t was a close race down the stretch, but Martinsville’s Phil Cerreto (Longwood) edged Wilmington’s Adam Eggemeyer (SIU Edwardsville) with eight home runs with a wooden bat for 24 total points (3 points per home run). Eggemeyer finished one shy at seven home runs for 21 total points.

The 2008 CPL All-Star Home Run Derby champion Barrett Kleinknecht (Francis Marion) of Florence made a good showing with six home runs for 18 points, while Peninsula’s Jake McAloose (Old Dominion) also connected on six homers for 18 points.

Below is a complete run down of the 2009 CPL All-Star Home Run Derby:

Round 1:
National CPL All-Stars:
Randolph Oduber (Gastonia / Western Oklahoma State) – 1 homer = 3 pts.
Stewart Ijames (Thomasville / Louisville) – 1 homer = 3 pts.
Greyson Schram (Gastonia / Concord) – 1 homer (aluminum) = 1 pt.
Phil Cerreto (Martinsville / Longwood) – 2 homers = 6 pts.
Gerard Hall (Edenton / Old Dominion) – 1 homer = 3 pts.
Ronnie Shaban (Petersburg / Virginia Tech) – 0 homers
Sam DiMatteo (Florence / Cal. Univ. of Penn.) – 0 homers
Josh Whitaker (Outer Banks / Kennesaw State) – 2 homers (1 wood/1 alum.) = 4 pts.

American CPL All-Stars:
Jake Magner (Edenton / North Dakota) – 0 homers
Adam Eggemeyer (Wilmington / SIU Edwardsville) – 2 homers = 6 pts.
Barrett Kleinknecht (Florence / Francis Marion) – 2 homers = 6 pts.
Craige Lyerly (Asheboro / Catawba) – 0 homers
Konstantine Diamaduros (Forest City / Wofford) – 1 homer = 3 pts.
Matt Skirving (Fayetteville / Eastern Michigan) – 1 homer = 3 pts.
Jake McAloose (Peninsula / Old Dominion) – 4 homers = 12 pts.
Brendan Rowland (Fayetteville / Albany) – 1 homer = 3 pts.