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2015 Atlantic League All-Star Game Roster Announced

(Bridgeport, CT) – The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball today announced the rosters for the 2015 Atlantic League All-Star Game, which will take place on Wednesday, July 8^th at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The All-Star Game will feature a nine-inning contest with Bridgeport’s own Liberty Division taking on the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League. All-Star player selections this year were based on feedback from managers, general managers and other team and league officials.

The official game time on Wednesday, July 8^th is at 7:05 p.m., with The Ballpark at Harbor Yard gates opening at 4:00 p.m. There will be a street fair outside the Ballpark beginning at 3:30 p.m., and the Atlantic League Home Run Derby will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Professional wrestling legend Ric Flair®, a two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee will be the guest host of the game, and there will be a special Meet & Greet before the game in the Two Roads Beer Garden.

The Atlantic League’snew official baseball will be introduced on a permanent basis at the All-Star Game. The red, white and blue baseballs, produced by Rawlings, are reminiscent of official baseballs last used in the American League until 1934 when the League switched to solely red stitched balls.

The following players have been named to the 2015 Atlantic League All-Star squads:

Freedom Division – Visitors	Liberty Division – Home
MANAGER	MANAGER
Butch Hobson, Lancaster Barnstormers	Ricky VanAsselberg, Bridgeport Bluefish
COACHES	COACHES
Stan Cliburn, Manager, Southern Maryland	John Harris, Hitting Coach, Bridgeport
Rich Rundles, Pitching Coach, Lancaster	Luis Rodriguez, Coach, Bridgeport
Ross Peoples, Coach, Lancaster	Tim Gustafson, Pitching Coach
PITCHERS	PITCHERS
Pete Andrelczyk, Lancaster	Sean Bierman, Somerset
Derek Blacksher, Sugar Land	Dan Blewett, Camden
Cody Eppley, Southern Maryland	Rob Bryson, Camden
Jake Hale, Southern Maryland	Erik Draxton, Bridgeport
Erik Hamren, Southern Maryland	Lucas Irvine, Somerset
Derrick Loop, Sugar Land	Ryan Kussmaul, Long Island
Stephen Penney, York	Ian Marshall, Long Island
Shunsuke Watanabe, Lancaster	Patrick Mincey, Bridgeport
Logan Williamson, York	D.J. Mitchell, Bridgeport
CATCHERS	CATCHERS
Luis De La Cruz, York	Jobduan Morales, Bridgeport
Travis Scott, Sugar Land	James Skelton, Somerset
INFIELD	INFIELD
Jake Opitz, Southern Maryland	John Alonso, Bridgeport
Patrick Palmeiro, Sugar Land	Brandon Chaves, Camden
Andres Perez, York	Jon Griffin, Long Island
Bryan Pounds, York	Joel Guzman, Camden
Zach Wilson, Southern Maryland	Dan Lyons, Long Island
Delwyn Young, Sugar Land	Cody Puckett, Long Island
Lance Zawadzki, Lancaster	OUTFIELD
OUTFIELD	Scott Cousins, Somerset
Brandon Boggs, York	Welington Dotel, Bridgeport
Brian Cavazos-Galvez, Lancaster	Aharon Eggleston, Somerset
Kevin Rivers, Lancaster	Lew Ford, Long Island
Jamar Walton, Southern Maryland	Bryan Sabatella, Long Island

Tickets for the game are $11 for Reserved Seats and $14 for Box Seats and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE, visiting the Bluefish Box Office at Harbor Yard, or by calling 203-210-BLUE. Tickets for the Ric Flair® Meet & Greet cost $75 and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE or calling 203-210-BLUE.

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