The World All-Star team led by game MVP Tyler Collins, defeated Team Australia 8-5 in the inaugural All-Star Game played in Perth.

Team Australia had a slow start in the heat as the World All-Stars jumped to a 4-0 lead by scoring in each of the first three innings.
 
In the first, Perth Heat outfielder James McOwen came home on a double play groundout by Denny Almonte. They pushed the lead to four in the third when Team Australia left fielder Tom Brice lost a fly ball in the sun, allowing Collins to cross the plate.
 
The National Team, on home soil for the first time in two years, then mounted a comeback, scoring three in the sixth to cut the deficit to one. Beginning the inning against Adelaide southpaw Rink Singh, Team Australia had their first offensive success of the evening. Matt Kennelly entered the game as a pinch hitter and knocked home Justin Huber and Stefan Welch on a single to centre. He reached third on a throw to the plate and scored when an ensuing pitch made it past catcher Ayatsugu Yamashita, squirting to the backstop.
 
Then, Collins took over.  After Brian Burgamy and Yamashita led off the seventh with back-to-back singles, he stepped to the plate against Perth's Cameron Lamb. He then drove a 1-0 pitch deep to left centre field, clearing the wall for a game-changing three-run homer. The shot extended the World team's lead to 7-4 and the home side didn’t get another play for the game.
 
Team Australia Manager Jon Deeble said that despite the loss, it was an exciting event.
 
“The biggest thing to come out of today was Josh Roberts.  He was fantastic.  We also got to watch our young pitchers who are shaping up to have really good arms,” Deeble said.
 
“The team and coaching staff got a lot out of the game and it is exciting to recognise that we will soon be adding more players to the Majors”.
 
“In some ways we are a victim of our own success, because we have a record number of guys in the Majors and that limits their availability”.
 
“We will have a window of opportunity to have them play at the World Baseball Classic in 2013 and that is our focus.”