NALB - 2023 All-Star Game and Events

K. Fields
2023-08-18T19:31:30-04:00
Baseball

The NALB All-Star Game was played on July 11, 2023. For League 1, the Brooklyn Knights had the top vote-getters in six out of eleven positions. They led all teams with eleven players named to the All-Star squad. The Maples, Slam and Wild each had six players named to the League 2 All-Star team.

Although the League 1 All-Stars struck first with a run in the first inning, it was the League 2 All-Stars that prevailed. League 2 exploded for seven runs in the third inning and never looked back. Oscar Barrientes was named the game's MVP.

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
League 1 All-Stars   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1  6  0
League 2 All-Stars   0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 X   7 10  0

W: M. Wheelock
L: T. Tamayo

The NALB Home Run Challenge was held on July 10. Richmond's Derk McParland and Washington's Shozen Shimizu were the finalists after surviving the field of eight's first two rounds. McParland won the contest with 12 home runs to Shimizu's 8.

On July 9, the NALB All-Star Prospects game was played. The League 1 Future Stars defeated the League 2 Future Stars 3-1. Right fielder Grayson Currall emerged with the MVP. trophy The 24 year old plays for the Santa Ana Drifters, which is the Triple A affiliate of the Brooklyn Knights.