2017 Palm Beach Senior All-Star Game & Awards Event

HSBN Palm Beach All-Star Rosters

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 will be a day to remember for all players, parents, fans, and coaches here in Palm Beach County. That is the day the county’s best seniors will take the field for the 6th-annual HSBN Palm Beach Senior All-Star Game and Awards Ceremony event, presented by LuCa Elite.

This year, HSBN is going back to the Public school versus Private school format.

Each year since the creation of PalmBeachHighSchoolBaseball.com, High School Baseball Network has given seniors one last day to go out and perform in front of their family, friends, and peers. Unlike other All-Star events, HSBN has created an atmosphere and seriousness to the game that has made it among the best All-Star events in the country.

The game this season will move back to American Heritage-Delray, and will begin at 7PM. As always, plenty of surprises are in store for fans.

Managers for the game have been selected by HSBN, and assistants will be named by HSBN.

Private Team Manager – Carm Mazza – American Heritage
“It’s a great honor to be named manager of the Private All-Star team. It is an awesome day with tremendous efforts put forth for the kids, and the awards ceremonies should be recognized as a nice moment for these young men.”

Public Team Manager – Scott Riddle – Wellington
“The most enjoyable part of coaching an event like this is the interaction with the players. They are all talented, confident, and love playing baseball. The season is long and full of tough days, so it’s nice to have some low stress fun just watching the kids play loose. It’s always an honor to be asked to represent our county’s top players as a manager.”

The Players

All-Star rosters are now out, and players chosen have been instructed to RSVP confirming participation in the game. Those who do not RSVP in the allotted time will be replaced with alternatives.

Once the teams are complete, the players will be treated to a five-star event, beginning with commemorative jerseys with their names and numbers on the back. One mandatory practice will be held Monday, June 5th, at American Heritage, at which, players will receive their jerseys, meet with their fellow all-stars and coaches, and have a photo shoot in their all-star uniform. Practice times will be 5PM for the Public team, and 6PM for the Private team. Players on the Public team should wear gray pants, and their team hat for practice. The Private players should wear white pants and their team hat.

On game day, the festivities kick off in the afternoon with a pregame meal for all all-star players and coaches. The meal will be followed by a traditional pregame of batting practice, stretching, warming-up, and infield-outfield. Once the first pitch ceremony and player introductions are complete, the real fun begins!

On-field games will keep the excitement high throughout the night, encouraging fan participation with raffles, trivia contests, and even on-field competitions for a few selected lucky younger fans in attendance.

The Awards

Along with All-Star ballots, coaches also filled out ballots for All-District teams. The All-District teams are comprised of the final voting from coaches, along with HSBN representative input. All-American first and second teams will then be selected solely by the HSBN staff.

In-between each inning of the All-Star game, All-American players will be individually recognized at home plate. This will also be the time players learn whether they were a first or second-team selection. Underclassmen who receive an All-American selection will not be eligible to play in the game, but will be notified and will be invited to be a part of the awards ceremony on the field.

As all-star night draws to a conclusion, the biggest awards of the year will be presented. Hitter, Pitcher, Coach, and Player of the Year awards will be handed out.

In addition to awards received at the all-star game, the Miami Marlins have partnered with HSBN to honor All-American and All-Star players from Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade, as well as any state championship teams from South Florida, on Tuesday, June 13th. Players will be honored before the game in an on-field ceremony at Marlins Park. The players will then have free tickets to stay and enjoy the game! A link will be available on PBHSB for parents and fans to purchase additional tickets to the Marlins game and ceremony.

Equipment Donation

HSBN will for the fifth year in a row be collecting used equipment and donating the equipment to area Chicago White Sox Scout Pepe Ortega. The equipment will then be shipped to the Dominican Republic, to help underprivileged ballplayers. If you have extra equipment laying around, HSBN urges you to bring it to the game and donate it to this worthy cause. If you have equipment and cannot make the game, please contact us via our contact page to arrange pick-up of the equipment.

Conclusion

Admission at the gate will be $10. No passes will be accepted for this event.

The Private team team will be wearing red, and the Public team royal blue. We are asking fans to come dressed in their team colors and help create the atmosphere for this wonderful event.

It will be a night that will not soon be forgotten, so mark the date, Wednesday, June 7th, and come out and help send these seniors out in style, while enjoying one last baseball game for the 2016 season!

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