Southampton - On Monday, July 20, at St. John's University, the Kaiser Division All-Star Team, which consists of players from the North Fork, Riverhead, Westhampton, Southampton and Sag Harbor, will take on the elite talent from the Wolff Division in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game (7 p.m.). The winner of the game will earn home-field advantage for the best-of-three championship series to be held in early to mid-August.

Riverhead right-hander Nick Tropeano earned the starting nod as he led the league in strikeouts entering Saturday's games with 51 in 31 innings, and his two-inning scoreless relief effort on Thursday nailed down his fifth win of the year, also a league high. None of the Kaiser pitching selections has an earned run average over 3, and Gardner Leaver (0.74) and Daniel Etienne (0.94) are each under a run per nine innings pitched.

With the bats, Riverhead's Peter Greskoff, a slugging first baseman from Brown University, is a threat to take home the triple crown. Going into Friday's games, Greskoff led the ACBL home runs (6), ranked second in RBI (21) and was 10th in batting average (.365). The South Fork will defend behind the plate and up the middle for the Kaiser Division. Sag Harbor's Ed Squeri (Dowling) and Westhampton's Gerard Tingos (Long Island U) will form the middle infield to start the game, and another Whaler, Brandon Boykin (Rutgers), will start in center field. The Aviators' Chris Walker (Fordham) earned the start at catcher.

The Kaiser Division team will be coached by Jason Lefkowitz, as he's the manager of the defending division champion Whalers. He will be assisted by Southampton manager Andrew Lorraine, Riverhead manager Ron Davies, Long Island manager Keith Kenny and Sag Harbor assistant Jonathan Anderson.


STARTING LINEUP Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. B/T College Hometown
Tropeano, Nick (RIV) 6-4 205 Fr. RHP R/R Stony Brook West Islip, N.Y.
Walker, Chris (WH) 5-9 200 So. C R/R Fordham Bethpage, N.Y.
Kubitza, Kyle (SH) 6-3 170 Fr. 1B L/R Texas State Colleyville, Texas
Tingos, Gerard (WH) 5-10 175 Jr. 2B L/R Long Island U. Staten Island, N.Y.
Lepore, Tony (NF) 5-10 170 Jr. 3B L/R Southern Illinois Orland Park, Ill.
Squeri, Ed (SAG) 5-8 170 So. SS R/R Dowling Manorville, N.Y.
Hargis, Cass (RIV) 5-9 162 So. LF R/R SE Louisiana Meraux, La.
Boykin, Brandon (SAG) 6-2 185 So. CF R/R Rutgers Teaneck, N.J.
Rago, Jason (NF) 6-3 210 Jr. RF R/R Fairfield Fairfield, Conn.
Greskoff, Peter (RIV) 6-1 195 So. DH R/R Brown Paoli, Pa.
RESERVE PITCHERS Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. B/T College Hometown
Bradley, Justin (WH) 6-3 185 So. RHP R/R UNC Wilmington Carolina Beach, N.C.
Etienne, Daniel (NF) 6-0 183 So. RHP R/R Southern Illinois Eldorado, Ill.
King, Steve (SAG) 6-1 170 Jr. RHP R/R Farmingdale State Freeport, N.Y.
Kupbens, Anthony (NF) 6-3 190 Fr. LHP L/L UC Davis San Jose, Calif.
Leaver, Gardner (SAG) * 6-2 190 So. RHP R/R Rhode Island Montauk, N.Y.
Mandarino, Mike (WH) 6-1 215 Fr. RHP R/R Camden Cty. Coll. Massapequa, N.Y.
McCullough, Gavin (WH) 6-2 185 Fr. RHP R/R Vermont Stamford, Conn.
Melchiorre, Nick (SH) 6-2 195 Jr. RHP R/R Fairleigh Dickinson Mount Laurel, N.J.
Zaccherio, Chris (SH) 6-1 190 Jr. RHP R/R Sacred Heart Manhasset, N.Y.
Alternate: Marc Rutledge, RHP, Long Island
RESERVE HITTERS Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. B/T College Hometown
Echevarria, Justin (RIV) 6-0 195 Jr. C R/R Stony Brook Uniondale, N.Y.
Haverstick, Dan (SH) 6-1 189 Fr. CI R/R Rhode Island Marlton, N.J.
Blasik, Brian (SH) 5-11 165 Fr. MI R/R Dayton Germantown, Ohio
Ferrara, Scott (RIV) 5-11 175 So. OF R/R St. John's Farmingdale, N.Y.
Borden, Kyle (SH) 6-4 205 So. OF L/R Rhode Island Lincoln, R.I.
Barnathan, Matt (LI) 5-11 192 Jr. DH L/R St. Joseph's (Pa.) Massapequa, N.Y.
Alternates: Mark Sunga, C, Cal State Los Angeles; T.J. Greig, IF, Long Island; Tom Rombilus, OF, North Fork
* will not participate due to injury