The Butler BlueSox and Pullman Park will be hosting the 2013 Prospect League All-Star Game next season.

Butler was awarded the game recently after Terre Haute and Richmond, Ind. — two other league franchises bidding to host the game — deferred to the BlueSox.

The game will be held July 17 — an evening start with the exact time to be determined — with fireworks following the game. A home run derby and Major League Baseball Scouting Combine will precede it that afternoon.

“This is fabulous, fantastic news,” BlueSox co-owner William “Wink” Robinson said. “We’re so excited to be getting this game.

“Scouts will be in here from all over the place, parents of all-star players, coaches ... It is another opportunity to show off our community.”

The BlueSox have set attendance records each of the last two summers, with more than 20,000 fans attending their home games in 2012.

An informal league meeting was held at the 2012 All-Star Game, when the BlueSox expressed interest in hosting the 2013 game. The team put together a presentation at the league meeting in September.

“There is no economic incentive surrounding this,” Prospect League Commissioner Dave Chase said. “No team makes a financial bid to the league or anything like that.

“We like to reward franchises that do things right and the BlueSox ownership group definitely does things right. Butler has a good ballpark and good hotels ... We want our players to be treated right.

“The purpose of this game is to give the players and the community a chance to shine,” Chase added. “Butler’s fans have earned the right to host this game.”

BlueSox manager Anthony Rebyanski described the fan base here as “one of the best in the league. Our fans are loud, intense and right on top of you.

“The atmosphere at this game should be memorable,” he said. “Talking to players on other teams, a lot of them enjoy coming to Butler more than playing in their own stadiums. Butler is a supportive city in all sports.”

Rebyanski managed the East Division team at last year’s all-star game.

“It was a great experience. The talent on the field was very impressive,” Rebyanski said.

The BlueSox and Prospect League were both formed in 2009. The league all-star game rotates each year between an Eastern Division and Western Division town. Springfield’s Robin Roberts Field hosted last year’s game. Terre Haute will host the game in 2014.

Ticket prices for the All-Star Game have not been determined, though Robinson said they will not cost much above the price of attending a regular season game. Tickets will not be available until December at the earliest. An announcement on ticket availability will be forthcoming.

“We expect to fill the ballpark on that night. I think the game will be sold out,” Robinson said.

BlueSox season ticket holders and host families will be given first priority toward buying All-Star Game tickets, Robinson said.

The MLB Scouting Combine will be open to the public. A luncheon for the 60 all-stars will precede that with a well-known Pittsburgh sports personality serving as guest speaker.

“We’re looking to line up a baseball celebrity there, if possible,” Robinson said.

Chase said the number of major league scouts attending the combine varies from year to year.

“We’ve had as few as 15 to 20, as many as three dozen,” he said. “With this game being played in the northeast, I anticipate a high turnout of scouts,” he said.