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NECBL Alumni participating in Triple-A All-Star Game; Two others earn weekly awards!

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – A number of New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) alumni have made splashes at the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) level this past week, with two earning spots in tonight’s Triple-A All-Star Game and two others earning weekly honors at their respective leagues.

Triple-A All-Star Game
Bobby Korecky (Torrington 1999) will play in tonight’s Triple-A All Star Game representing Buffalo (Toronto) for the International League. Ben Paulsen (Keene 2009) will represent Colorado Springs for the Pacific Coast League in the same contest.

The Triple-A All-Star Game will be held in Durham, N.C., and can be seen on both MLB Network andMiLB.TV. The Eastern League All-Star Clash will be played in Altoona, Pa., and broadcast on MiLB.TV. Both games will begin at 7 p.m. ET.ine

International League (Triple-A)
Adam Wilk (Newport 2007) was named the International League Pitcher of the Week for the week spanning June 30-July 6th

On the year, the southpaw owns a 7-8 record and 4.33 ERA in 19 appearances (18 starts) while striking out 81 and allowing just 28 walks.

California League (Class-A Advanced)
Conrad Gregor (Newport 2011) was named the California League Player of the Week for the week spanning July 7-13.

On the year, the left-handed-hitting first baseman has appeared in 44 games and is batting a shade less than .300 on the year, hitting at a .298 (48-for-161) clip with 13 doubles, a triple, one home run and 28 RBI. He owns an OPS of .817 thanks to an impressive .298/.407/.410 slash line.--

The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a wooden bat college summer league that fields teams in all six New England states. Partially funded by Major League Baseball, the NECBL started play in 1994 and has sent over 100 alumni to the Major Leagues. For continuing coverage of the NECBL, visit NECBL.com and follow the league on Twitter and on Facebook.