2012 Florida State League All-Star Game

Port Charlotte, Florida: The stars of the Florida State League converged on Charlotte Sports Park for the 51st annual Florida State League All-Star Game. The annual event features the best players on their trip to the major leagues. This year the Charlotte Stone Crabs hosted the event in which the South Division rallied late to win the game.

The North Division jumped out an early lead on a solo home run by Jon Talley of the Dunedin Blue Jays to put the North ahead 1-0.

The North added to their lead in the fourth on another solo home run by Talley to put them ahead 2-0.

Then in the fifth, the North posted their third unanswered run of the game. Kevin Nolan and Cody Asche delivered back to back singles to put runners on first and second. Nelson Perez followed with an ground-rule double that scored Nolan to give the North a 3-0 lead.

The 3-0 score held until the bottom of the seventh inning when the South Division finally reached the scoreboard. Daniel Santana drew a walk to lead off the inning. He proceeded to steal second and advance to third on a throwing error. Wilmer Flores drove Santana home with an RBI single. Starlin Rodriguez then drew a walk to put the tying run on the bases. A walk to Marcell Ozuna loaded the bases for the South. Mikie Mahtook drew a bases loaded walk to score Flores. Then Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch to tie the game 3-3.

The South continued their momentum into the eighth inning. Jacob Realmuto reached on an error to get things goring. He later scored on a ground ball by Santana to give the South their first lead of the ninth. Flores later drove home two runs with a single to right that gave the South the 6-3 margin of victory.

Flores of the St Lucie Mets was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

Ricky Bowen of the Fort Myers Miracle was the winner. Chris Rearick of the host Charlotte Stone Crabs picked up the save. Tyler Knigge of the Clearwater Threshers suffered the loss.

Click on the photo above to view my 2012 FSL All-Star Game photo gallery.

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