2007 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game
The Coastal Plain League 2007 All-Star Fan Fest and All-Star Game
will be hosted by the Columbia Blowfish on July 16th and 17th at Capital City Stadium
in Columbia, S.C.
The two-day event will feature a Fan Fest on the night before the All-Star Game,
highlighted by a All-Star Home Run Derby. The league’s annual All-Star luncheon
and All-Star Game will take place the following day. There will be several opportunities
for fans to interact with the All-Stars during the event.
How Players Are Selected:
The 2007 Coastal Plain League All-Star Teams will be voted upon by each
of the 15 head coaches and one media representative for each club. Possible All-Star
candidates will be listed by position on their respective divisional (North, South,
West) ballot, of which the coaches and media will vote from. Head coaches will not
be allowed to vote for their own players, while Media reps will. The votes will
be tallied and the 48 All-Stars will be known.
Then, the two All-Star head coaches will take part in a draft to see which team
(National or American) each All-Star player will end up on. The All-Star head coach
with the highest winning percentage in the first half of the regular season will
pick first and via a teleconference with the League office, the two coaches will
go back and forth filling their rosters until the last player is taken.
How Coaches Are Selected:
The 2007 Coastal Plain League All-Star Coaches will be determined based
on First-Half Champions and overall winning percentage in the first half. The two
All-Star head coaches will be the two coaches with the best overall winning percentage
in the first half and who also won their respective division's First-Half championship.
The remaining coach from the other divisional First-Half championship team will
be an assistant for one of the two All-Star teams based on geographics.
Out of the remaining coaches, the one with the next best overall winning percentage
in the first half will be the other assistant coach. Also, the head coach of the
host team (this year it's Columbia) will serve as an assistant for the All-Star
team that fits with his geographics should that coach not be one of the above-mentioned
coaches.
Columbia
Named Host Site For 2007 CPL All-Star Game release
2007 CPL American All-Star Team Roster
2007 CPL National All-Star Team Roster
Petersburg's Lyon Wins 2007 CPL All-Star Home Run
Derby release
National CPL All-Stars Defeat American Squad, 9-3 Press
Release
2007 All-Star Game Boxscore
and Play-by-Play
Home Run Derby Rules:
- Three Rounds, Eight (8) outs per round
- Eight (8) Hitters per All-Star Team
- Either a Home Run or it’s an Out
- Can use aluminum bats for two (2) outs per round
- Home runs with wood = 3 points
- Home runs with aluminum = 1 point
Round 1: Eight (8) hitters from the National and Eight (8) from the American
- Top three (3) hitters from both clubs advance to next round
Round 2: Three (3) hitters from the National and Three (3) from the American
- Top one (1) hitter from both clubs advances to final round
Round 3 (Championship Round): Top hitters from the National and American
teams
- Hitter with the most total points in round three from all three rounds combined is crowned Champion
National All-Star Participants:
1) Richard Jones, Thomasville
2) Rob Lyerly, Asheboro
3) Rich Poythress, Thomasville
4) Kevin Mattison, Edenton
5) Chris Swauger, Thomasville
6) *Eddie Van Es, Peninsula
7) Kyle Bowley, Spartanburg
8) Kyle Roller, Thomasville
*Ryan Bohanon of Outer Banks was replaced by Van Es due to an injury
American All-Star Participants:
1) Christian Rosa, Florence
2) Frank Pesanello, Petersburg
3) Stephen Batts, Wilmington
4) Jason Morales, Fayetteville
5) Mike Lyon, Petersburg
6) Jerry Sands, Wilson
7) Tim Alberts, Spartanburg
8) Justin Greene, Columbia
Key Dates and Releases:
- CPL All-Star Coaches Announced: Tuesday, July 10 at 1 p.m.
2007 CPL All-Star Coaches Announcement
Media Release
- National CPL All-Star Team Announced: Wednesday, July 11 at 11 a.m.
2007 CPL National All-Star
Team Media Release
- American CPL All-Star Team Announced: Thursday, July 12 at 11 a.m.
2007 CPL American All-Star
Team Media Release
- All-Star Umpires Announced: Friday, July 13 at 11 a.m.
2007 CPL All-Star Umpires Media
Release
- Brandon White Replaces Matt Gianini on American All-Star Team
White Replaces Gianini On American All-Star Team Media
Release
Festivities:
Fan Fest - Monday, July 16th:
- Gates Open at 5:30 p.m.
- Media Hot Dog Eating Contest at 7:00 p.m.
- Media Home Run Derby at 7:15 p.m.
- Home Run Derby at 7:45 p.m.
- Award Ceremony following the Home Run Derby
- All-Star Fireworks Show after the Award Ceremony
All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 17th:
- Gates Open at 6:00 p.m.
- National Anthem at 7:02 p.m.
- First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
- Award Ceremony after the game