Events

Southern Division Wins the
2004 Eastern League All-Star Game

  Altoona Curve infielder Jeff Keppinger had a double, two singles and drove in a run to lead the Southern Division All-Stars to a 4-1 win over the the Northern Division at the 3-A-Day of Dairy 2004 Eastern League All-Star Game at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, Maryland.

 Reading's John Castellano, Erie's Maxim St. Pierre and Akron's Scott Pratt each added two hits apiece for the Southern Division. After the Southern Division had taken a 2-0 lead in the third innning, Pratt's teammate Jason Cooper led off the bottom of the seventh inning with the only home run of the game to give the Southern Division some extra breathing room.

 Bowie right-hander Dave Crouthers picked up the win for the Southern Division. Crouthers retired all three batters he faced in the third inning while pitching in front of his home town crowd. Binghamton's Neal Musser took the loss for the Northern Division, after giving up two runs on three hits in the top of the third inning.

 The Northern Division got their lone run of the game in the ninth inning when Dominic Rich of New Hampshire scored on an RBI single by Norwich's Angel Pagan.

 Following the game Keppinger was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the game.

 Prior to the game Trenton Thunder outfielder Mitch Jones won the Arby's Home Run Derby. After Bowie's Val Majewski hit five home runs to open the final round, Jones stepped to the plate and blasted six home runs to take home the crown.

 For complete box score for the 2004 3-A-Day of Dairy Eastern League All-Star Game click here.

 For the complete boxscore from the 2003 Eastern League All-Star Game click here.