2007 AAA All-Star Game

The 2007 AAA All-Star Game was played on July 11, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM. The event was hosted by the Albuquerque Isotopes, the AAA affiliate of the Florida Marlins.

The Pacific Coast League served as the home team. The PCL All-Stars were managed by Dean Treanor of the hosting Albuquerque Isotopes. His assistants were Ken Howell of the Las Vegas 51s and Von Joshua of the Iowa Cubs. The International League team was managed by John Russell of the Ottawa Lynx. Stan Cliburn of the Rochester Red Wings and Torey Lovullo of the Buffalo Bisons served as his coaches. The game was broadcast on ESPN2 with Mark Neely and Eduardo Perez calling the game.

In a game where all 12 runs were scored in the first four innings of play, the IL jumped out to an early lead with a four run top of the first capped by back to back home runs from Mike Hessman and Brandon Moss. The PCL answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the first frame off a Val Pascucci two run homer. Brandon Watson picked up an RBI double in the third to give the IL the 5-2 lead. After a scoreless third inning the IL struck again in the fourth with RBI singles from Matt Tolbert and Timo Perez to go up 7-2. The PCL answered that with three runs of their own, including a Craig Brazell home run. The pitchers then took over and held both teams scoreless the rest of the way as the IL picked up the 7-5 victory. Bryan Bullington of the Indianapolis Indians got the win while the loss was given to Justin Lehr of the Tacoma Rainiers, Cory Doyne of the Norfolk Tides picked up the save..

The Top Stars Awards were given to the game MVP from each team. The International League award went to Timo Perez of the Toledo Mud Hens who went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Val Pascucci of the Albuquerque Isotopes won the award for the PCL. Pascucci went 1-4 with a 2 run home run.

The game featured a number of future big leaguers including 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto, Adam Jones and Daric Barton.

Starting Lineups

International League				Batting Order		Pacific Coast League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Brandon Watson	CF	Columbus Clippers		1		Eric Patterson	2B	Iowa Cubs
Matt Tolbert	2B	Rochester Red Wings		2		Alex Romero	LF	Tucson Sidewinders
Timo Perez	LF	Toledo Mud Hens		3		Adam Jones	CF	Tacoma Rainiers
Mike Hessman	3B	Toledo Mud Hens		4		Val Pascucci	DH	Albuquerque Isotopes
Brandon Moss	RF	Pawtucket Red Sox		5		Craig Brazell	1B	Omaha Royals
Shelley Duncan	DH	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees		6		Scott Seabol	3B	Albuquerque Isotopes
Joey Votto	1B	Louisville Bats		7		Terry Evans	RF	Salt Lake Bees
Brian Bixler	SS	Indianapolis Indians		8		Vinny Rottino	C	Nashville Sounds
J.R. House	C	Norfolk Tides		9		Clint Barmes	SS	Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Bryan Bullington	P	Indianapolis Indians		SP		Justin Lehr	P	Tacoma Rainiers

Box Score

Sources

AAA Baseball