NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — After a grueling summer season of baseball, five Mainers participated in the 2017 All Star Game in North Adams, Mass. Leading the pack for the Northern Division was Colby Maiola (UMass Lowell), who earned the honors of All Star MVP after an outstanding offensive performance.

Maiola would go three-for-three through the five innings he played, including a solo home run (his eleventh of the season) and a run scored.

Shaine Hughes (Monmouth), the Northern Division starting first baseman, would be hit by a pitch twice in his two at-bats. An apparent scape goat for the frustration the Northern Division offense was dealing to the Southern Division pitchers, Hughes would not get a chance to extend his .356 batting average in Sunday evening’s contest.

Jimmy Kerr (Michigan) would take on the role of second base in the second half of the game, and would bat 1.000 with a base knock in his only at-bat.

Jake Dexter (Southern Maine) would pitch an inning of relief in the seventh, and would allow one run on three hits in his first NECBL All-Star Game appearance.

Riley Pittman (Arkansas-Little Rock) would represent the Moose in the Home Run Derby, and would face some of the toughest competition in the league. Eight home runs in three minutes for the Mainer would put him in sixth place overall, as the top four batters that advanced into the second round all had 13 home runs or more.

The Mainers finished up their 2017 campaign with a 17-27 record and seventh place in the NECBL Northern Division standings.

The Mainers would like to thank the community and its volunteers for a fun summer, and look forward to returning to Goodall Park for 2018.