All-Star Preview?

In a possible sneak peek at next month's All-Star Game, the Morris Division stomped all over the Hanover Division tonight! The seven Morris teams played the seven Hanover teams, and in each game the Morris Division triumphed! Even more surprising was the fact that the best Hanover teams faced the worst Morris teams, and yet Big Mo came through every team.

The wildest game of the night was played in Blue Ridge, where the Bombers jumped out to an early lead over the Rat Pack thanks to a four-run 2nd inning. But the Rats came back with two in the 3rd, one in the 4th and one in the 5th to tie it up, and then took a three-run lead in the 8th behind a solo home run by Jim Thome and a two-run shot by Jayson Werth. But the Bombers rallied in the bottom of the 9th against Trevor Hoffman. Prince Fielder tied it up with a three-run blast, then Jeremy Hermida ended it in dramatic fashion with a two-out, walk-off home run against his former teammates, giving Blue Ridge an 8-7 win.

In a battle of the Landsmen, Jamie's O-Bombers edged David's Mighty Men, 7-6. D.C.'s Felipe Lopez delivered the game-winning hit with a two-out, two-run double in the 8th off Hong-Chih Kuo.

The Hired Hitmen out-lasted the Ant Slayers in a 13-12 slugfest. The Ant Slayers had 12 runs on 18 hits and 10 walks, but left 14 men on base; the Hitmen scored 13 runs on 13 hits, but left just five men on base -- thanks to four double plays turned by the Ant Slayer defense! The two teams combined for 25 runs, 31 hits, 4 errors, 14 walks, and 15 pitchers. Ryan Theriot ended it with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th.

The Iron Fist and Buddahs also had free baseball. The thrilling pitcher's duel between Kevin Slowey (7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) and Ben Sheets (8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K) finally ended in the bottom of the 11th on an RBI single by Omar Infante, giving the Fisters a 2-1 win.

In other action, the Golden Falcons doubled up the Sugar Bears, 4-2; Philadelphia put away Sardine City, 8-5; and the Mudcats downed the Cutters, 6-2.