Head Coaches Named for Battle of the Border All Star Games

[FONT=&quot]HEAD COACHES NAMED FOR BATTLE OF THE BORDER ALL STAR SHOWCASE[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]… Area coaches to lead teams in the Inaugural Baseball and Softball Event[/FONT]​

[FONT=&quot]A quartet of the top high school coaches in the area will manage teams in the Inaugural Battle of the Border All Star Showcase Baseball and Softball Games. This unique baseball and softball all-star event will pit the best players from Mecklenburg and surrounding counties versus an all-star squad of players from York County and surrounding areas. The baseball all star games and talent showcase will be held June 15 & 16 with softball to follow the next week on June 22 & 23. All games will be held on the campus of Winthrop University.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]On the baseball diamond, Ardrey Kell High School Head Coach Hal Bagwell has been selected to manage the Mecklenburg County Varsity All Star Team and the Future Stars team in the all-star doubleheader on Tuesday June 15th. Bagwell led his team to the North Carolina State Championship Series last year and has built a hall-of-fame level baseball resume at South Mecklenburg and Ardrey Kell High School.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Managing the York County Varsity and Future Star teams will be Northwestern High School Head Coach Mitch Walters. Walters, a Northwestern High School graduate and former pitcher for Winthrop University has coached baseball and football at the high school for 22 years. He also serves as a summer coach in the Carolina Reds Organization out of Rock Hill.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Moving over to the softball diamond, two outstanding coaches have been named to lead the teams in the Varsity All-Star and Future Stars Games.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Claire Lyerly, Head Coach at Weddington High School will lead the Mecklenburg County area team. Lyerly has [/FONT][FONT=&quot]been the head coach at Weddington High School since the 2001-2002 school year. Prior to that she was the head coach for three years, (1998-2001) at Anson High School. Lyerly has built Weddington into a very respectable team and she has helped a number of players reach their goal of playing college softball.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Chuck Stegall, the Head Softball Coach at Fort Mill High School will lead the York County area team. Stegall, a Fort Mill native, was named the 2007 All Region (Region 3-AAAA) Coach of the Year and currently serves as Head Coach for The Queen Of Diamonds Showcase South team. He has coached fast pitch softball for 15 years.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Coaches will be named soon for the Middle School All-Star Baseball Game and the 9th Grade All Star Baseball Game, both to be held Monday June 15th at Winthrop University.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Nominations for all six all-star games are open through the end of April. To nominate a baseball or softball player, please visit www.battleofthebordershowcase.com[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The Battle of the Border All-Star Games will be held in conjunction with the All-Star Talent Showcase for Baseball and Softball. The top players from across North Carolina and South Carolina will be given the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of a large gathering of college and professional baseball scouts and college softball coaches. These talent showcases are scheduled for June 15 (Baseball) and June 22 (Softball.) To enroll in either showcase, please visit www.battleofthebordershowcase.com

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]BATTLE OF THE BORDER ALL STAR SHOWCASE SCHEDULE[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]JUNE 15
BASEBALL TALENT SHOWCASE[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] 9TH GRADE ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME[/FONT]
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JUNE 16
FUTURE STARS ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] VARSITY ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME[/FONT]
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JUNE 22
SOFTBALL TALENT SHOWCASE[/FONT]
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JUNE 23
FUTURE STARS ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] VARSITY ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] (*softball games are a best of 3 series)[/FONT]