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NATIONALS 12 AMERICANS 3

The National All Stars, led by players from the first place Nationals, scored six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Americans, topped by the second place Sugar Kings 12-3 at Dyer Park in suburban Riviera Beach.  Chris Alicea copped MVP honors by going two for two with a pair of run scoring doubles, a base on balls and stolen base.  He added three shutout innings on the mound, in which he fanned five batters and allowed only one hit.  Nationals' teammate Tyler Wampler got credit for the pitching win, pitching two complete innings in relief of starter Austin Souther, who allowed two of the three Americans' runs with a wild inning-plus, in which he issued six walks.  Wampler struck out four in his relief stint.  Catcher Victor Monteagudo (Nationals) had two RBI singles in two official bats and Mike Alfinez (Nationals) drove in two runs with a pair of singles.  Alfinez, who leads the AA division pitchers with a 6-1 record, finished up the game by striking out the side in the 7th and final inning as the teams ran up against the three hour time limit. 

The Americans managed only three hits.  Yandri Cabrera (Sugar Kings), Juan De La Paz (Colt 45s) and Carlos Sotolongo (Sugar Kings) had singles.  Americans' players struck out fifteen times against the four Nationals' hurlers.  The losing pitcher was Joshua Rivera (Colt 45s), who gave up five runs, four of them unearned.  Joe Mazzeo and Alex Williams (both Marlins) followed him to the hill.  .Nine of the Nats' twelve runs were unearned as the American squad committed four costly errors.   The 18AAA All Star game was postponed on December 5 due to heavy rains and wet gournds at Dyer Park.  It has been rescheduled for Dec. 11.  Scroll down for details.