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| Eight San Antonio Missions Earn All-Star Spots |
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| On the Farm - San Antonio | |||
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| Monday, 13 June 2011 15:10 | |||
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San Antonio – The rosters for the 75th Texas League All-Star game were announced today with eight Missions being named to the South Division All-Star team.
San Antonio pitchers Anthony Bass, Brad Brach, Casey Kelly and Jorge Reyes were selected to the team along with second baseman Vince Belnome, outfielder Sawyer Carroll, third baseman James Darnell and catcher Ali Solis. Belnome, Darnell and Solis were chosen as starters while Carroll was named as a reserve. The starting pitchers will be named at a later date.
Missions Manager Doug Dascenzo will skipper the South Division squad with the rest of the San Antonio field staff (Pitching Coach Jimmy Jones, Hitting Coach Tom Tornicasa and Trainer Nathan Stewart) serving in the same capacity during the game.
The North Division will be managed by Brian Poldberg of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Pitching Coach Larry Carter, Hitting Coach Terry Bradshaw and Trainer Tony Medina of the Naturals will function in the same role for the game.
The game is Wednesday, June 29 with the first pitch scheduled at 7:15 p.m. and gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the Missions box office, on-line at www.samissions.com or by calling (210) 675-7275.
Bass is 6-3 with a 3.53 ERA in 11 starts. In 63.2 innings pitched he allowed 56 hits, 26 runs (25 earned) with 17 walks and 60 strikeouts. He ranks second in the Texas League in fewest baserunners allowed per nine innings (10.32), tied for second in wins, third in lowest batting average against (.239), fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (8.48), fifth in strikeouts and fewest walks per nine innings (2.40). Belnome is hitting .308 (64-for-208) with 11 home runs and 45 RBI in 57 games. He is tied for third in the Texas League in walks (38), fourth in doubles (16) and ranks fifth in RBI and on-base percentage (.415). He has six homers and 16 RBI in his last six games and since May 28, he leads all of professional baseball with 24 RBI and is tied with Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers for the most home runs with eight.
Brach is 2-2 with a 2.65 ERA and a league-high 16 saves. He has surrendered just 24 hits, 10 earned runs in 34.0 innings while walking only five and striking out 53. He leads all Texas League relievers in strikeouts per nine innings (14.03), fewest walks per nine innings (1.06) and fewest baserunners per nine innings (7.94) and is second in lowest batting average against (.194).
Carroll is ninth in the Texas League in hitting at .311 (55-for-177) and has eight home runs, 27 RBI, six stolen bases and 29 runs scored in 52 games.
Darnell is hitting .351 (79-for-225) with a team-high 13 homers and 48 RBI. He leads the Texas League in doubles (22), extra-base hits (36), is second in hits, RBI, on-base percentage (.444), third in average, slugging percentage (.631), runs (50), total bases (142) and fourth in walks (38) and home run per at-bat ratio (1/17.3). He is tied for fourth in all of minor league baseball in extra-base hits and among Double-A he is fourth in average and total bases and tied for fourth in runs and fifth in RBI, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and is tied for sixth in homers and hits.
Kelly has posted a 4-2 record with a 3.98 ERA in 13 starts. He has thrown 72.1 innings and allowed 79 hits, 40 runs (32 earned) with 20 walks and 55 strikeouts. He is tied for the league-lead in starts and second in innings pitched and is second on the staff in strikeouts.
Reyes is 3-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 starts. He has yielded 57 hits, 24 runs (23 earned), 16 walks while striking out 51 in 54.2 innings. He ranks 10th in the Texas League in ERA and is third on the staff in strikeouts.
Solis leads all Texas League catchers in hitting at .297 (38-for-128). He also has nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 17 RBI, a .343 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage in 36 games.
The Arkansas Travelers (L.A. Angels of Anaheim) had the most selections with nine, San Antonio, the Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers) and the Tulsa Drillers (Colorado Rockies) were second with eight followed by the Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) with five, the Midland RockHounds (Oakland A’s) and Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros) with four and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Kansas City Royals) with two selections.
