RED SOX OR ATHLETICS

standing (l-r) Enrique Bosch (Sugar Kings, mgr); Alex Wood (Orioles), John Moreland (Hurricanes), Joe Perez (Sugar Kings), Jordanis Martinez (Sugar Kings), Jackson Munoz (Sugar Kings), Taylor Hilliard (Orioles), Marty Brown (Indians), Quin McDowell (Mariners) and Ruben Cuevas (Sugar Kings, coach); kneeling (l-r) Omar Hernandez (Super Sox), Guy Bichatcho (Hurricanes), Jamie Priester (Orioles), Nestor Sanjujro (Sugar Kings), Mike Delape (Royals) and Dominic Liso (Sugar Kings)

18AA ALL STAR GAME The American Division All Stars, dominated by players from the Cuban Sugar Kings and Orioles defeated the National Division All Stars 9-3 Tuesday, June 17 under the lights at the Lantana Sports Complex. Nestor Sanjurjo of the Sugar Kings pitched three scoress innings, yielding only one hit, to get the victory. He also drove in two runs with a double, and added a single, and received the Most Valuable Player plaque.

Sugar Kings' teammate Yo Perez had a triple and single. He circled the bases when the Nationals overthrew third base, allowing Perez to score. Alex Wood (Orioles) had a double, single and an RBI, and the Hurricanes' John Moreland had two singles and one run batted in. Jackson Munoz (Sugar Kings) drove in two with a single. Dominic Liso (Sugar Kings), Taylor HIlliard (Orioles), Jordanis Martinez (Sugar Kings), Mike Delape (Royals), and Marty Brown (Indians) had one hit apiece. The American squad pulled off a spectacular 6-4-3 double play in the 7th inning, that went from shortstop Liso to second baseman Jamie Priester (Orioles) to Bichatcho at first.

The National All Stars, dominated by Warriors and Mets' players, had only five hits off four pitchers. Anthony Munson (Mets), Mike Silvas (Braves), Keith Buck (Palm Beach Miracle), Joe Mazzeo (Brewers) and Steve Grove (Braves) all had singles. Buck's hit drove in one of the runs. The loss went to starter Luis Ramos (Warriors), who pitched the first two innings. Enrique Bosch (Cuban Sugar Kings) and David Lopez (Warriors) were the All Star managers. Americans skipper Bosch was assisted by his coach, Ruben Cuevas. Lopez, who managed the Nationals, was assisted by Malvin DeLaCruz, who served as the National Division’s first base coach.

The game would never have happened, but for the terrific work turned in by Super Sox' manager Esteban Torres and Tony Priester, father of the Orioles' Jamie Priester, aided by a few players from both sides. The field was exceptionally wet as the result of a heavy afternoon rain storm.