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Americans: Top row, l-r: Coach Tim Bautz (Indians), Billy Shore (Indians), Chris Murphy (Indians), Bobby Knapp (Mariners), Mike Anders (Mariners), Brian Burton (Rockets), Milt Muller (Glory Days). Bottom row, l-r: Matt Bautz(Indians), Billy Brescia (Rockets), Jared Green (Indians), Brian Fitzsimmons (Rockets), Aaron Hancock (Mariners), Joe Palandro (Mariners), Manager Glen Landy (Mariners). Billy Shore of the Palm Beach Indians had a perfect night to lead the American All Stars to an easy 11-4 victory over the National All Stars at Lantana Sports Complex June 26. Shore was 3-for-3 with a solo home run, RBI single, and double and also reached base a fourth time as a hit batsman. He was selected unanimously as the game’s Most Valuable Player and awarded an NABA All Star Game MVP plaque after the game. All participants received an NABA Commemorative All Star shirt. The Americans, featuring players from the Mariners, Indians, Rockets and Glory Days, posted single runs in each of the first two innings. Aaron Hancock led off the game with a single to right, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error. Two outs later he scored on a double to deep center by the Rockets’ Brian Fitzsimmons. Shore cleared the fence in right-center in the second and the solo blast put the Americans up 2-0. Meanwhile, the Mariners’ lefty starter Bobby Knapp mowed down the Nationals (Los Tigres, Cardinals, Patriots, Renzo Yankees) in his two innings. He gave up no hits and struck out four of the seven batters he faced, issuing one walk. Under All Star game special rules he received credit as the winning pitcher. The Nationals cut it to 2-1 with an unearned run in the third. Nick Adames reached first on an error, advanced to second on a passed ball, was bunted to third by Emilio Vargas and scored on a double to left by Max Johnson. Both teams posted a pair in the fourth. The Americans tallied on singles by Billy Brescia and Knapp, two hit batsmen, an outfield error and a bases loaded wild pitch to make it 4-1. They could have had more but Eddie Santora fired a strike to second base, cutting down Brescia trying to stretch his single into a double. Both runs were unearned. The Nationals made it 4-3 in their half. Steve Thomas rammed a double to the fence in left, third on a wild pitch and scored on a wild pitch. Jose Espino walked and Santora singled him to third. Greg Landy, who was pitching his second inning, appeared to have Espino picked off but in the ensuing rundown, Americans’ catcher Brian Burton interfered with Espino, who was allowed to score, cutting the deficit to a run. Five runs in the next two innings for the Americans pretty much put it out of reach. In the fifth, Brandon Grishaber drew a bases loaded walk off Shaun Coggio for the first run, and Milt Muller who had singled, scored on a wild pitch. The Americans added three more in the sixth on two errors, a walk, a run scoring wild pitch Shore’s RBI single. The Nationals scored their last run in the bottom of the sixth. Francisco Reyes and Ricky Dominguez drew walks, Steve Thomas was hit by a pitch and Reyes and Dominguez pulled off a double steal. Jared Green singled home a run in in the eighth inning and Shore doubled and eventually scored on a passed ball in the ninth to make the final 11-4. Nationals: Top row, l-r: Max Johnson (Yankees), Steve Thomas (Los Tigres), manager Santos Adames (Los Tigres), Shaun Coggio (Patriots), Ed Santora (Cardinals), Emilio Vargas (Cardinals), Steve Ausdenmoore (Cardinals) Bottom row, l-r: Nelson Sanchez (Patriots), Jose Espino (Los Tigres), Francisco Reyes (Los Tigres), Nick Adames (Los Tigres), Joe Casella (Cardinals), Ricky Dominguez (pitcher, Patriots). Ariel Rodriguez (Los Tigres) missing from team photo