Boyd leads TL South All-Stars to victory
FRISCO, Texas -- Oakland's B.J. Boyd came into the Texas League All-Star Game ranked fifth on the Double-A circuit with 83 base hits.The Midland outfielder showed why Tuesday night as he helped propel the South All-Stars to a 10-3 victory over the North in front of 10,317 at Dr Pepper
FRISCO, Texas -- Oakland's B.J. Boyd came into the Texas League All-Star Game ranked fifth on the Double-A circuit with 83 base hits.
The Midland outfielder showed why Tuesday night as he helped propel the South All-Stars to a 10-3 victory over the North in front of 10,317 at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
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Boyd sparked a seven-run fourth inning with two hits and he finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored en route to snaring BUSH'S Beans All-Star MVP honors.
After tying the game in the second inning with a two-run double to right field, the 2012 fourth-rounder opened the fourth with a single to center off Tulsa left-hander
"I was telling myself to take this like it's a normal season game and just to relax," said Boyd. "I just wanted to find my pitch and hit it. I haven't been at an All-Star Game at this big of a level. I came into this season with high hopes for myself and putting pressure on myself, just showing my family I'm serious about this game."
The South squad collected eight hits while sending 12 batters to the plate in the fourth. The big blows were a two-run double by Texas League home run leader
Trevino feels at home at All-Star Game
Big offensive nights have become something of the norm for Boyd this season. He amassed one four-hit game and six three-hit outings in the first half of the season. He batted .305 and put together a 13-game hitting streak.
That big first half carried over Tuesday. The only difference for Boyd was that his brother, Brandon, surprised him by driving in from California to watch him play.
"I felt like I was at home here," said Boyd, whose only other All-Star appearance came in 2013 with Class A Short Season Vermont. "Motivation is the key right now."
The North opened the game with an offensive burst, scoring twice in the top of the first off South starter
The South took the lead in the second, scoring three times off Springfield's
Rios knotted the game in the third with a solo shot to right-center off Frisco's
While Boyd was the offensive star, he had plenty of company on a South squad that finished with 14 hits. Davis, the 13th-ranked Houston prospect, had a pair of hits and two RBIs. Second baseman
Frisco's
"I just wanted to go to the mound and throw strikes, and it was good," said Jurado. "I think we settled down after the start. I wasn't nervous out there. The All-Star Game is a little more difficult, but it was all good out there."
Anthony Andro is a contributor to MiLB.com.