Houle Helps North Win FSL All-Star Game
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Angel Ortega |
The Florida State League took center stage Saturday night,
as the North Division and South Division squared off in the 55th All-Star
Game at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The Florida State League has long been known
as a pitchers’ league and it lived up to that reputation on All-Star Saturday
as 11 pitchers from the North, combined to shutout the South 1-0, on just
four hits.
Clearwater Threshers hurler Tom Eshelman got the start for
the North Division All-Stars, against Felix Jorge of the host Fort Myers
Miracle. Eshelman gave up a walk and struck out one, while Jorge walked one
struck out one and gave up a single. Both guys worked one inning.
Brevard
County Manatees shortstop Angel
Ortega started for the North Division and batted seventh. He got two
at-bats in the game, grounding out to shortstop in the second inning and
grounding into a force play at second in the fourth frame. He also made a nice
play in the field to end the bottom of the first.
Teammate Dustin
Houle replaced starting catcher Chace Numata, in the bottom of the
fourth and made an immediate impact. The game was scoreless through five
innings, but in the top of the sixth, the South called on fire-balling
righty, Yorman
Landa from Fort Myers to take the mound. He had four pitches that hit
triple digits on the in-stadium radar gun, including a 102 MPH pitch.
Lakeland’s Christin Stewart was not intimidated, he doubled against Landa to
start the inning. That brought Houle to the plate and he singled to right,
allowing Stewart to score the first run of the game. Houle went to second on
the throw.
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Dustin Houle |
Cord Sandberg of Clearwater doubled with one out in the
seventh, but the North couldn’t do anything with it, as the next two batters
were retired. The South put together a bit of a rally in the bottom of the
inning, with Jupiter’s Dexter
Kjerstad drawing a walk and Fort Myers’ Edgar Corcino lining a single
to right, against Dunedin Blue Jays pitcher Tim Mayza. He came back to
strikeout Jupiter’s John Norwood and then got Riley Unroe of Charlotte to line
into a double play, ending the threat.
Daytona closer Jimmy Herget came on for the save in the
bottom of the ninth and he hit 101 MPH on the radar gun. He struck the first
batter out and then a liner back to the mound. He made the play, but came out
of the game. His teammate Jacob Ehret came in and immediately gave up a single
to Kjerstad. That brought Corcino to the plate, with a chance to be the
hometown hero, but he grounded out, ending the game.
For more info: North
Division @ South Division boxscore
Post-Game Highlights: Christin Stewart, who
doubled to start the sixth and came home on Houle’s RBI single was named the
MVP of the 2016 Florida State League All-Star Game. Mitch Walding of Clearwater
won the Home Run Derby, held prior to the game on Saturday.
There will be a league-wide off day on Sunday, before the
Florida State League cranks it up again, with a full slate of games on Monday.
This article originally appeared on the now defunct Examiner.com on 6/18/16
This article originally appeared on the now defunct Examiner.com on 6/18/16
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