[Eugene Church]

The Islandian Times

Monday, June 22, 2009

IPA All-Star Game Set For Wynnamac Wednesday
It's All-Star Game time - time for the superstars to shine! Every year the Islandian Pro Alliance takes a break in the schedule to play the annual All-Star Game. It's a battle of the superstars -- the Ruthlandian Union All-Stars versus the Tycobbian Union All-Stars. The All-Star Game will spotlight the best hitters, the best pitchers and the best fielders, all doing battle against one another, all trying to prove their league is best.

This year's midsummer's dream game will be played at Wynnamac's Granger Field this Wednesday afternoon. 60 of the IPA's best players will be there playing for the pride of their league. Phil Gravelli and Cody Burg are playing in their sixth All-Star games, Karol Zodoka and Jet Kazmarek are in their fifth, Dan Phillips and Rolf Kellgren will be appearing in number four and Jasper LaForge, Mike Luzzatti, Don Nichols, Big Hoss Burkhalter, Ryan Raines, Kippy Doyle, John Dougherty, Nathan Ferrell and Zeppy Deshotel will be participatiing for the third time.

The Tycobbian Stars are on a tear with six consecutive victories and seven wins in eight games overall. Ruthlandia's only triumph came in 2002.

The Ruthlandian Union roster will feature these outstanding players:
SP Jasper LaForge (CFX)
SP Hernando Espaderos (STO)
SP Emmitt Yates (GC )
SP Charlie Murphy (CLX)
SP Al Thibaut (FC)
SP Chris Bernhoffer (RAN)
SP Steve Ohlinger (KIL)
SP Johnny Bond (MDF)
CL Morgan Gilman (RR)
CL John Sharpe (ANC)
CL John Updike (MAR)

C Little Jake Bungarooba (BB)
C Hal Stevenson (SV)
C Davis Teed (MAR)
1B Mike Luzzatti (CLX)
1B Johnny Lee Harder (ANC)
1B Phil Gravelli (CL)
2B Ed Miles (TAR)
2B Dmitri Vrotsos (ELN)
3B Bob Arlin (ANC)
3B Zippy Parks (BB)
SS Karol Zodoka (STO)
SS Hollis Waldrup (SLI)
SS Don Nichols (FM)
LF Big Hoss Burkhalter (WYN)
LF Moose Scoggins (MDF)
CF Austen Conover (SV)
CF Mel Ballard (CL)
CF Ryan Raines (CFX)
RF Lloyd Voss (ELN)
RF Kippy Doyle (WLK)

And the Tycobbian Union roster will have these elite performers:
SP Cody Burg (CC)
SP Emerson Carnell (OXF)
SP Norm Roy (BAY)
SP John Dougherty (RB)
SP Todd Combs (KEN)
SP Dan Phillips (KEN)
SP Delaney Elliott (TUC)
CL Todd Turner (SPT)
CL Niles Applewhite (TUC)

C Herschel Pennington (GIN)
C Todd Boyd (CC)
C Geronimo Paytah (MDW)
1B Mick Abbott (DC)
1B Sherm Miles (AG)
1B Masaichi Okawa (NH)
2B Ray Bassett (HIL)
2B Loren Babcock (BL)
3B Cameron Kamara (OXF)
3B John Cottrell (TUR)
3B Nathan Ferrell (OZK)
SS Bob Steitz (LC)
SS Rolf Kellgren (SF)
LF Zeppy Deshotel (LC)
LF Todd Bryant (BSC)
CF Rick Hilliard (BL)
CF Tommy Riddle (BAY)
CF Stan Helmke (RB)
RF Jet Kazmarek (AG)
RF Dane Wesner (FFX)