NEW?BRITAIN >> Citi Field isn?t the only ballpark hosting an all-star game this summer.
New Britain Stadium hosts the 2013 Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, and festivities kick into high gear this evening with a Home Run Derby.
Twelve of the Eastern League?s top sluggers from the East and West all-star teams, along with a third six-member squad comprised by local media, first-responders and high school/college contestants, will compete in the derby, which starts at 6 p.m.
Representing the Eastern Division in the derby will be New Britain?s Josmil Pinto, New Hampshire?s Brad Glenn, Portland?s Michael Almanzar, Binghamton?s Cesar Puello and Allan Dykstra and Reading?s Jim Murphy. For the Western Division, it?ll be Bowie?s Caleb Joseph, Altoona?s Jarek Cunningham, Richmond?s Javier Herrera and Mark Minicozzi, Harrisburg?s Steven Souza, Jr. and Akron?s Carlos Moncrief.
Competing for the ?celebrities? will be Fox Connecticut sports anchor Rich Coppola and NBC Connecticut sports anchor Kevin Nathan; Fox Sports radio morning host Paul Nanos; Kevin Dukes, an All-State baseball player at New Britain High; Det. Matt Marino of the New Britain Police Department and ESPN personalities Jay Crawford and Jay Harris.
The event will be emcee?d by ESPN?s Doug Glanville (Baseball Tonight) and anchor Hakem Dermish. It will be preceded by an autograph session featuring all 48 Eastern League all-stars, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The players will be seated at tables ringing from the home plate area, dugout to dugout, and will sign for one hour.
The game itself will be on Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. Top Red Sox prospect Anthony Ranaudo of Portland (8-2, 2.67 ERA) will start for the East team, while Bowie?s Mike Wright (7-2, 3.86) gets the nod for the West. Five members of the host New Britain Rock Cats will play in the game, as well as prospects from the Red Sox (Portland), Yankees (Trenton) and Mets (Binghamton).
A limited number of tickets were still available as of late last week. Tickets for the game and/or the Home Run Derby are available at the New Britain Stadium box office between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Fans can also call the Rocket Cats ticket office at 860-224-8383, or purchase tickets online at www.rockcats.com.
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Source: http://middletownpress.com/articles/2013/07/09/sports/doc51db6e951aee4430592150.txt
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