Angel Molina of the Florence Freedom outlasted Tim Dorn of the Southern Illinois Miners in the 2008 Frontier League All-Star Game Skills Competition at Wuerfel Park in Traverse City, Michigan, which features AstroTurf GameDay Grass XPe. Molina's 5 home runs in the final round earned him the win and a $1,000 prize.
The home run derby saw 26 entrants compete in three rounds and lasted over two hours. Rockford’s Jason James hit 10 homers in the first round to lead all competitors in a single round, but the total reset after each round and James didn’t make it to the money round. Jacob Dempsey of the Washington Wild Things hit nine in the opening round of competition.
Nine competitors made it to the second round with five advancing to the finals. Gateway’s Mike Breyman and Angel Molina of Florence tied for the top mark in the second round with six each. Angel Molina won the competition by hitting five homers. Molina was the last to go and had three outs when he bettered the mark set by Southern Illinois All-Star Tim Dorn, who blasted five tape-measure shots.
The Beach Bums (30-21) will host the All-Star Game at Wuerfel Park tonight at 7:05 pm. The game can be heard live on The Fox FM in Northern Michigan or online. Traverse City opens the second half of the season with a 12-game homestand beginning on Friday night against the Midwest Sliders at 7:05 pm.
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