6/8/09

SALLY League All-Stars




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 8, 2009

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ANNOUNCES ROSTERS
FOR 50TH ANNUAL SAL ALL-STAR GAME

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—Eric Krupa, president of the South Atlantic League, has announced the rosters for the 50th Annual SAL All-Star Game, scheduled to be played on June 23, 2009, at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia.

For the Northern Division, the Hickory Crawdads and Lakewood BlueClaws tied for the team-high number of representatives, at six apiece. Lakewood's Anthony Gose will start in center field while Hickory's Michael Bianucci will be in right field. Greensboro places four players on the team, including Ben Lasater at first base and Paul Gran at third base. Host West Virginia provides three players, including shortstop Chase D'Arnaud and designated hitter Calvin Anderson. Delmarva, Hagerstown, Kannapolis, and Lake County each provide two players. Each team claims one of the starting spots, with Delmarva's Richard Zagone being voted in as the starting pitcher, Derek Norris from Hagerstown as the catcher, Tyler Kuhn from Kannapolis will be in left field and Lake County's Karexon Sanchez will be at second base.
Lakewood manager Dusty Wathan will skipper the Northern Division All-Stars. Wathan is in his first season in the league, having managed in Williamsport (New York-Penn League) in 2008. Wathan will be assisted by West Virginia manager Gary Green, Kannapolis manager Ernie Young, Lakewood coach Tim Gradoville, and West Virginia pitching coach Jeff Johnson. West Virginia's Keito Homma will serve as the team's trainer.

For the Southern Division, the Greenville Drive led the division with five players, including starting pitcher Casey Kelly and first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Asheville, Charleston and Savannah each have four representatives, and each team provides two starters. Asheville's Jordan Pacheco will be the catcher and Scott Robinson will be in center field. Charleston sends Melky Mesa in right field and Daniel Brewer as the designated hitter. Savannah starters include Joshua Satin at second base and Sean Ratliff in left field. Lexington and Rome each send three players, with Lexington's Ebert Rosario starting at third base. Augusta and Bowling Green contribute two players each, with Bowling Green's Tim Beckham named as the starting shortstop.

Greenville skipper Kevin Boles will manage the Southern Division squad. Currently in his ninth season as a manager, and second with the Drive, Boles was on the staff of the Southern Division for the 2008 All-Star Game. Joining Boles on the Southern Division coaching staff will be Charleston manager Torre Tyson, Charleston pitching coach Jeff Ware, Greenville hitting coach Billy McMillon, Greenville pitching coach Bob Kipper and Lexington pitching coach Charley Taylor. Handling the trainer's duties will be Augusta's James Petra.

Both all-star teams will be represented by 27 players, selected by the votes of the team’s managers and coaching staffs, local media and front office executives. Appalachian Power Park will host its first SAL All-Star game. The city of Charleston, WV last hosted the game back in 1989 at Watt Powel Park. The annual SAL All-Star Game dates to 1960, when the All-Stars defeated the Salisbury club, 6-2, in Newton, N.C.

"Once again, the talent that will be showcased in this game will be tremendous," said Krupa. "The expectations of the fans are high, and I believe they will have a fun time during this exciting event. Executive Vice President Andy Milovich, General Manager Joe Payne and the staff in West Virginia have been working for a long time to live up to the tradition and host one of the most anticipated events on our baseball calendar.”

A variety of events, nicknamed the 2009 All-Star Jamboree, have been scheduled in Charleston along with the SAL All-Star Game. A Country Road Trip during the day on Monday, June 22nd will offer whitewater rafting, tree-top canopy tour, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing and fishing. A Downtown Hoedown is slated for Monday evening in downtown Charleston in conjunction with "Festiv-ALL," the yearly city-wide arts and entertainment festival. An Energy Tour is scheduled for Tuesday morning, and will include a trip to an active mountain top mining operation and underground coal mine. A tour of the John Amos Power plant will conclude the trip that will allow the participants to see the journey of how coal is turned into electricity. The All-Star Game is scheduled to begin at 7:35pm on Tuesday, June 23rd.
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2009 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR ROSTERS



NORTHERN DIVISION

MANAGER Dusty Wathan Lakewood

COACH
Gary Green
West Virginia

COACH
Tim Gradoville
Lakewood

COACH
Ernie Young
Kannapolis

COACH
Jeff Johnson
West Virginia

PITCHERS

Richard Zagone
Delmarva

Tyler Cloyd
Lakewood

Justin DeFratus
Lakewood

Johnny Dorn
Greensboro

Rudy Owens
West Virginia

Yoon-Hee Nam
Hickory

Peter Andrelczyk
Greensboro

Dan Remenowsky
Kannapolis

Alexander Perez
Lake County

Marcos Frias
Hagerstown

Brian Rosenberg
Lakewood

Martin Perez
Hickory

CATCHERS

Derek Norris
Hagerstown

Doug Hogan
Hickory

Travis D'Arnaud
Lakewood

FIRST BASEMAN

Ben Lasater
Greensboro

SECOND BASEMAN

Karexon Sanchez
Lake County

THIRD BASEMAN

Paul Gran
Greensboro

SHORTSTOP

Chase D’Arnaud
West Virginia

UTILITY INFIELDER

Erik Morrison
Hickory

UTILITY INFIELDER

Harold Garcia
Lakewood

RIGHT FIELD
Michael Bianucci
Hickory

CENTER FIELD
Anthony Gose
Lakewood

LEFT FIELD
Tyler Kuhn
Kannapolis

UTILITY OUTFIELDER
David Paisano
Hickory

UTILITY OUTFIELDER
Ronnie Welty
Delmarva

DESIGNATED HITTER
Calvin Anderson
West Virginia

TRAINER
Keito Homma
West Virginia



SOUTHERN DIVISION

MANAGER

Kevin Boles
Greenville

COACH

Torre Tyson
Charleston

COACH

Billy McMillon
Greenville

COACH
Jeff Ware

Charleston
COACH

Bob Kipper
Greenville
COACH

Charley Taylor
Lexington

PITCHERS

Casey Kelly
Greenville

Jeffrey Kaplan
Savannah


Robert Bono
Lexington

Hector Noesi
Charleston

Christian Friedrich
Asheville

Ezekiel Spruill
Rome

Pat Venditte
Charleston

Ross Seaton
Lexington

Daniel Runzler
Augusta

Jimmy Johnson
Savannah

Armando Zerpa
Greenville

Chris Andujar
Bowling Green

CATCHERS

Jordan Pacheco
Asheville

Tim Federowicz
Greenville

Jesus Sucre
Rome

FIRST BASEMAN

Anthony Rizzo
Greenville

SECOND BASEMAN

Joshua Satin
Savannah


THIRD BASEMAN

Ebert Rosario
Lexington

SHORTSTOP

Tim Beckham
Bowling Green

UTILITY INFIELDER

James Cesario
Asheville

UTILITY INFIELDER

Juan Perez
Augusta

RIGHT FIELD

Melky Mesa
Charleston

CENTER FIELD

Scott Robinson
Asheville

LEFT FIELD

Sean Ratliff
Savannah

UTILITY OUTFIELDER

David Mailman
Greenville

UTILITY OUTFIELDER

Luis Sumoza
Rome

DESIGNATED HITTER

Daniel Brewer
Charleston

TRAINER

James Petra
Augusta

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