2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game

2011 ABL All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
World All-Stars 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 15 0
Team Australia 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 9 2
Date 21 December 2011
Venue Baseball Park
City Perth
MVP United States Tyler Collins
Attendance 2,884

The 2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game, known as the 2011 ConocoPhillips Australia ABL All-Star Game due to naming rights sponsorship from ConocoPhillips, was the first exhibition game held by the Australian Baseball League (ABL) between Team Australia and a team of World All-Stars. The game was held on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 at Baseball Park in Perth, Western Australia, home of the Perth Heat. The players involved were selected from the rosters of the six ABL teams, with players not eligible for selection in the Australian team for international tournaments eligible for the World All-Stars.

The World All-Stars defeated Team Australia 8–5.[1] Tyler Collins, designated hitter for the World All-Stars won the game's Most Valuable Player award.[2]

Game

Starting lineups

World All-Stars starters
Order Player Team Position
1 James McOwen Perth Heat CF
2 Kenta Imamiya Brisbane Bandits 2B
3 Denny Almonte Adelaide Bite RF
4 Brian Burgamy Canberra Cavalry 1B
5 Alex Burg Perth Heat C
6 Tyler Collins Sydney Blue Sox DH
7 Ty Morrison Canberra Cavalry LF
8 Chin-lung Hu Adelaide Bite SS
9 Mychal Givens Perth Heat 3B
Mike McGuire Canberra Cavalry P
Team Australia starters
Order Player Team Position
1 Mitchell Graham Perth Heat SS
2 Mitch Dening Sydney Blue Sox CF
3 Justin Huber Melbourne Aces DH
4 Stefan Welch Adelaide Bite 1B
5 Timothy Kennelly Perth Heat 3B
6 Tom Brice Adelaide Bite LF
7 Joshua Roberts Brisbane Bandits RF
8 Allan de San Miguel Perth Heat C
9 Scott Wearne Melbourne Aces 2B
Shane Lindsay Melbourne Aces P

Box score

21 December 2011 16:00 (UTC+08:00) at Baseball Park, Perth
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
World All-Stars 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 15 0
Team Australia 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 9 2
WP: (WAS) Mike McGuire (1–0)   LP: (AUS) Shane Lindsay (0–1)   Sv: Koo Dae-Sung (1)
Home runs:
WAS: Tyler Collins (1), Denny Almonte (1)
AUS: Joshua Roberts (1)
Attendance: 2,884
Boxscore

References

  1. ↑ "2011 ABL All-Star Game Boxscore". Australian Baseball League. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "World team tops Aussie stars Down Under". Major League Baseball. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.