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The American All Stars built up a 10-3 lead, then withstood a four run ninth inning rally by the Nationals to score a 10-7 victory in the Fall league’s 18AA All Star game December 21 at the Lantana Sports Complex. The American squad, consisting of players from Arrigo Dodge Los Potros, the Yankees, Phillies, Cubs and Juno Beach Sidewinders took a 5-0 lead through the first four innings. Los Potros’ Abner Elias threw three scoreless innings and Rick Mullan (Yankees) added one more scoreless frame. Meanwhile, the Americans tallied twice in both the second and third innings and added one more in the fourth. In the second, Joey Santeramo (Cubs) walked, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored when Elias’ roller resulted in an error. Danny Moya (Phillies) doubled home Elias to make it 2-0. In the third, Ian Harris (Phillies) and Troy Sorrells (Yankees) both singled. After Harris was caught stealing third, Sorrells moved to second on the play and scored on successive wild pitches by Nationals’ starter Ruben Cuevas. Andrew Fariello (Yankees) doubled, went to third when Chuck Denehy reached on a fielder’s choice and infield error. Fariello was picked off third on a fine throw by catcher Steve Prince (Seminoles). Denehy , though, stole second and third and scored when the Yankees’ Tony Rodriguez’ long fly ball to left resulted in another error. The Americans increased their lead to 5-0, scoring an unearned run off Chad Mainville (Duffy’s Dodgers). Steve Grove (Los Potros) singled, moved up on a double by Brian Vail (Cubs), and scored an error. The Nationals, made up of players from the Seminoles, Duffy’s Dodgers, Metric Engineering Cubans, Marlins and Rooney’s Heat, finally cracked through in the fifth. Ramon Serpa (Metric) singled, stole second, moved to third on an error, and scored on a foul ball sacrifice fly to right field hit by Steve Prince. Carlo Dominguez, who had walked and stolen second, came in to score on a sharp single up the middle by his Seminoles’ teammate, Joe Prince. John Aquino (Los Potros) was hit by a pitch, went to third on a wild pickoff attempt, and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. The Americans added two more in the sixth, making it 8-2. An error, single by Sorrells, another wild pitch and an infield roller by Rodriguez accounted for the runs. The Nationals cut it to 8-3 in the 7th. Scott Cobb (Marlins) and Joe Stone (Seminoles) singled, and Cobb came in to score on an infield error. The Americans scored two more without a hit in the bottom of the 8th on two walks, a pair of wild pitches, and a wild pickoff attempt. The Nationals squad closed the gap with four unearned runs in the ninth on only one hit, a single by Kevin Rubel (Duffy’s Dodgers). Two walks, a hit batsmen, a wild pitch and two infield errors got the Nationals within four, but Sorrells retired Cobb and Stone to end the game. Elias, with three scoreless innings to start the game and some good defensive work behind the plate, earned Most Valuable Player honors and was presented with an NABA All Star plaque. He was followed to the mound by by Mullan, Harris and Sorrells. Cuevas took the loss for the National squad, which also pitched Mainville and Joe Prince. 18AA All Star Game—Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004 at Lantana Sports Complex Nationals (7) AB R H BI BB K Americans (10) AB R H BI BB K Ramon Serpa (Metric) 3 1 1 0 0 0 Luis Ramos (Los Potros) 3 0 0 0 0 0 Carlo Dominguez (Seminoles) 2 1 0 0 1 2 Jose Corea (Phillies) 1 0 0 0 1 0 Steve Prince (Seminoles) 2 0 1 1 0 1 Steve Grove (Los Potros) 2 1 2 0 1 0 Joe Prince (Seminoles) 2 1 1 1 1 0 Brian Vail (Cubs) 3 0 1 0 0 2 Jason Martin (Dodgers) 2 1 0 0 0 1 David Lopez (Los Potros) 3 0 0 0 0 2 Kevin Rubel (Dodgers) 2 1 1 0 0 0 Joey Santeramo (Cubs) 1 2 0 0 2 0 Danny Rivera (Seminoles) 2 0 0 0 1 2 Abner Elias (Los Potros) 2 2 0 1 1 0 Hector Rivera (Metric) 3 1 1 0 0 0 Danny Moya (Phillies) 3 0 2 1 0 0 Kevin Schwebs (Heat) 2 0 0 0 1 1 John Aquino (Los Potros) 2 1 0 0 0 1 Scott Cobb (Marlins) 3 1 1 0 0 0 Rick Mullan (Yankees) 2 0 0 0 1 1 Joe Stone (Seminoles) 3 0 2 0 0 0 Mike Hall (Los Potros) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Uriel Rivera (Metric) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Harris (Phillies) 2 1 1 0 0 0 Mike Schroeder (Marlins) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Troy Sorrells (Yankees) 2 2 2 0 0 0 Marco Santana (Seminoles) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Andrew Fariello (Yankees) 2 0 1 0 0 1 Chad Mainville (Dodgers) 2 0 1 0 0 0 Chuck Denehy (Sidewinders) 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ruben Cuevas (Metric) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Rodriguez (Yankees) 2 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 36 7 9 2 4 8 TOTALS 33 10 9 3 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Nationals 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 7 9 8 9 Americans 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 x 10 9 7 8 E-Santeramo 4, Elias 2, Moya; Dominguez 2, Joe Prince 2, Cobb, Cuevas, Schroeder, Mainville 2B-Hector Rivera, Vail SB-Denehy 2, Serpa, Dominguez, Grove, Santeramo, Sorrells CS-Corea, Grove, Harris Picked Off-Serpa, Uriel Rivera, Elias Hit by Pitch-Martin (by Joe Prince), Corea (by Cuevas), Aquino (by Mainville), Denehy (by Mainville) PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO Cuevas (Metric) L 3 5 4 1 1 3 Elias (Los Potros) W 3 3 0 0 0 4 Mainville (Dodgers) 3 4 4 1 1 1 Mullan (Yankees) 2 2 2 1 1 1 Joe Prince (Seminoles) 2 0 2 0 4 3 Harris (Phillies) 2 3 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 8 9 10 2 6 7 Sorrells (Yankees) 2 1 4 0 2 3 TOTALS 9 9 7 1 4 8 Umpires-Jim Lief (P), Bernie Ginsburg (B) Time of Game– 2:46 Managers-Joe Stone, Carlo Dominguez (Nationals), Felix Gonzalex (Los Potros, Americans MOST VALUABLE PLAYER-Abner Elias