MLL All-Star Game 2013: Date, Start Time, Rosters and More

The top players in Major League Lacrosse will take the field in Charlotte on Saturday, July 13, for the 2013 MLL All-Star Game, and it’s a showdown you can’t afford to miss.

The last four MLL All-Star Games have been decided by one goal, and this year should be a close battle as well.

Each team in the league is well represented, with the Chesapeake Bayhawks earning eight All-Stars, just one more than the Denver Outlaws. In total, 38 players have been selected to participate in the night’s festivities.

While the players for this year’s All-Star Game have been announced, the individual team rosters won’t be determined until Friday night. Inside Lacrosse reports that a pair of Ultimate Fan Fantasy winners will draft the two opposing All-Star teams, named Supernova and Eclipse, on Friday.

Below is everything you need to know about this year’s showcase, with general information about the All-Star Game, the player to keep an eye on throughout the exhibition as well as the goalie who is bound to flaunt his shot-saving talents on Saturday night.

When: Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m. ET

Where: American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

TV Info: ESPN2

2013 Major League Lacrosse All-Stars (Teams to be determined July 12)

Player	Position	Team	ASG Appearances
Kevin Buchanan	Midfield	Boston	3
Paul Rabil	Midfield	Boston	6
Mike Stone	Midfield	Boston	2
Kyle Sweeney	Defense	Boston	6
Ryan Flanagan	Defense	Charlotte	2
Peet Poillon	Midfield	Charlotte	4
Brett Schmidt	Defense	Charlotte	1
Ryan Young	Attack	Charlotte	1
Matt Abbott	Midfield	Chesapeake	3
Steven Brooks	Midfield	Chesapeake	3
Kyle Dixon	Midfield	Chesapeake	5
Barney Ehrman	Defense	Chesapeake	1
Michael Evans	Defense	Chesapeake	4
Ben Ruebor	Attack	Chesapeake	1
Kip Turner	Goalie	Chesapeake	1
Drew Westervelt	Attack	Chesapeake	5
Chris Bocklet	Attack	Denver	1
Zack Greer	Midfield	Denver	1
Anthony Kelly	Faceoff	Denver	1
Jesse Schwartzman	Goalie	Denver	6
Jeremy Sieverts	Midfield	Denver	2
Drew Snider	Midfield	Denver	1
Lee Zink	Defense	Denver	7
Kevin Crowley	Midfield	Hamilton	1
Kevin Cunningham	Attack	Hamilton	1
Brodie Merill	Defense	Hamilton	8
Brett Queener	Goalie	Hamilton	4
Joe Walters	Midfield	Hamilton	6
Drew Adams	Goalie	New York	3
Greg Gurenlian	Faceoff	New York	1
Brian Karalunas	Defense	New York	2
Rob Pannell	Attack	New York	1
Kyle Hartzell	Defense	Ohio	3
Steele Stanwick	Attack	Ohio	1
Ned Crotty	Attack	Rochester	3
Jordan MacIntosh	Midfield	Rochester	1
Mike Manley	Defense	Rochester	1
Matt Striebel	Midfield	Rochester	9
All-Stars courtesy of MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.

Player to Watch: Chris Bocklet, Attacker, Denver

The Outlaws have been unstoppable this season, and Chris Bocklet is one of the main reasons why. Denver has been the top team in the league, going undefeated through 10 games, and Bocklet is one point behind Boston’s Paul Rabil for the league scoring lead. The attacker is the player to watch with Rabil out of the showcase, according to Inside Lacrosse.

Bocklet has scored 33 goals and racked up nine assists for 42 points, already doubling his points total from a year ago, when he scored 17 goals and had three assists for 20 points in seven games. Consequently, he was an easy selection for the All-Star Game this season.

The former Cavalier has quickly emerged as one of the top players in Major League Lacrosse, and he’s only in his second season. Regardless of whether he finishes the 2013 season with the league scoring title, Bocklet clearly has a bright future. This will not be the lone All-Star Game of his career, that’s for sure.

Goalie to Watch: Jesse Schwartzman, Denver

While Bocklet has done a great job in getting Denver on the scoreboard this season, Jesse Schwartzman has played extremely well defending the net for the Outlaws. He’s a perfect 10-0 and has allowed just 82 goals and a pair of two-point goals on the season. He also has five more wins than any other goalie in the league.

Schwartzman leads Major League Lacrosse in goals-against average at 9.29 and is in second place with a .611 save percentage, just .004 behind fellow All-Star Brett Queener for the league lead. The six-foot, 225-pound Schwartzman is easily having the season of his career.

This is the sixth time in seven years that Schwartzman has been selected to the All-Star Game. Just one win away from tying his single-season career high, he is also in position to set new personal bests in goals-against average and save percentage.

Don’t expect a ton of shots to get past Schwartzman on Saturday night.