2009 NECBL All-Star Game
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| Date | July 18, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mackenzie Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Holyoke, MA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Jake Rosenbeck (HOL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 4,906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 NECBL All-Star Game was the 16th exhibition game between all-stars from the NECBL's East and West Divisions. The game was held at Mackenzie Stadium in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the home field of the West Division's Holyoke Blue Sox. The West Division won the game by a final score of 6-5 in front of a record All-Star Game attendance of 4,906. This mark broke the previous record mark of 4,210 set at the 2007 All-Star Game hosted by the North Adams SteepleCats. Holyoke's Jake Rosenbeck was named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The contest was broadcast with live audio and video online provided by Teamline. The game was announced online by Keene's Shawn Medeiros (West Division) and Newport's Nicholas Lima (East Division) on the NECBL Broadcast Network.
The 60-yard dash competition consisted of five contestants, each running two 60-yard heats on the outfield grass. The top two runners advanced to a head-to-head final in which the competitors ran simultaneously to decide the champion.
The two fastest preliminary round heats were recorded by Danbury's Sean Harrell (6.63) and Sanford's Adam Matthews (6.67). In the head-to-head final Matthews defeated Harrell with a winning time of 6.72 seconds.
In the outfield throwing competition, competing players threw two baseballs each from right field to home plate, at a marked distance of 250 feet. The competitors were judged on their throwing strength and accuracy by several Major League Baseball scouts in attendance. The top two competitors advanced to a final round consisting of one throw per player.
In the preliminary round, Manchester's Ted Sendek and Keene's Peter Verdin were judged as the best throwers in the competition and advanced to the final round. In this round, Verdin defeated Sendek to win the outfield throwing contest.
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