CAPE COD, Mass. – For the third straight season, the top college baseball players in the country will be showcasing their talent at the most historic and recognizable ballpark in the world.

For the first time, Comcast SportsNet New England will televise the CCBL All-Star Game from Fenway Park in Boston. The telecast will also be carried on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet MidAtlantic, The Mtn and CSS, reaching an estimated 34 million homes. Eric Frede and Lou Merloni return to handle play-by-play and analyst duties. Air time will be 7 p.m. with first pitch set for 7:07.

Tickets are general admission and priced at only $10. To purchase tickets, fans can log on to www.redsox.com/capecod or call (877) REDSOX-9. Fans with disabilities may call (877) REDSOX-9 to purchase accessible seating (while supplies last). The Red Sox’ TTY number for hearing-impaired fans is (617) 226-6644.

West Division All Stars:

Pitcher:             Ryan Eades             Bourne                 LSU

Pitcher:             Josh Conway           Bourne                 Coastal Carolina

Pitcher:             John Farrell             Bourne                 William & Mary

Pitcher:             Dietrich Enns           Hyannis                Central Michigan

Pitcher:             Scott Firth                Hyannis                Clemson

Pitcher:             Konner Wade           Wareham             Arizona

Pitcher:             Justin Amlung          Wareham             Louisville

Pitcher:             John Simms             Falmouth              Rice

Pitcher:             Bobby Wahl             Cotuit                  Mississippi

Catcher:            Patrick Cantwell      Bourne                 Stony Brook

Catcher:            Kevin Plawecki        Hyannis               Purdue

1B:                    Max Muncy              Wareham             Baylor

2B:                    Jake Rodriguez         Falmouth             Oregon State

SS:                     Deven Marrero        Cotuit                   Arizona State

3B:                    Colin Moran              Bourne                 North Carolina

Utility INF:         Eric Stamets             Hyannis               Evansvile

OF:                   Travis Jankowsky    Bourne                 Stony Brook

OF:                   Jeremy Baltz            Falmouth             St. John’s

OF:                   John Andreoli          Wareham             UCONN

OF:                   Joey Rickard            Hyannis               Arizona

DH:                   Victor Roache          Cotuit                  Georgia Southern

East Division All Stars:

Pitcher:             Taylor Rogers          Harwich               Kentucky

Pitcher:             Austin Voth             Brewster              Washington

Pitcher:             Chris Overman         Harwich               NC State

Pitcher:             Carter Capps           Harwich               Mount Olive

Pitcher:             Trevor Gott             Orleans                Kentucky

Pitcher:             J.T. Chargois            Brewster              Rice

Pitcher:             Tyler Johnson          Orleans                Stony Brook

Pitcher:             Tony Bucciferro      Brewster              Michigan State

Pitcher :            Matt Koch               Chatham              Louisville

Catcher:            Luke Voit                 Harwich               Missouri State

Catcher:            Dane Phillips           Chatham              Oklahoma State

1B:                    Ben Waldrip             Orleans                Jacksonville State

2B:                    Ryan Jones              Brewster              Michigan State

SS:                    Matt Duffy               Orleans                 Long Beach State

3B:                    Stephen Piscotty     Y-D                       Stanford

Utility INF:        Jabari Henry            Harwich               Florida International

OF:                   Jason Monda           Brewster              Washington State

OF:                   James Ramsey         Y-D                     Florida State

OF:                   Cody Keefer            Y-D                       UCLA

OF:                   Andrew Toles           Brewster              Tennessee

DH:                   Mason Katz             Y-D                       LSU

Wong enters his junior season on a roll in 2011.  The Hilo, HA native had the chance to leave his home state when he was drafted in the 16th round by the Minnesota Twins in out of high school. Instead, he was named a Freshman All-American in 2009 and then earned All-WAC honors last year.

Wong was also named the WAC Tournament MVP after helping Hawaii to its first conference tournament title since 1992. He wasn’t done there though.  After appearing in the program’s first NCAA Regional in four years, Wong was named the Cape Cod League MVP as a member of the Orleans Firebirds.

Wong was also recently named one to our Top 11 College Baseball 2B To Watch In 2011 list.

In this exclusive interview with College Baseball 360 Editor, Sean Stires, Wong discusses all those successes, his move from centerfield to second base, the new college baseball bat standards for 2011, and more.

Wong

5’9 – 190 – Jr. – Hilo, HA

Head Coach: Mike Trapasso

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The final Coca Cola Pitcher of the Week is Cotuit’s Matt Andriese (Cal Riverside), who earned the honor after shutting down Y-D’s offensive juggernaut in the first game of the Cape League Championship Series.

Game Two Is Thursday…

Becomes First WAC Player To Take The Honor…

Kolten Wong is the first player from Hawaii or the WAC to be named Cape Cod MVP.

Despite missing the last four games of the regular season due to an injury, Wong was honored with the Pat Sorenti Most Valuable Player Award.

