This
week in Baseball
19 July 2000
Cape
League All-Stars feted at Fenway Park
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Photo by S.Walsh
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Wareham ace Ben Crockett was selected to start Saturday, July 22's Sprint
PCS Cape League All-Star Game. |
The 2000 Sprint PCS Cape League All-Stars
were honored at Fenway Park Tuesday, July 18, as the Boston Red Sox recognized
the players' accomplishments and introduced them to some of the Major League
stars who once graced the Cape League diamonds.
Players arrived at Fenway's Ted Williams' Room for
an informal lunch and then toured the grounds made famous by such all-time
greats as Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, the Splendid Splinter himself, Carl Yastrzemski
and many more.
Former Orleans Cardinals' shortstop and 1993 Cape
League All-Star Nomar Garciaparra made a brief appearance and chatted
with current Cape Leaguers, as did stalwart Sox backstop and former Hyannis
Mets' catcher Jason Varitek.
Some Cape League stars struck up conversations with
pitchers in the visitor's bullpen, while others walked up and down the
grandstands taking in the scenery and tradition that defined Boston baseball
in the 20th century. As game time neared between the Boston Red Sox and
Montreal Expos, all 40 Cape League All-Stars gathered along the third and
first base baselines before being introduced to Red Sox fans and given
plaques honoring their Cape League accomplishments. The stars then nestled
into the right centerfield bleachers for a great game pitched by Pedro
Martinez.
Meanwhile, back on Cape Cod, the 2000 Sprint PCS
Cape League All-Star
Game Committee made its final preparations for Saturday, July 22's
big event
at Brewster Whitecaps Field and the final schedule was released.The
following
is the time frame for the Sprint PCS classic.
12:30 p.m. Batting Practice West/autographs East
1:15 p.m. Batting Practice East/autographs West
2:00 p.m. Home Run Hitting Contest
2:35 p.m. infield, West Division
2:50 p.m. infield, East Division
3:05 p.m. Second Autograph Session
3:40 p.m. Introduction of Teams
3:50 p.m. National Anthem
3:55 p.m. Ceremonial First Pitch
4:00 p.m. Play Ball!
Each manager from the 10 Cape League franchises selected the following
players for the 2000 Sprint PCS Cape League All-Star Game:
East Starters
C Paul O'Toole, Brewster, Lakewood,
OH / Notre Dame
1B Josh Persell, Brewster, Sherman Oaks, CA / USC
2B J.T. Stotts, Y-D, Valencia, CA / Cal St Northridge
3B Ryan Stegall, Harwich, Liberty, MO / Missouri
SS Jason Bartlett, Harwich, Lodi, CA / Oklahoma
LF Adam Stern, Harwich, London, ONT / Nebraska
CF Cory Sullivan, Y-D, Evanston, WY / Wake Forest
RF Todd Linden, Chatham, Bremerton, WA / Washington
DH Steve Stanley, Brewster, Columbus, OH / Notre
Dame
P Dan Krines, Chatham, Huntington,
NY / Fairfield
Reserves
C Bryan Prince, Orleans, Ft. Oglethorp,
GA / Georgia Tech
IF Chad Tracy, Orleans, Charlotte, NC / East
Carolina
OF Brad Stockton, Orleans, Marietta, GA / Georgia Tech
P Mike Weel, Brewster, Schaumburg,
IL / Austin Peay
P Matt Incinelli, Orleans, Orlando, FL
/ North Florida
P Brandon Luna, Y-D, Lampoc, CA / Cypress
JC
P Jake Gann, Y-D, Okanogan, WA / Edmonds
CC
P Rob Moravek, Harwich, Alpharetta, GA
/ Georgia
P David Bush, Chatham, Devon, PA / Wake
Forest
P Taft Cable, Orleans, Browns Summit,
NC / UNC-Greensboro
West Starters
C Tyler Parker, Wareham, Marietta,
GA / Georgia Tech
1B Ryan Barthelemy, Hyannis, Miami, FL / Florida
State
2B Mike Fontenot, Wareham, Slidell, LA / LSU
3B Kevin Youkilis, Bourne, Cincinatti, OH /
Cincinnati
SS Ryan Theriot, Wareham,Baton Rouge, LA /
LSU
LF Doc Brooks, Falmouth, Phenix City, AL /
