De Paula, Encinas, Enns, and O'Brien Named to 2013 SAL All-Star Team

Four RiverDogs to Represent Southern Division at 54th All-Star Game on June 18

June 4, 2013

CHARLESTON, SC - The South Atlantic League has announced that the Charleston RiverDogs have four players on the Southern Division roster for the 54^th annual SAL All-Star Game on June 18 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ.

RiverDogs righty Rafael De Paula has been named the starting pitcher for the Southern Division. Fellow Charleston pitchers Gabe Encinas and Dietrich Enns, as well as catcher Peter O'Brien are joining De Paula as All-Stars.

De Paula has been one of the SAL's most dominating pitchers this season, and is currently tied for 2^nd in all on Minor League Baseball while leading the Sally League with an incredible 83 strikeouts. A 6'2", 215 pound righty from La Victoria, Dominican Republic, De Paula is turning heads in his first season in America. The 22-year-old, who has won six of his last seven starts, is sporting a 2.48 ERA and a 6-2 record through his first 11 starts of the year. His league leading 83 strikeouts are even more impressive compared to the 22 walks he has allowed in 54.1 innings pitched. De Paula has had three starts this season where has allowed one hit or less.

Gabe Encinas, who will not participate in the All-Star Game due to an elbow injury, was off to an arguably even better start than De Paula before he was hurt. The Yankees 6^th round pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of high school, Encinas made seven starts this season and was a perfect 3-0 with a miniscule 0.77 ERA, best in the league at the time of his injury. In 35 innings pitched, the 6'3", 195 pound righty allowed just 22 hits and three earned runs to go along with 31 strikeouts.

Lefty reliever Dietrich Enns was not on the RiverDogs roster on opening day, but he has been an ace in the Charleston bullpen. He has gone 4-0 this season with a remarkable 0.56 ERA. The 6'1", 195 pound reliever hails from Frankfort, IL and attended Central Michigan University. He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 19th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. In Enns' first full season in professional baseball, he has gotten off to an impressive start with 54 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched while allowing just 17 hits and two earned runs.

Peter O'Brien has been a force to be reckoned with in the RiverDogs line-up this season. He leads the RiverDogs and is ranked in the top 10 in the SAL with a .316 batting average. O'Brien, a 6'3", 215 pound right-handed batter, also leads the team with seven homers and is second with 34 RBI. The catcher from Miami Gardens, Florida, was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Miami (FL) University.

Augusta leads the Southern Division teams with six All-Stars while West Virginia, Hickory, and Hagerstown pace the way in the Northern Division with six players each as well.

2013 South Atlantic League All-Stars

POSITION	NORTHERN DIVISION
MANAGER	Tripp Keister	Hagerstown
COACH	Mickey Morandini	Lakewood
COACH	Franklin Bravo	Hagerstown

PITCHERS	CJ Edwards	Hickory
	Orlando Castro	West Virginia
	Josh Hader	Delmarva
	Tyler Glasnow	West Virginia
	Frankie Reed	Greensboro
	Steven Inch	Lakewood
	Robert Benincasa	Hagerstown
	Dixon Anderson	Hagerstown
	Alexander Claudio	Hickory
	Ivan Pineyro	Hagerstown

CATCHERS	Chace Numata	Lakewood
	Jorge Alfaro	Hickory
	Pedro Severino	Hagerstown
FIRST BASEMAN	Stetson Allie	West Virginia
SECOND BASEMAN	Micah Johnson	Kannapolis
THIRD BASEMAN	Joey Gallo	Hickory
SHORTSTOP	Dilson Herrera	West Virginia
UTILITY INFIELDER	Ryan Rua	Hickory
UTILITY INFIELDER	Tony Renda	Hagerstown
RIGHT FIELD	Josh Bell	West Virginia
CENTER FIELD	Lewis Brinson	Hickory
LEFT FIELD	Jason Coats	Kannapolis
UTILITY OUTFIELDER	Walker Gourley	West Virginia
UTILITY OUTFIELDER	Brandon Miller	Hagerstown
DESIGNATED HITTER	Viosergy Rosa	Greensboro
TRAINER	Mickey Kozack	Lakewood


POSITION	SOUTHERN DIVISION
MANAGER	Luis Rojas	Savannah
COACH	Frank Viola	Savannah
COACH	Hector Borg	Augusta

PITCHERS	*Rafael De Paula*	*Charleston*
	Gabriel Ynoa	Savannah
	Martin Agosta	Augusta
	*Gabe Encinas*	*Charleston*
	Brett Mitchell	Savannah
	Christian Binford	Lexington
	Tyler Mizenko	Augusta
	Shae Simmons	Rome
	*Dietrich Enns*	*Charleston*
	Chris Stratton Alec Mills	Augusta Lexington
CATCHERS	Kevin Plawecki	Savannah
	Tom Murphy	Asheville
	*Peter O'Brien*	*Charleston*
FIRST BASEMAN	Jayce Boyd	Savannah
SECOND BASEMAN	Levi Hyams	Rome
THIRD BASEMAN	Mitchell Delfino	Augusta
SHORTSTOP	Rosell Herrera	Asheville
UTILITY INFIELDER	Matt Duffy	Augusta
UTILITY INFIELDER	Mookie Betts	Greenville
RIGHT FIELD	Derek Jones	Asheville
CENTER FIELD	Jesus Galindo	Augusta
LEFT FIELD	Josh Elander	Rome
UTILITY OUTFIELDER	Francisco Sosa	Asheville
UTILITY OUTFIELDER	Brandon Nimmo	Savannah
DESIGNATED HITTER	David Chester	Greenville
TRAINER	Tom Truedson	Savannah


	--RIVERDOGS--