Spinners highlight All-Star outfield

There will be some familiar faces in the outfield in Lowell on Aug. 16 when the best of the New York-Penn League meet for the midsummer classic.

Hometown favorites Matty Johnson, Keury De La Cruz and Seth Schwindenhammer were all selected as All-Star outfielders from the Spinners for the 2011 New York-Penn League All-Star Game on Monday as the league announced rosters and coaching staffs for the annual contest.

Williamsport, a Phillies affiliate, will counter on the National League side with three outfielders of their own in Kelly Dugan, Aaron Altherr and Kyrell Hudson.

The league's top home run hitter, Hudson Valley's Jeff Malm, will lead the American League lineup from first base, and the circuit's top base stealer, Aberdeen outfielder Glynn Davis, also was named to the squad. Davis is 18-for-21 in stolen base attempts.

Staten Island's Mason Williams, Mahoning Valley's Tony Wolters and De La Cruz, the league's top three hit leaders, will represent the AL affiliates. The NL affiliates squad will feature the left side of the Brooklyn infield in shortstop Daniel Muno, hitting .338, and third baseman Richard Lucas, batting .322.

On the mound, Jamestown's Josh Hodges should see action after going 5-0 with a 3.58 ERA in 10 starts for the Marlins affiliate. He's tied for the league lead in wins and has 31 strikeouts in 55 innings.

Staten Island closer Brandon Pinder could get the ball in late innings again for the AL squad. He made the team after leading the league with 10 saves and a 0.50 ERA in 18 innings for the Yankees.

The game will be played at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. The full rosters and coaching staffs for the game are below:

2011 New York-Penn League All-Star Teams
A.L. Affiliates All-Star Team				N.L. Affiliates All-Star Team
Pitchers
PLAYER	POS	TEAM		PLAYER	POS	TEAM
Charlie Cononie	RHP	Hudson Valley		Gabriel Arias	RHP	Williamsport
Evan DeLuca	LHP	Staten Island		Jonathan Cornelius	LHP	Batavia
Robert Dickmann	LHP	Hudson Valley		Benjamin Grisz	RHP	Auburn
Trent Howard	LHP	Aberdeen		Kyle Hallock	LHP	Tri-City
Danny Jimenez	LHP	Mahoning Valley		Josh Hodges	RHP	Jamestown
Parker Markel	RHP	Hudson Valley		Michael Maness	RHP	Batavia
Tanner Peters	RHP	Vermont		Todd McInnis	RHP	Batavia
Branden Pinder	RHP	Staten Island		Mike Nesseth	RHP	Williamsport
Brennan Smith	RHP	Connecticut		Tyson Seng	RHP	Brooklyn
Jeff Urlaub	LHP	Vermont		Chase Wier	RHP	Jamestown
Position Players
PLAYER	POS	TEAM		PLAYER	POS	TEAM
Matt Rice	C	Hudson Valley		Juan Castillo	C	Batavia
Nick Rickles	C	Vermont		Samuel Gonzalez	C	State College
Dean Green	DH	Connecticut		Joe Bergman	2B	Batavia
Sean Jamieson	SS	Vermont		Terrence Dayleg	1B	Jamestown
Dudley Leonora	2B	Aberdeen		Matt Duffy	3B	Tri-City
Jeff Malm	1B	Hudson Valley		Hendry Jimenez	2B	Auburn
Chih Fang Pan	2B	Vermont		Richard Lucas	3B	Brooklyn
Jordan Smith	3B	Mahoning Valley		David Medina	1B	Batavia
Casey Stevenson	3B	Staten Island		Daniel Muno	SS	Brooklyn
Joe Velleggia	1B	Aberdeen		Bryce Ortega	SS	Auburn
Tony Wolters	SS	Mahoning Valley		Matt Skole	DH	Auburn
Glynn Davis	OF	Aberdeen		Aaron Altherr	OF	Williamsport
Keury De La Cruz	OF	Lowell		Kelly Dugan	OF	Williamsport
Matty Johnson	OF	Lowell		Justin Gominsky	OF	Tri-City
Bryson Myles	OF	Mahoning Valley		Kyrell Hudson	OF	Williamport
Seth Schwindenhammer	OF	Lowell		Travis Taijeron	OF	Brooklyn
Mason Williams	OF	Staten Island		Charles Thurber	DH	Brooklyn
Field Staff
NAME	POS	TEAM		NAME	POS	TEAM
Carlos Febles	Manager			Stubby Clapp	Manager
Paul Abbott	Pitching			Gary Ruby	Pitching
Rich Gedman	Hitting	Lowell		Mark Bailey	Hitting
Mauricio Elizondo	Ath. Trainer			Kevin Ortega	Ath. Trainer
Keita Terada	Asst. Ath. Trainer			Michael Kenyon	Asst. Ath. Trainer

Note: Garin Cecchini (3B, Lowell) was named to the American League team, but will not participate due to injury. Brent Keys (OF, Jamestown) and Carlos Mesa (OF, State College) were named to the National League team, but will not participate due to injury.