Westfield Starfires and Northeastern University outfielder Anthony Ruggiero has been added to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game to be played at Worcester’s Polar Park, home of the AAA Worcester Red Sox, on Tuesday, July 22.
Ruggiero gives the Starfires six players in the contest and eight total representatives participating in the festivities across the two days of events in Worcester.
He will join Team Smiles, which will be managed by current Norwich Sea Unicorns manager and former Starfires bench boss Kyle Dembrowski.
Ruggiero has had a strong run for the Starfires. He heads into the All-Star Game hitting .282, with 33 hits in 117 at-bats including four doubles and four home runs, driving in 20 and scoring 17. He has also swiped 10 bases on the campaign.
In the outfield, he has completed 31 putouts and added an outfield assist, compiling a .914 fielding percentage in 161 innings, all in right field.
He was named FCBL Player of the Week for the week ending July 13, thanks to a 7-for-15 performance that included a grand slam against the Worcester Bravehearts at Fitton Field.
Tickets to the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby can be found at polarpark.com/futuresleague, while tickets to home Starfires games can be purchased at www.westfieldstarfires.com.
