2007 NECBL All-Star Game
July 22, North Adams, MA
A big NECBL thank you to Nick Mantello for the All-Star photos. All photos by Nick unless otherwise noted.

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The North Team & Coaches
The South Team & Coaches
The Skill Contests competitors: L to R Top Row: John Servidio, Paul Heidler, Matt Smedberg, Drew Poulk, Dan Williams, Kyle Bellows. Middle Row: AJ Pollock, Robbie Nickle, Martin Baker, Paul Gran, Cory Underhill. Bottom Row: Bubba Ruddy, Brian Kemp, Kyle Suire, Aaron Newman, Michael Burgher, Jared Humphreys.
The Skills Competition winners. Most Accurate Arm: John Servidio, North Adams; HR Derby Champ: Kyle Bellows, Holyoke; Fastest Baserunner: Brian Kemp, Sanford with Commissioner Mario Tiani
All names are left to
right, bottom row to
top row.

Danbury Westerners

Bobby DiNardo
Kyle Suire
Cory Underhill

Manchester Silkworms

Coach Trevor Brown
Rob Hallberg
Ryan Lavarnway
Jay Schillaci
Giuseppe Granitto

Newport Gulls

Coach Rey Fuentes
Michael Burgher
Matt Iannetta
Manager Mike Coombs
Drew Poulk
Adam Wilk
Ryan Wiegand
Matt Vance
Mike Seander
Brandon May

Pittsfield Dukes

Manager Mike Marron
Paul Heidler
Alex Hassan
Nelson Gomez

Torrington Twisters

Garett Green
Aaron Newman
Joe Serafin
Manager Gregg Hunt
Steve Strasburg
Gary Novakowski
Chris Klepps

Concord Quarry Dogs

Steve Geltz
Dan Lopez
Dylan Libadisos
Coach Rafael Vallejo
Andy Meyers
Martin Baker
Coach Eric Rollins
Manager Tim Rice

Holyoke Giants

Shawn Gilblair
Dan Grubbs
Kyle Bellows
Michael Thompson
Kody Hightower
Jack Cawley
Coach Chad  Levesque

Keene Swamp Bats

Paul Gran
Dean Weaver
Matt den Dekker

Lowell All-Americans

Drew Bignall
Brendan Akashian

Sanford Mainers

Brian Kemp
Bubba Ruddy
Kevin Landry
Jeff Grantham

Vermont Mountaineers

Mike Gaggioli
Chad Durakis
Curt Smith
Michael Brady
Manager John Russo
Matt Prokopowicz
Justin Gutsie
Mike Sheridan
Coach Derrick Dunbar
Coach Troy Moock

Danbury's Cory Underhill and Holyoke's Brian Michael Kemp compete in the Fastest Runner Competition
Vermont's Robbie Nickle, North Adams' Dan Williams and Holyoke's Kyle Bellows compete in the Home Run Derby
At left the All-Star Game umpires.
1B: Mike Noeth H
P: John DiGirolamo 2B: John Shaw 3B: Alan Libardoni

Above some of the Major League scouts at the game

Some game action: Torrington Garett Green and Concord's Steve Geltz
Newport's Adam Wilk and Manchester's Guiseppe Granitto
North Adams' hurlers Nick McCully and Jack Britton
Sanford Mainer Kevin Landry and Lowell All-American Drew Bignall
Keene pitcher Dean Weaver and North Adams catcher Michael Morass
SteepleCat third baseman Ozzie Borrell is congratulated by his South teammates after belting a 2-run homer.
Concord's Dan Lopez tries to leg out a hit as Newport's Ryan Weigand takes the throw. At right, some between innings fun.
Slider leads some young fans in a rowsing rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the 7th inning stretch. Commissioner Tiani and Jonathan Watterson present the Diamond Sports John Watterson MVP Trophy to home town hero Ozzie Borrell. See you next year in Torrington, Connecticut!