Friday, July 20, 2007

FENWAY PARK TO HOST 33RD ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME

MEDFORD – Historic Fenway Park will again be the site of the New England College Baseball All-Star Game to be played on Sunday (July 22) after the Red Sox-White Sox game.

Prior to the game, the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) will present its annual awards on the field. In addition to honoring All-Star players, the NEIBA will also recognize its teams and coaches of the year and hand out its annual awards.

Three teams of the year will be recognized based upon their #1 ranking in the final NEIBA poll of the season. Quinnipiac University will receive the Division I honor, Franklin Pierce College in Division II and Wheaton College in Division III.

Brown University’s Marek Drabinski will get the Division I Coach of the Year award. Jayson King of Franklin Pierce in Division II and Eric Podbelski of Wheaton College in Division III will also receive honors.

The pre-game ceremony will conclude with the presentation of the NEIBA’s three annual awards. Northeastern University coach Neil McPhee will receive the 27th Annual Jack Butterfield Award, which is presented to an active New England coach who exhibits the integrity and dedication to the game that Coach Butterfield demonstrated throughout his career

The NEIBA will present its Andy Baylock Distinguished Service Award to Red Sox scout Buzz Bowers for significantly contributing to the betterment of New England college baseball.

The first annual Kevin Burr Assistant Coach of the Year Award will go to Norm Govoni at Babson College. Coach Burr was a Tufts assistant who passed away in January.

The University team holds a commanding 21-9-1 lead in the series and has won the last two games.

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