PEBA 2018 All-Star rosters and live blog

[Board of the PEBA]

The 2018 PEBA All-Star game will be held at Constitution Field, the home of the Connecticut Nutmeggers.

The complete rosters for the game will be as follows:

Sovereign League
C Danny Burke SL YUM 17 Voted
C Jason Corbtt SL OMA 15 Commissioner
1B Rod Johnson SL YUM 18 Voted
1B Juan Maldonado SL PS 12 Commissioner
2B Artie Marsh SL DUL 29 Voted
3B Mike Britt SL AUR 30 Voted
SS George Riley SL PS 21 Voted
SS Gil Sterling SL KAL 11 Commissioner
SS Raul Garcia SL TEM 2 Commissioner
SS Alfredo Vega SL BAK 1 Voted
DH Tony Carmona SL REN 30 Voted
OF Arthur Collins SL OMA 30 Voted
OF Jeff Wilson SL PS 30 Voted
OF Bob Arnold SL BAK 19 Voted
OF Hector Garcia SL KAL 14 Commissioner
OF Cory Pierce SL AUR 6 Commissioner
OF Jim Owens SL DUL 1 Commissioner
SP Dave Barker SL DUL 35 Voted
SP Gunner MacGruder SL YUM 35 Voted
SP Darryl Lewis SL AUR 33 Voted
SP Francisco Robles SL CL 17 Commissioner
SP Alfredo Velazquez SL CL 16 Commissioner
SP Jason Crousse SL PS 10 Commissioner
RP Juan Romero SL BAK 25 Voted
RP Raul Cruz SL TEM 24 Voted
RP Julian Olivares SL CAN 22 Commissioner
RP Pablo Cisneros SL FAR 19 Commissioner
RP Edgar Gomez SL PS 18 Commissioner
RP John Gaines SL FAR 13 Commissioner
RP Ben Thomas SL DUL 11 Commissioner

Imperial League
C Samuel Kettley IL CON 30 Voted
C Pepe Espinosa IL MAN 2 Commissioner
1B Carlos Guerera IL GLO 18 Voted
1B William Peterson IL FLA 15 Commissioner
2B Nathan Carter IL LON 27 Voted
2B Mario Tessier IL NJ 4 Commissioner
3B Corbin Hickman IL FLA 20 Voted
3B Henry Ellacott IL CST 13 Commissioner
SS Chris Long IL LON 32 Voted
SS Ronald Lowry IL CON 2 Commissioner
DH Rob Raines IL ARL 25 Voted
CL Martin Cantin IL WV 0 Commissioner
OF John Martin IL CON 29 Voted
OF Javier Cruz IL FLA 27 Voted
OF Tuo-zhou Yang IL LON 17 Voted
OF Pete Wills IL KEN 10 Commissioner
OF Russell Wright IL CON 8 Commissioner
OF Frank Murphy IL CST 7 Commissioner
SP Conner Hurst IL CST 34 Voted
SP Niccolo Arcimboldo IL CON 33 Voted
SP Hiroyuki Nii IL LON 25 Voted
SP Carlos Rivera IL CON 15 Voted
SP Randy Smith IL SA 15 Voted
SP Cristo Santiago IL GLO 13 Commissioner
RP Jesus Garcia IL CST 33 Voted
RP Leonard Snyder IL KEN 24 Voted
RP Carlos Perez IL GLO 19 Voted
RP Manny Velez IL LON 18 Voted
RP Jim Ratzlaff IL GLO 15 Voted
RP Max Jordan IL MAN 11 Commissioner

[Board of the PEBA]

Welcome to the 2018 Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance Allstar Game!
44592 have joined us to watch this game tonight.
It's a sunny day, with a temperature of 79 degrees.
The wind is blowing in from center at 9 miles per hour.

For the imperial League, SP Conner Hurst is on the mound.
Samuel Kettley behind the plate, Carlos Guerra on 1st. Nathan Carter playing second.
Henryy Ellacott at 3B. Chris Long at SS. In the outfield is Tuo-zhou Yang, Javier Cruz, and Pete Wills from right to left.

2b Artime Marsh is at the top of the lineup for the Sovreign League, followed by CF Arthur Colins.
LF Jeff Wilson is batting 3rd, while DH Tony Carmona is in the clean up spot.
Mike Britt is batting fifth and playing 3B. Rod Johnson at 1B, Bob Arnold at RF, and Danny Burke, follow.
Gil Sterling rounds out the order at SS.
Gil is filling in for SS George Riley who received the most votes, but is currently injured.

[Board of the PEBA]

SP Conner Hurst starts the game with an 8-8 record, and a 2.02 ERA.

Hurst retires the side with a couple ground outs and a backward K.

[Board of the PEBA]

In the field for the Sovreign league is the battery of SP Dave Parker and C Danny Burke. SS Gil Sterling and 2B Artie Marsh are the double play partners, while 3B Mike Britt and Rod Johnson have the lines. In the outfield, Arthur Collins covers center, Bob Arnold in right, and Jeff Wilson in left.

The order for the Sovereign league is as follows:
C Samuel Kettley
1B Carlos Guerera
2B Nathan Carter
3B Henry Ellacott
SS Chris Long
DH Rob Raines
CF Javier Cruz
RF Tuo-zhou Yang
LF Pete Willis

[Board of the PEBA]

Barker has an 11-4 record with a 1.73 ERA. He leads the league in ERA.

Samuel Kettley rips the ball to short left field the ball skips along the line and into the corner. He glides into second with a stand-up double.
Guerera is struck out with a sinker.
Carter lines the ball to first base, where Johnson gloves it.
Ellacott drives the ball deep into the outfield. Collins ranges back and snags it on the track.

