2020 NALB All-Star Game and Events

K. Fields
2020-12-01T11:02:36-05:00
Baseball

NALB held its annual All-Star Game on July 14, 2020. Six Brooklyn Knights were voted onto the League 1 All-Stars roster, four pitchers and two fielders. Brooklyn's Tony Tamayo had the honor of starting the game for League 1. Braulio Crame of the Stade Maples got the start for the League 2 All-Stars. Pitching dominated the game early. In the middle innings, however, the bats came alive. After some back and forth scoring, the League 1 All-Stars broke things open with four runs in the seventh inning. The Firecats' catcher, Dacey Rager, was selected as the player of the game. Rager was perfect at the plate with three hits in three at bats.

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
League 2 All-Stars   0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0   3  8  1
League 1 All-Stars   0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 X   8 11  1

W: E. McEachran
L: T. Stivers

The NALB Home Run Challenge was held on the evening prior to the All-Star Game. Yves Provençal won the event, though he had to beat some stiff competition. In the final round, the Quebeck Sky Chiefs' third baseman was matched against the Luisville Beasts' Hsiao-lou Yeh. Provençal defeated him by a score of 17-15.

On July 12, the NALB Prospects game was played, which is a great showcase for future stars. It was primarily a one-sided affair. The League 1 Future Stars pounded League 2's pitching and took a 12-1 lead into the ninth inning. The League 2 Future Stars made it interesting, however. They staged a furious 10 run comeback in the ninth and came up short by a single run. Roberto Cabrera earned MVP honors for his impressive performance. The 23 year old catcher plays for Vancouver's AAA team. He had 4 hits, including a double and a home run.