It's that time of year again! Teams
have been selected and All Stars are now getting underway! Last year, both the Junior and Minor League All Star teams made
it to regional play, and this year is sure to bring plenty of
competition, excitement, and fun! The All Stars from last year
are still online here: www.bluefieldball.com/allstars2007
.
Scores, photos, and highlights of this year's All Star
games can be submitted to marcus@bluefieldball.com
.
News...
- Congratulations to the Minor League
All Stars for finishing with a 4-2 record in District play
and advancing to the Regionals!!!
- The Major League All Stars finished
District play with a 5-1 record and advance to the regionals!
GOOD JOB!
- BluefieldBall.com is now up and
running again. (8/4/2008)
Minor League
Friday, June 20, 2008 - The
Bluefield Minor League All Stars blew by UKV in 4 innings by a
final score of 15-5.
Saturday, June 21, 2008 - Bluefield
got four runs in a huge two-out rally to win 5-3 over Trap Hill!
(Click any picture
for a larger view)

Monday, June
23, 2008 - The Bluefield All
Stars fell to the Princeton American All Stars by a final score
of 10-20 in 5 innings.
Tuesday, June
24, 2008 - Bluefield falls to a
2-2 record with a loss against Oak Hill by a final score of
4-19.
Friday, June
27, 2008 - Bluefield beats
Peterstown 17-10 to improve to a 3-2 record.
Saturday, June
28, 2008 - Bluefield blew by
Sophia 10-2 on the way to the regional playoffs! This is the
second year in a row that the Minor League All Stars of
Bluefield have made it to the regionals. The team is flirting
with history, as they are only 2 wins away from the state
championship!
Monday, June
30, 2008 - Bluefield took a 9-4
loss to the undefeated Princeton National All Stars.
Tuesday, July
1, 2008 - The Bluefield Minor
League All Stars end their season with a 12-3 loss to the
Princeton American All Stars. They finish with a 4-4 record.
Congratulations to all the players and coaches for making it to
the regionals and representing Bluefield well!
Schedule:
|
DISTRICT |
| Game |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Score |
| 1 |
Upper Kanawha Valley |
Bluefield |
Friday |
June 20th |
6:30 PM |
UKV |
W 15-5 |
| 2 |
Bluefield |
Trap Hill |
Saturday |
June 21st |
8:00 PM |
Princeton |
W 5-3 |
| 3 |
Bluefield |
Princeton American |
Monday |
June 23rd |
6:00 PM |
Princeton |
L 10-20 |
| 4 |
Bluefield |
Oak Hill |
Tuesday |
June 24th |
6:00 PM |
UKV |
L 4-19 |
| 5 |
Peterstown |
Bluefield |
Friday |
June 27th |
6:00 PM |
Princeton |
W 17-10 |
| 6 |
Sophia |
Bluefield |
Saturday |
June 28th |
12:00 PM |
UKV |
W 10-2 |
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REGIONALS |
| 1 |
Bluefield |
Princeton National |
Monday |
June 30th |
8:00 PM |
Princeton |
L 4-9 |
| 2 |
Princeton American |
Bluefield |
Tuesday |
July 1st |
8:00 PM |
Princeton |
L 3-12 |
The full schedule for District 4 Minor
League All Stars (Pool 1 and 2) can be seen here
on District 4's website.
Major League
Friday, June 27, 2008 - The
Bluefield All Stars beat Trap Hill by a 10-run rule,
with a 12-1 final score. Logan Lineberry threw a one-hitter in Bluefield's
winning effort. Lineberry, Chase Illig, and Andy Holbrook
all got multiple hits.
Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Bluefield
got a 7-5 victory against the Beckley West All Stars.
Monday, June 30, 2008 - Bruce
Beggs pitched four solid innings for Bluefield in their 14-4 win
against Sophia. Danny Miller put up a home run for Bluefield in
the first inning.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - Bluefield
shut out Hinton in 4 innings by a final score of 16-0! Bluefield
is now 4-0 in pool play. They take on the Princeton Nationals on
Monday, July 7th.
Monday, July 7, 2008 - Bluefield
has secured a spot in Regional play with a 13-9 victory over the
Princeton Nationals! Chase Illig, Logan Lineberry, and Danny
Miller all put up home runs for Bluefield. Chase went 2-for-3
with a 2-run home run, a single, and a walk; Logan went 2-for-2
with a 2-run home run, a single, and 2 walks; Danny went 2-for-3
with a solo home run and a double. Bruce Beggs, Jonathan Casto,
Andy Holbrook, and RJ Bourne also contributed hits.
Bluefield will play their final game at the district level on
July 8th at 6 PM vs. Oak Hill!
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Logan's pitching face
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Home Run swing...
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Safe!
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Chase after his home run
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Running home
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What a slide... |
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We won! WooT!
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Wednesday,
July 9, 2008 - With two outs in
the bottom of the 6th inning, bases loaded, the game was rained
out just before Danny Miller got to bat. The score was reversed
to what it was at the beginning of the 6th inning: 4 to 1 Oak
Hill. Now it's time for REGIONAL play! Bluefield's first game in
the regionals will be Saturday, July 12th at 6 PM in
Beckley.

