HSBN All-Star Saturday: Miami vs. Broward Has Arrived

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Ever wondered what would happen if the top public school players in Broward faced off with the top public school players from Miami? What about the top private school players from each county squaring off for county bragging rights?

Well, wonder no more. HSBN has always been forward-thinking when it comes to how to promote high school baseball here in South Florida while raising excitement for players, coaches and fans. This year, All-Star weekend has been revamped, and for the first time ever, all the best seniors from Broward and Miami will come together on one day to celebrate their high school careers.

Saturday, June 4th will be a day to remember for years to come for all South Florida baseball fans. On All-Star Saturday, the Broward public school all-star team will face off with the Miami public school all-star team at 2:30PM.

As if one game was not enough, there will be a second game taking place at 7:30PM, the Broward private school team versus the Miami private school squad. The two games will take place at Nova High School in Davie, home earlier this year to the HSBN Media Day event, and now to what is sure to become two of the top all-star events in the country.

“All-Star baseball is one of the highlights of the high school season,” said legendary Nova Manager Pat McQuaid. “It is a privilege to team up with HSBN to host All-Star Baseball Saturday at Doug Amos Stadium at Nova High School. It is an honor to showcase our beautiful complex while helping HSBN promote high school baseball in South Florida.”

While game structure will be different in 2016, the All-Star Game and Awards Event presented by Athlete’s Dream Team Uniforms, will remain mostly unchanged. Players will still have a practice the week of the game to get their uniforms and do photo shoots. On game day, players will be treated, as in years past, to a full dinner and pregame routine, and HSBN All-American Awards will be handed out between innings. This is an event organizers have envisioned for a long time.

“These players get to play within their county all year long,” said HSBN Co-Founder Anthony Uttariello. “We are always looking for ways to raise excitement at our HSBN events, and having Broward and Miami seniors square off with bragging rightsw for their county at stake, it was a no-brainer.”

The Managers for the game have already been set, with Douglas’ Todd Fitz-Gerald managing the Broward public team, and Chaminade-Madonna Manager Mike Moss, who picked up his 400th win of the year earlier this season, managing the private school team.

Like HSBN, the Broward managers are fired up for the battle between the two counties.

“I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to coach this awesome event,” said Moss. “The idea of playing an all-star game between the best seniors in Broward and Miami has been a hope of mine for a long time, so to see it come to fruition and be a part of it will be very rewarding.”

Fitz-Gerald agreed, pointing to the idea of the type of game that may be played.

“The collection of talent is going to be outstanding,” said Fitz-Gerald. “It will be a great atmosphere for players, scouts, and fans, and it is a great honor to be asked to manage the Broward public school team.”

In Miami, LaSalle Manager Hernan Adames will manage the private school team, and Mater Lakes Academy’s Cesar Temes will manage the public school squad.

“Since the birth of HSBN, high school baseball has moved to another level where coaches, players, parents, and anyone associated with baseball has a vehicle to keep up with the development of baseball teams in South Florida and now pretty much the entire state,” said Adames. “It will be an honor to coach and represent Miami private schools as their manager. It seems that every year HSBN continues to take their coverage of high school baseball to another level that has never been seen before, and this event will serve as another example of that.”

With all the coaches HSBN had to choose from, Temes was just excited to be part of the groundbreaking event.

“There are so many great coaches at the high school level here in Miami,” said Temes. “It is an honor to be asked to manage the public schools in this first of its kind event.”

Admission for each game and awards event will be $10 for adults and children over eight years-old. Children under eight will get to experience this historic event for free. Ticket prices include admission into both events on All-Star Saturday.

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