2014 NECBL All-Star Game: Starters, scheduled pitchers

Jankins starts for the South. /Qunnipiac

In two days, scouts, fans and baseball players will flock to Mackenzie Stadium in Holyoke, Mass. for the NECBL All-Star Game. The Northern Division will take on the Southern Division in the first meeting with realigned divisions and they will do so at 5:05 after a day of festivities, including a home run derby and outfield accuracy contest.

The parade of talent begins on the mound, with Thomas Jankins starting for the Southern team and Richard Vrana starting for the Northern team. Jankins is a right-hander from Quinnipiac and is currently 4-0 with a 0.27 ERA in nine appearances for the league-leading Plymouth Pilgrims. He pieced together a 25 2/3 inning scoreless streak to start the season as he's only given up one earned run in 33 innings.

The Northern team counters with the Marist senior Vrana, a southpaw on the Sanford Mainers. Second in the league in ERA, Vrana has a 0.39 ERA over four starts with 24 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings.

Headlining the starting lineups is Louisville's Blake Tiberi on the Northern team and Marist's Stephen Laurino on the Southern squad, both DHing. Tiberi leads the league in average for the divison-leading Vermont Mountaineers with a .398 mark, while Laurino ranks second with a .375 mark for the Mystic Schooners.

Starters (Northern, Southern)
C: Josh Graham (Valley) and Logan Koch (Plymouth)
1B: Mike Vigliarolo (Vermont) and Blaise Salter (Newport)
2B: Matt Byrne (Laconia) and Thomas Roulis (Plymouth)
SS: Garrett Black (Valley) and Tommy Edman (Newport)
3B: Braxton Martinez (Laconia) and Dave Mackinnon (New Bedford)
OF: Trey Amburgey (Vermont) and Toby Handley (Mystic)
OF: Zach Lauricella (Keene) and Jordan Mountford (Ocean State)
OF: Vinny Zarrillo (Laconia) and Michael Martin (Plymouth)
DH: Blake Tiberi (Vermont) and Stephen Laurino (Mystic)

After Jankins pitches the first for the Southern team, the following pitchers are scheduled to follow him on the mound, in order: Nicholas Berger (Plymouth), Jacob Hendren (Mystic), Marc Huberman (Newport), Mitchell Jordan (Ocean State), Max Knutson (Danbury), Armand Rugel (Newport), Andrew Schwaab (Danbury) and Vincenzo Aiello (Plymouth).

Following Vrana on the mound for the Northern team are Alex Robinson (Keene), Jack English (Laconia), Christian Lavoie (Sanford), Trevor Scott (North Adams), Matt Clancy (Keene), Cam Hatch (Sanford), Jared Gesell (Vermont) and Benjamin Criscuolo (Keene).