Press Release: - SP - Chris Schwinden

The International League today announced that Buffalo Bisons RHP CHRIS SCHWDINEN has been selected to the IL’s 2011 All-Star Team. Schwinden and the IL’s best will face the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team at the 24th Annual Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13 at Spring Mobile Ballpark in Salt Lake City, UT. Next season’s 25th annual Triple-A All-Star Game will be played in Buffalo, NY at the home of the Buffalo Bisons, Coca-Cola Field. Schwinden, 25, is having a breakout season with the Bisons, his first career time at the Triple-A level. He leads the Bisons’ staff in all pitching triple crown categories with five wins, a 3.12ERA and 67 strikeouts. His ERA also ranks 10th-best in the International League Overall, Schwinden is 5-3 in 14 games with 63 hits allowed in a team-high 80.2 innings of work. Schwinden began the 2011 season in the bullpen for Double-A Binghamton. He was promoted to the Herd on April 16 and struck out a season-high nine batters that night in his Triple-A debut in Pawtucket. He picked up his first Triple-A win in his third start with 5.2 shutout innings on April 26 in Rochester. He has also won his last two starts, which included retiring 17 consecutive batters on Sunday in a victory over Norfolk. Schwinden has pitched five innings or more in 13 of his 14 starts and allowed three of fewer runs in 11 of his appearances. This is the fourth consecutive year a pitcher will represent the Bisons in the Triple-A All-Star Game following LHP RICH RUNDLES (2008), RHP NELSON FIGUEROA (2009) and LHP PAT MISCH (2010).