NORTH ALL-STAR ROSTER
PITCHER TEAM W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO Orangel Arenas Arkansas 6-3 3.48 0 64.2 63 28 25 18 22 Michael Blazek Springfield 7-2^ 4.50 0 64.0 69 36 32 24 52 Ryan Brasier Arkansas 0-1 0.49 12 18.1 13 2 1 8 18 Maikel Cleto Springfield 2-1 2.70 0 30.0 30 13 9 11 34 Stephen Dodson Tulsa 6-1 4.46 1 34.1 33 18 17 14 24 Christian Friedrich Tulsa 4-4 4.29 0 65.0 68 41 31 18 53 Juan Nicasio Tulsa 5-1 2.22^ 0 56.2 48 15 14 10 63 Trevor Reckling Arkansas 1-6 3.90 0 62.1 62 36 27 23 46 Garrett Richards Arkansas 6-1 3.57 0 70.2 61 32 28 26 54 Matt Shoemaker Arkansas 4-1 2.91 0 55.2 55 19 18 7 52
INFIELDERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Matt Adams* Springfield .354 195 37 69 14 2 15 47 0 Darin Holcomb Tulsa .254 189 25 48 12 0 4 22 0 Ryan Jackson Springfield .265 211 27 56 14 0 4 26 2 Luis Jimenez* Arkansas .272 206 24 56 20 0 5 39 9 Ryan Mount* Arkansas .329 161 27 53 12 1 5 34 9 Ben Paulsen Tulsa .247 235 29 58 12 1 7 29 0 Darwin Perez* Arkansas .304 181 31 55 8 4 1 27 10
CATCHERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Salvador Perez NW Arkansas .247 158 15 39 6 0 3 9 0 Wilin Rosario* Tulsa .250 184 26 46 6 2 9 20 0
OUTFIELDERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Scott Beerer Tulsa .327 199 36 65 12 0 9 27 9 Alex Castellanos* Springfield .308 208 38 64 10 2 14 41 4 Mike Trout* Arkansas .323 201 46 65 8 8 7 19 21 Tim Wheeler* Tulsa .322 245^ 55 79 14 5 17^ 55^ 11
DES. HITTER TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Anthony Seratelli NW Arkansas .320 181 43 58 5 1 6 27 13
FIELD STAFF TEAM Brian Poldberg, Manager NW Arkansas Larry Carter, Pitching Coach NW Arkansas Terry Bradshaw, Hitting Coach NW Arkansas Tony Medina, Trainer NW Arkansas
*Voted in as a starter ^League Leader
SOUTH ALL-STAR ROSTER
PITCHER TEAM W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO Anthony Bass San Antonio 6-3 3.53 0 63.2 56 26 25 17 60 Brad Brach San Antonio 2-2 2.65 16^ 34.0 24 10 10 5 53 Xavier Cedeno Corpus Christi 4-4 3.77 0 76.1^ 71 36 32 30 66 Adalberto Flores Frisco 1-1 2.97 1 33.1 30 12 11 21 33 Ethan Hollingsworth Midland 3-2 3.78 0 52.1 56 28 22 14 33 Casey Kelly San Antonio 4-2 3.98 0 72.1 79 40 32 20 55 Dallas Keuchel Corpus Christi 4-5 3.16 0 68.1 62 25 24 16 37 Justin Miller Frisco 5-1 3.26 4 30.1 26 11 11 9 31 Martin Perez Frisco 4-1 3.03 0 71.1 68 26 24 27 68^ Jorge Reyes San Antonio 3-1 3.79 0 54.2 57 24 23 16 51
INFIELDERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Vince Belnome* San Antonio .308 208 40 64 16 1 11 45 0 James Darnell* San Antonio .351 225 50 79 22^ 1 13 48 1 Grant Green Midland .285 221 28 63 13 1 2 28 1 Tommy Mendonca Frisco .305 226 37 69 14 2 13 43 0 Renny Osuna Frisco .304 184 28 56 8 0 4 26 5 Michael Spina* Midland .269 216 36 58 15 0 10 45 1 Wladimir Sutil* Corpus Christi .295 183 27 54 8 0 2 13 13
CATCHERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Jose Felix Frisco .221 131 14 29 6 0 2 12 0 Ali Solis* San Antonio .297 128 16 38 9 1 3 17 0
OUTFIELDERS TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Sawyer Carroll San Antonio .311 177 29 55 10 4 8 27 6 Leonys Martin* Frisco .357 84 19 30 6 2 3 18 8 Jermaine Mitchell* Midland .367^ 237 62^ 87^ 12 13^ 10 41 11 J.D. Martinez* Corpus Christi .309 162 16 50 14 0 3 36 0
DES. HITTER TEAM AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Michael Bianucci Frisco .263 228 35 60 13 0 13 43 3
FIELD STAFF TEAM Doug Dascenzo, Manager San Antonio Jimmy Jones, Pitching Coach San Antonio Tom Tornicasa, Hitting Coach San Antonio Nathan Stewart, Trainer San Antonio
*Voted in as a starter ^League Leader
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