Saturday, July
12, 2008 - Bluefield lost to
the Princeton Nationals 5-11, eliminating their chance of moving
on.
Sunday, July
13, 2008 - Bluefield went out
with a bang, defeating Shady Spring 15-4 in their last game of
the year. Congratulations to the Bluefield Major League All Star
team for all of their accomplishments!
Schedule:
|
DISTRICT |
| Game |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Score |
| 1 |
Trap Hill |
Bluefield |
Friday |
June 27th |
7:00 PM |
Bluefield |
W 12-1 |
| 2 |
Bluefield |
Beckley West |
Saturday |
June 28th |
6:00 PM |
Bluefield |
W 7-5 |
| 3 |
Bluefield |
Sophia |
Monday |
June 30th |
8:00 PM |
Bluefield |
W 14-4 |
| 4 |
Bluefield |
Hinton |
Tuesday |
July 1st |
6:00 PM |
Bluefield |
W 16-0 |
| 5 |
Princeton Nationals |
Bluefield |
Monday |
July 7th |
8:00 PM |
Bluefield |
W 13-9 |
| 6 |
Oak Hill |
Bluefield |
Wednesday |
July 9th |
6:00 PM |
Bluefield |
L 1-4 |
|
REGIONALS |
| 1 |
Bluefield |
Princeton Nationals |
Saturday |
July 12th |
6:00 PM |
Beckley |
L 5-11 |
| 2 |
Bluefield |
Shady Spring |
Sunday |
July 13th |
4:00 PM |
Beckley |
W 15-4 |
The full schedule for District 4 Major
League All Stars (Pool 1 and 2) can be seen here
on District 4's website.


Junior League
Saturday, June 28, 2008 -
The Bluefield Junior League All Stars defeated Shady Spring 9-8! Donnie Robbins hit a walk-off double to finish
the game. Andrew Siegel and Drew Simon led Bluefield at the plate, each going 3-for-4. Robbins and Brad
Fox went 2-for-4, with 5 RBI's among them. Bluefield's next game is Monday at 8 PM at Princeton's
Gardner Fields against Central Greenbrier.
Monday, June 30, 2008 - Bluefield
defeated Central Greenbrier 12-3. Brad Fox led Bluefield at the
plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. Donnie Robbins, Drew Simon,
Andrew Siegel, and Aaron Pressley also had hits. Bluefield plays
against Princeton tonight (July 1st) at 6:00 PM.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - Bluefield
had a 6-0 lead over Princeton going into the 6th inning, but
could not hold on to it as Princeton came back to win 7-6.
Bluefield plays their final game of pool play on Wednesday at
8:00 PM against Ronceverte-Fairlea.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - Bluefield
fell behind by 1 run in their 12-11 loss to Ronceverte-Fairlea.
Schedule:
| Game |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Score |
| 1 |
Shady Spring |
Bluefield |
Saturday |
June 28th |
7:00 PM |
Princeton |
W 9-8 |
| 2 |
Central Greenbrier |
Bluefield |
Monday |
June 30th |
8:00 PM |
Princeton |
W 12-3 |
| 3 |
Bluefield |
Princeton |
Tuesday |
July 1st |
6:00 PM |
Princeton |
L 6-7 |
| 4 |
Bluefield |
Ronceverte-Fairlea |
Wednesday |
July 2nd |
8:00 PM |
Princeton |
L 11-12 |
The full schedule for District 4 Junior
League All Stars (Pool 1 and 2) can be seen here
on District 4's website.
Rosters
| Minor
League All Stars Trevor
Mullins
Tyler Easley
Devon Goins
Jeremy "Jet" Thompson
Cheyenne Gillespie
Randy Maxey
Dominick Buzzo
Dyon Wright
Cross Tolliver
Cole Honaker
Ethan Blankenship
Manager - Terry Mullins
Coach - Tommy Buzzo
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Major
League All Stars
Johnathan Casto
Bruce Beggs
Andy Holbrook
Christian Oster
Justin Lightfoot
Chase Illig
Danny Miller
Logan Lineberry
Steven Whittaker
Cody Goins
Nick Delida
RJ Bourne
Manager - Brian Holbrook
Coach - Glen Illig
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| Junior
League All Stars
Brad Fox
Drew Simon
Andrew Siegel
Justin Mariotti
Thaddeus Foley
Donnie Robbins
Kyle Shepherd
Brandon Smith
Aaron Pressley
Mikey Lawless
Gavin Yates
Manager - Jerry Simon
Coach - Marty Mariotti
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