J team wins Ban Johnson All-Star Game
.JPG "The teams congratulate each other after the J All-Stars and B All-Stars, including Milgram Mustangs MVP Aaron Stubblefield (center), played during Sunday's Ban Johnson All Star baseball game on July 27, 2014, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.")
Aaron Stubblefield’s RBI single highlighted a three-run first inning for the J All-Stars during their 5-3 win over the B team during the Ban Johnson All-Star Game on Sunday morning at Kauffman Stadium
Stubblefield, a third baseman from the Milgram Mustangs, went two for three and was selected the most valuable player by league officials.
Stubblefield, a 22-year-old graduate of O’Hara High School, said playing for Milgram manager Kevin Shaw this summer has helped him progress as a player. he will be attending Sterling College this fall.
“This means a lot,” Stubblefield said. “All that hard work has paid off.”
The B team scored first on two-out doubles by BJ Raiders shortstop Coleman Waheed and Seaboard first baseman Anthony Miller.
The J took the lead in the bottom of the first. After driving in Milgram second baseman Chase Watt with the tying run, Stubblefield scored the go-ahead run when a ground ball hit by NKC Apartments’ Matthew Stacks was misplayed.
The third run of the inning scored on a bases loaded walk to Milgram outfielder Sam Morman.
The J’s added two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a two-out double by the MSBL Royals’ designated hitter Aaron Gile.
"I got a fast ball inside, extended and drove it down the (third-base) line," Gile said.
The B team scored their last two runs in the top of the ninth on a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Bandits outfielder Austin Evans.
The teams were split arbitrarily since the 13 teams in the league are not split into divisions.
This story was originally published July 27, 2014 at 6:49 PM with the headline "J team wins Ban Johnson All-Star Game."