Georgia
CF Dave Mattle, Falmouth, Baberton, OH / Kent
RF Brian Stavisky, Hyannis. Port Alleghany,
PA / Notre Dame
DH Mike Prochaska, Wareham, Raleigh, NC / NC State
P Ben Crockett, Wareham, Topsfield,
MA / Harvard
West Reserves
C Darren Welch, Bourne, Hattiesburg,
MS / Southern Miss
IF Brendan Harris, Hyannis, Queensbury, NY
/ William & Mary
OF Daylan Holt, Cotuit, Mesquite, TX / Texas A&M
P Bob Brownlie, Falmouth, Edison, NJ
/ Rutgers
P Ryan Combs,Cotuit, Raleigh, NC / NC State
P Josh Brey, Bourne, Allentown, PA / Liberty
P Luke DeBold, Bourne, Dyer, IN / Miami
P Nick Glaser,Cotuit, Aberdeen, WA / Clemson
P Matt Coenen, Hyannis,St. Michaels, MD / Charleston
South
P Vince Serafini, Falmouth, Lockport, IL /
Evansville
Photo by Sean
Walsh
Chatham A's slugger and starting East Division all-star
Todd Linden took over the race for the 2000 Cape League batting crown this
week. |
He's baaack...Orleans' Brad Stockton and
Bryan
Prince are the only second year All Stars this season. Stockton, who
played for Cotuit in '99, was 1-for-2.
And it's outta here...Doc Brooks returns to
defend his Home Run title - this year as a first team West Division All
Star.
Who's on first...The head coach for the All Star game is determined
by the previous season's top point-getting team in each division. Thus,
the East All Star team's head coach will be Chatham's John Schiffner
while the West will be guided by Cotuit's Mike Coutts.
Photo by Sean
Walsh
Hyannis Mets' and Charleston South southpaw
Matt Coenan warms up this week, prior to being selected as a West
Division All-Star. |
Photo by Sean
Walsh
Brewster Whitecaps and USC slugger Josh
Persell waits on a fastball before crushing it to to the opposite field
at home versus Falmouth. Persell was selected as the first team first baseman
for the East Division All-Stars this week. |
Team USA is coming to town...Thanks to the
generosity of two Cape banks, Cape Cod Bank and Trust and Cape Cod Five,
the Team USA vs the CCBL All Stars Game is ready to go on July 29th. The
game will be played at Chatham's Veterans Field at 6:00 p.m.
Game Day Schedule
2:15 p.m. Players report
to Veterans Field
2:30-3:15 Batting Practice
- USA/Autographs - CCBL
3:15-4:00 Batting Practice
- CCBL/Autographs - USA
4:00-4:15 USA Infield
4:15-4:30 CCBL Infield
4:30-5:15 Home Run Hitting
Contest (3 on 3)
5:30
Pregame Introductions
5:59
F-15 Jet Flyover by the 102nd Fighter Wing
6:00
Play Ball!
Orleans to host Team USA vs Chinese Taipei game...The
Orleans
Cardinals organization is also hosting a game of, well, international
proportions. Infield practice for both teams is tentatively scheduled for
6:15 with the first pitch at 7:30 p.m.
It's all relative...Wareham's Nick Swisher
(Columbus, OH/Ohio State) is the
son of former major leaguer, Steve Swisher.
The Cape League is pleased to announce the Coke Hitter
and Pitcher and the
Home Run Hero for the week of July 9-July 15.
The Coke hitter is Cotuit's Chris Russ (Comfort,
TX/Texas A&M). On the week, Russ hit .500 (8-for-16) with 4 RBI, 1
home run, 5 runs scored and 5 stolen bases.
The Coke pitcher is Harwich's Rob Moravek.
Moravek (Alpharetta, GA/Georgia), a CCBL 2000 All Star, helped Harwich
hold on to a tie for first place in the East. On July 13, he hurled 7 innings
of 4-hit ball, allowing just one run (unearned), striking out 11 and walking
just 2.
The league's home run hitter is Orleans' Bryan
Prince, another CCBL All Star. The second year player for the Cardinals
cranked out 2 roundtrippers on the week. He hails from Fort Oglethorpe,
GA and plays college ball at Georgia Tech.
-- Sean Walsh/Missy Ilg Alaimo
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