL Chris Nelson (STD)
CL Mário Reyes (QUE)

League 2 Fielders:

C Matthew Loy (KW)
C Kensaku Shimada (VAN)
1B Larry Arceniaga (SJ)
1B Odalis Corrales (PX)
1B Paul Lyons (WSH)
1B Travis Araoz (STD)
2B Lou Woodman (KW)
3B Héctor De Echevarría (RMD)
3B Hsiao-lou Yuan (SJ)
SS Chick Veras (RMD)
LF Shayne Kimpel (STD)
LF Tony Rodarte (RMD)
CF Roy Dabbs (KW)
CF Victorio Zavaca (WSH)
RF Jordan Blanchard (STD)
RF Rubén Viladina (VAN)

In League 1, the Brooklyn Knights and Nashville Firecats distanced themselves from the competition. They remained atop their respective divisions and lengthened the leads over their nearest competitors. In League 2, the Key West Corals did likewise. They started to pull away from the Stade Maples. Richmond remained on top in League 2 Division 2. However, that division is extremely competitive with only three games separating all four teams.

There were some notable trades in June:

• The Stade Maples traded 37-year-old center fielder Jim Stoneman to the Nashville Firecats, getting 32-year-old reliever Mike Conigliaro in return.
• The Phoenix Rattlers traded 33-year-old catcher Ted Pollet to the Stade Maples, getting 28-year-old starting pitcher Jose Battista in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 21-year-old minor league starting pitcher Mauro Alfonso and 21-year-old minor league reliever Jason Stagg to the Dayton Grizzlies, getting 22-year-old right fielder Maurílio Godim in return.
• The Las Vegas Luck traded 29-year-old reliever Dong-u Sop to the Richmond Slam, getting 20-year-old minor league third baseman Joe Tyre and 19-year-old minor league first baseman Quilvio Martínez in return.

June 2012 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)
Pitcher of the Month: Ronaldo Mijangos (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Lariel Gómez (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Shayne Kimpel (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Omar Cambra (St. James Crusaders)
Rookie of the Month: Marcel Langlois (Vancouver Wild)