That retires the side, leaving one stranded.

[Board of the PEBA]

At the top of the second we are scoreless.

Hurst remains on the mound.

Carmona sneaks one through the right field side for an inexpensive single.
Britt gets under a pitch and pops it up in foul territory 1B Guerra slides under it for an easy out.
Rod Johnson strikes out.
Bob Arnold earns a walk with a keen eye.
That brings us to two on with two outs.
Danny Burke drives one down the right field line. It gets into the corner. Carmona scores. Arnold holds up at third and Burke cruises into second base.

That's an RBI double and we have a score as the Sovereign league takes the lead, 1-0.

With men on second and third, Gil Sterling drives the ball to deep left center. Javier Cruz races back...onto the track...stretches out...and makes the grab.

Two men left on, but the Sovereign League draws first blood.

[Borealis]

Boy... Britt better not get hurt - he's not due to be healthy until Thursday!!! Take him out early!!!

[Board of the PEBA]

Dave Barker returns to the hill for the second inning.

Chris Long comes to the plate.
Roller toward short ... 6-3 out.
Rob Raines pounds one up the middle Gil Sterling moves to his left. Stops the ball, off-balance throw and gets the out.
Javier Cruz drives the ball into center field for a hit.
That's a two-out single.
Tuo-Zhou Yang rolls a slow ground down the 1st base side. Scooped up and taps the base for the out.

One left stranded.

[Board of the PEBA]

Boy... Britt better not get hurt - he's not due to be healthy until Thursday!!! Take him out early!!!

Britt is 100% in-game. He'll be replaced anyway.

[Board of the PEBA]

Niccollo Arcimboldo takes the mound for the Imperial League. He has a 9-4 record, with a 2.14 ERA.

The top of the order is up for the Sovereign League, which holds a 1-0 lead at the top of the 3rd.

Marsh is sent back to the bench swinging through a fastball.
Collins follows in kind.
Wilson lines a shot to center field, near the wall, but Cruz covers ground and brings it in on the warning track.

Three up. Three Down.

Score remains 1-0 in favor of the Sovereign League in the middle of the third.

[Lions]

Kettley doubles from the lead-off spot. Why didn't I think of putting him there?!

Arcimboldo with a solid inning. Let's get back that run!

[Tyler]

Let's go IL!

[Board of the PEBA]

SP Gunner Macgruder takes the mound for the Sovereign League in the bottom of the 3rd.

There is a defensive switch. Boyd Johnson comes in to play third base, replacing Mike Britt. Apparently the Aurora organization was squawking because their instructions for use of the recently injured Britt, in the game, were not being followed.

The score is 1-0 Sovereign league. Macgruder has a 12-5 record with a 2.21 ERA.

Pete Wills drives the ball into the left side hole. Sterling dives, makes the grab, outstanding play. But it's too late to make a throw. So Wills takes first with a lead off infield single.
Kettley watches four wide ones and then heads down to first. This is not typical of MacGruder's form.
MacGruder strikes out Guerera and picks up a much needed out.
Carter bounces one toward first base. Johnson gathers it in, steps on first, then fires it down to second. But Kettley slides in safely. Wills takes third.
The IL has a chance to even things up or better, with runners on second and third with two outs!
Ellacott fights off a pitch, sending it to short right. Wills stomps on home plate with both feet and shoots his arms to the sky. Kettley rounds third but obeys the stop sign of the base coach.
Ellacott ties the game up with that RBI single.

First and Third now, with two outs for the Imperial League. Can they take the lead?
Long hits the ball out to deep left, but Collins glides back and makes the catch, stranding 2.

The Imperial League has tied things up, 1-1 after three innings of play.

[Board of the PEBA]

Archimbaldo makes his warmup throws preparing for his second inning of work on the mound.

Tony Carmona comes to the plate in this 1-1 game at the top of the 4th.

Carmona patiently draws a walk.
Johnson gets a good pitch to pull out to right field. Yang races in, but slows up to take the ball on the bounce.
Men on first and second with nobody out. Archimbaldo needs to zone in now.
And he does, catching the inside corner for a called strike three on Rod Johnson.
Bob Arnold at the plate. Broken ball grounder up the middle. Long grabs it, steps on the bag and rifles it to first. But not in time. Carmona moves over to third.
Runners on the corners with two outs now. Danny Burke at the plate.
Ball hit high in the air, out to left, Wilson closes his glove on it to end the inning.

Score still knotted up at 1-1 in the middle of the 4th.

[Denny]

Archimbaldo makes his warmup throws preparing for his second inning of work on the mound.

Tony Carmona comes to the plate in this 1-1 game at the top of the 4th.

Carmona patiently draws a walk.
Johnson gets a good pitch to pull out to right field. Yang races in, but slows up to take the ball on the bounce.
Men on first and second with nobody out. Archimbaldo needs to zone in now.
And he does, catching the inside corner for a called strike three on Rod Johnson.
Bob Arnold at the plate. Broken ball grounder up the middle. Long grabs it, steps on the bag and rifles it to first. But not in time. Carmona moves over to third.
Runners on the corners with two outs now. Danny Burke at the plate.
Ball hit high in the air, out to left, Wilson closes his glove on it to end the inning.

Score still knotted up at 1-1 in the middle of the 4th.

Wilson, you crazy Cajun! Get off the field....you're not in Charleston any more! Apparently you can take the outfielder out of the IL, but you can't take the IL out of the outfielder.