Wong certainly warranted the accolade. He finished third in batting average (.341), second in OBP (.426), fourth in slugging (.452) and tied for second in stolen bases (22).  The second baseman also made just four errors in 145 chances (.972).

He excelled in every facet of the game. His enthusiasm provided a spark for the Firebirds whether he was batting leadoff or third in the order. He also kept fans on the edge of their seats with his daring base-running and his eloquent, but vicious swing.

“He can really hit and he disrupts baseball games when he gets on base,” Orleans field manager Kelly Nicholson said. “He’s going to steal a base, he can hit a home run, he can drive the ball the other way, he can push and he can drag.”

The combination of all those elements made Wong one of the most exciting players to watch this summer. And it almost wasn’t to be. He came to Cape Cod with a decision to make —- to play for his country or for the Firebirds.

“I thought he was the best player in the league,” Y-D field manager Scott Pickler said. “The numbers he put up, the way he played second base and the way he went about his business. He’s a baseball player.”

Nicholson could not have been happier with the way things worked out for his second baseman.

“I’m glad this summer turned out the way it did for him because it was a tough decision,” he said. “It’s going to be fun to follow him and see where he ends up.”

Wong, who has enjoyed two outstanding years at Hawai’i, is poised to make a high appearance in next year’s amateur draft as well on the fields of big league ballparks across the country.

In winning the award, he joins last year’s recipient, Kyle Roller (Bourne, East Carolina) and a host of current major leaguers, including Evan Longoria (Chatham ’05), Carlos Pena (Wareham ’97) and Jason Varitek (Hyannis ’93).  He is also the first player from an East Division team to win the award since Longoria and the first Orleans player since Lance Niekro (Florida Southern) in 1999.

Past Cape League MVPs

2009  Kyle Roller-East Carolina/Bourne

2008  A.J. Pollock-Notre Dame/Falmouth

2007  Conor Gillaspie-Wichita State/Falmuoth

2006  Justin Smoak-South Carolina/Cotuit

2005  Evan Longoria-Long Beach St./Chatham

2004  Daniel Carte-Winthrop/Falmouth

2003  J.C. Holt-LSU/Brewster

2002  Pete Stonard-Alabama/Cotuit

2001  Matt Murton-Georgia Tech/Wareham

2000  Mike Fontenot-LSU/Wareham

(Cape League Release)

SOUTH YARMOUTH —- For the second straight season and third time in his Cape League career, Scott Pickler has been named the Mike Curran Manager of the Year.

Scott Pickler

Pickler led the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox to the league’s best record and the East Division championship for the second consecutive year. The division title is the fifth for Y-D under his direction.

Pickler has guided the Red Sox to league championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007. The Cape is not the only place he wins; he has also captured four titles at Cypress (Calif.) Community College. The veteran coach is known as a talent developer, and more than 80 of his players have been selected in the MLB draft.

“Winning Manager of the Year is because I have (assistant coaches) Taylor (Cameron), Larry (Mahoney), Adam (Petke) and Dez (Chris Podeszwa),” said Pickler, who became the first field manager to capture the award in back-to-back seasons and only the third to win the award three times.

Don Reed won in 1989 with Yarmouth-Dennis and then received the honor again in 1991 and 1993 while wearing a Wareham uniform.

The Manager of the Year award is named after Mike Curran, a former assistant sports editor of the Cape Cod Times. Curran started as a Cape League scorer and publicist in the early 1970s and was president from 1976-1977. He is partially responsible for creating a nationwide recruiting system to bring college players to the Cape and give the league national prominence.

Pickler has been honored three times in the last four seasons. He has been head coach at Cypress Community College for 24 years and Y-D field manager since 1997.

“Pick” led the Red Sox to a 27-17 record, finishing one point ahead of Brewster for the best record to gain home field advantage throughout the postseason.

“It has nothing to do with me,” he said. “It’s having the right kids who play hard all year long and having great assistant coaches.”

Pickler gives credit for his team’s success to his players and coaches. He says even though he gets the award, it really belongs to the members of his team. He won’t even take credit for bringing his team closer together. According to Pick, that happened with a sixth run ninth-inning against Wareham just weeks before the season ended.

(Cape Cod Release)

LaMarre

The junior outfielder went from a .303 hitter with 3 home runs with a .780 OPS as a freshman to a .344 average with 12 HR, 62 RBIs and a 1.052 OPS as a sophomore.  He played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League last summer, and now LaMarre’s a NCBWA Preseason All-American as he prepares for his junior campaign. In this interview with CB360 Editor Sean Stires he talks about the strides he’s made in his career, what it will take for Michigan to get back to the NCAA Tournament and more.

6’2 – 206 – Jr. – Jackson, MI  Head Coach: Rich Maloney

LaMarre and Michigan will compete in the second annual Big Ten-Big East Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, Feb. 26-28. For tickets visit  www.BigTenBIGEASTChallenge.com.