The 2001-02 All Star Game
The Tasman Sunbirds are the first host of the All Star Game. So welcome to sunny Nelson on the tip of the South Island.
Baseball celebrated the New Year in style as Nelson turned into a festival for the All-Star game. The home team, the Kiwi All-Stars certainly turned it on for their fans as they slammed the Aussies for a 12-0 lead by the 6th innings. The Kangaroo All-Stars fought back with 6 runs in the 7th innings but it was too little, too late. Otago Outfielder Rex Wellby wins MVP.
But, we're not quite back to the regular season yet, all the players head down south for the Queenstown Classic. A quickfire knockout competition.