USC Salkehatchie assistant (Outer Banks-Daredevils) Jeff Wicker leads National All-Stars to tie~
Both the National CPL All-Stars and American CPL All-Stars gave the crowd of 3,136 a great show that went down to the wire and ultimately ended in a tie, 2-2 after 10 innings at the 2009 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game presented by Taco Bell in Wilmington, N.C.
Both the National CPL All-Stars and American CPL All-Stars gave the crowd of 3,136 a great show that went down to the wire and ultimately ended in a tie, 2-2 after 10 innings at the 2009 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game presented by Taco Bell in Wilmington, N.C.
The tie was the first-ever in a Coastal Plain League All-Star Game and marked only the second time the contest had seen extra innings.
The National All-Stars took the early lead in the third inning when Outer Banks’ catcher Donnie Corsner (Old Dominion) got on with a lead-off walk. He later advanced to second on a wild pitch from Peninsula’s Tyler McSwain (UNC Wilmington), and then scored on an RBI-single to right-center field by Outer Banks teammate Dylan Petrich (Texas A&M) to take an early 1-0 lead.
But the Americans would tie it up in the bottom of the seventh inning when Asheboro’s Thomas Pope (UNC Wilmington) singled to right to start the inning, and then advanced to second after Columbia’s Matt Leeds (College of Charleston) was hit by a pitch. A fielder’s choice to Edenton’s Billy Swanson (Cal State Northridge) saw Pope turn third and then score off an error by Outer Banks shortstop Tyler Stubblefield (Kennesaw State).
The two squads would exchange runs in the eighth inning to reach the 2-2 tie. In the top of the eighth, Edenton’s Gerard Hall (Old Dominion) connected on a solo homer to left center. Meanwhile, in the bottom half of the inning, Wilson’s Jake Astor (Southern Arkansas) reached on a lead-off walk. A single to short by Thomasville’s Josh Liles (Tennessee) put runners at second and third after Liles exhibited his speed on the throw. Edenton’s Jake Magner (North Dakota) reached on a fielder’s choice that saw Astor get thrown out at home, and Liles advance to third. Then, Peninsula’s Jake McAloose (Old Dominion) singled to third, scoring Liles to knot the game at its final result: 2-2.
