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League’s 3rd Mid-Summer Star-Fest Set for Cozy Bringhurst Field Continental Baseball League’s All-Star Game
Comes to Alexandria For First Time on July 7 Home Run Derby Contest Set Before Game
Alexandria, LA, June 29, 2009 – The best of the best in the Continental Baseball League, featuring top players from the circuit’s six teams, will convene on the evening of July 7 at historic Bringhurst Field, a setting that is celebrating its 75th season of baseball. The CBL All-Star Game will be a Texas vs. Louisiana format and is sponsored by Burger King, Capital One, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Moran Capital Management, and Mid-State Orthopaedic Clinic & Sports Medicine.

“This is what it’s all about, a chance for our featured players to face off against each other for one game, in front of a great crowd, and to showcase their skills,” said CBL commissioner Ron Baron.  “We’re very proud of the job that Alexandria has done this season, both on and off the field, and we believe this will be our most attractive All-Star Game in our history.”

In two seasons, 15 CBL players have moved on to affiliated baseball, and contests such as the All-Star Game and the CBL Ferguson Jenkins Championship Series, set for later in August, are contests that draw added attention, noted CBL director of baseball operations Bob Ibach.  “I’ve seen more than 20 major league All-Star Games either as a reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles, or during my 10 years with the Chicago Cubs, and anytime you can gather your best talent in one location for one game, that event makes it even a bigger opportunity for a promising youngster to showcase his skills to not only fans, but to scouts who cover the game.”

The Alexandria Aces lead the CBL in both the standings and average attendance in 2009.  Coming into this weekend’s scheduled games, the Aces, under the direction of president and CEO Eric Moran, general manager Andrew Aguilar, and field manager Dan Shwam, have a first place record of 18-9 in a very tight race.  The Texarkana Gunslingers and Bay Area Toros are just one game back, followed closely by the South Louisiana Pipeliners and Big Bend Cowboys. 

The host Aces are enjoying their first season in the CBL, after 13 successful seasons in other independent baseball leagues. It is the first time in the long history of Aces baseball that the pro team is under local ownership, a move that has been well received by its loyal fans. Alexandria’s home attendance easily tops the CBL, drawing more than 1,300 per contest.