The Coastal Plain League 2008 All-Star Fan Fest and All-Star Game will be hosted by the Asheboro Copperheads on July 21st and 22nd at McCrary Park in Asheboro N.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 2008 Coastal Plain League All-Star Teams will be voted upon by each of the 14 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 2008 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 Asheboro) 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.

Asheboro Named Host Site For 2008 CPL All-Star Game release

2008 CPL American All-Star Team Roster (TBD)

2008 CPL National All-Star Team Roster (TBD)

2008 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:
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American All-Star Participants:
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Key Dates and Releases:
- CPL All-Star Coaches Announced: TBD
- National CPL All-Star Team Announced: TBD
- American CPL All-Star Team Announced: TBD
- All-Star Umpires Announced: TBD

Festivities:
Fan Fest - Monday, July 21st:

All-Star Game - Tuesday, July 22nd:
- First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
- Award Ceremony after the game