FOREST CITY, N.C.--Gastonia Grizzlies first baseman David Chester (Pittsburgh) won the 2010 CPL All Star Home Run Derby Monday night, with 11 total home runs, defeating Edenton’s Brian Billigen (Cornell), who won a one-on-one “swing off” against Florence’s Ronnie Freeman (Kennesaw State) for the right to face Chester in the final round.

The Coastal Plain League All-Star Break signifies only two weeks left in the regular season. When action resumes on Wednesday, July 21, it'll start a 13-day sprint to the finish for teams looking to make the Pettit Cup Playoffs in the second half.

Complicating matter is the weather. After a June with many sunny days, the rains have come through much of the CPL cities in July. With such a tight schedule already, doubleheaders will be prevalent as the playoff race reaches its climax.