Jun 28, 2002 By Jim Kriek For The 3 min read

Local baseball followers can have a double-dip of their sport Saturday, not only watching their Fayette County League favorites, but seeing players from two other leagues at the same time. Two All-Star games have been scheduled for the Hutchinson Field, starting at 2 p.m.

In the opener, an All-Star team from the Western Division of the Fayette County League will oppose a similar lineup from the Washington County League. Then at 5 p.m. the all-stars from the County League’s Eastern Division will meet a team from the Penn-Mar League, comprised of players from Pennsylvania and Maryland.

In previous years, the game matched the County League with the Penn-Mar lineup, but this year the new format was voted on to give local followers the chance to see more players from other organizations.

Players from the County League’s West Division will represent Carmichaels, Masontown, Brownsville and Fayette City-Belle Vernon. Charleroi was not represented at the meeting. The lineup will be managed by Dan Kupets, Brownsville; Dickie Krause, Carmichaels and Clint Zvolenski, Masontown.

Starters for the West Division, along with their batting averages, home runs, and runs batted in, include:

Outfielders – Kevin Dvorchak, Brownsville, .476 (20-42), 2, 18; Lee Fritz, Carmichaels, .470 (16-34), 0, 9 and Brad Baker, Masontown, .378 (17-45), 3, 17.

Infielders – 3B, Scott Swinchock, Carmichaels, .417 (10-27), 0, 6; SS, Scott Van Sickle, Masontown, .486 (18-37), 3, 15; 2B, Pat Palkovic, Fayette City-Belle Vernon, .391 (9-23), 0, 2 and 1B, Joel Yednock, Masontown, .441 (15-34), 0, 7.

Catcher – Jim Cales, Brownsville, .404 (19-47), 0, 13.

Starting Pitcher – Ryan Shetterly, Carmichaels, 3-0, 11 strikeouts, 7 walks.

Rounding out the team are:

Outfielders – Andy Chopp, FC-BV, .349 (14-43), 0, 2 and Bob Bowser, FC-BV, .250 (9-36), 0, 8.

Infielders – Dave Brumley, Brownsville, .353 (12-34), 1, 4; Dan Kupets, Brownsville, 0, 3 and Clint Zvolenski, Masontown, .428 (9-21), 0, 3.

Catchers – Andy Patrick, Masontown, .351 (13-37), 1, 7 and Jeff Thompson, Carmichaels, .300 (9-33), 1, 4.

Pitchers – Eric Holt, Carmichaels, 3-1, 15, 11; Derek Fritz, Carmichaels, 3-0, 20, 3; Justin Murphy, FC-BV, 2-0, 10, 8; Pete Stofcheck, Carmichaels, 2-0, 19, 5; Ed Sumego, Brownsville, 2-1, 7, 6 and Brian Horner, FC-BV, 0-1, 10, 10.

The East Division lineup was chosen from Bud Murphy’s, Mill Run, Connellsville, Perryopolis and Anthony Crane and will be managed by Lou Pasquale of Anthony Crane and Mark Edenfield of Bud Murphy’s.

One player selected will be unable to compete because of an ankle injury. Bud Murphy’s first baseman Brian Sankovich, who had been picked to start in this game, injured his ankle while sliding into third base in Wednesday’s game with Brownsville, and will be out indefinitely.

Other starters include:

Outfielders – Mike Matras, Perryopolis, .441 (15-34), 0, 5 and Brian Boyle, Connellsville, .348 (8-23), 0, 3. Joe Bonadio of Bud Murphy’s had been selected as a starter but will be unable to compete, with his replacement picked from among Ron Dellarose, Anthony Crane, .324 (12-37), 2, 11; Matt Chalfant, Perryopolis, .286 (10-35), 0, 2 and Tony Rose, Bud Murphy’s, .200.

Designated Hitter – Mike Doppelheuer, Mill Run.

Infielders – 3B, Brian Shipley, Bud Murphy’s, .515; SS, Brian Sass, Connellsville, .325 (13-40), 0, 6; 2B, Dennis Show, Mill Run and Sankovich.

Catcher – Jeff Lander, Bud Murphy’s, .448.

Other players chosen include:

Designated Hitter – Craig Kordich, Perryopolis, .219 (7-32), 1, 7.

Infielders – Bob Keslar, Connellsville, .350 (7-20), 0, 1; Chris McManus, Perryopolis, .212 (7-33), 1, 7; Jack Smarslak, Bud Murphy’s, .261; Ryan Encapera, Anthony Crane, .400 (12-30), 0, 6; Jason Greene, Anthony Crane, .412 (14-34), 1, 5 and Ken Musko, Anthony Crane, .378 (14-37), 0, 8.

Catcher – Kris Firestone, Mill Run.

Pitchers – Brian Varner, Connellsville, 1-1, 22, 15; Todd Bell, Chris Brunson, and Bob Saddler, all of Mill Run; Matt Basinger, Bud Murphy’s, 2-0; Nick Damico, Bud Murphy’s, 2-1; Jason Halfhill, Bud Murphy’s, 2-1 and Kevin McIntosh, Connellsville, 2-2, 13, 12.

The league will also announce a new date for the Over 30 All-Star Game that was scheduled with Washington County earlier this month and was rained out.