Three Beach Birds Named To All-Star Roster
JUPITER, Fla. - The Florida State League 2015 North and South All-Star Teams were announced today by League President, Ken Carson. The 54th All-Star Game will be played at Tradition Field, home of the St. Lucie Mets, on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The Palm Beach Cardinals had three players selected, two who are currently on the active roster.
Alex Reyes, a right-handed pitcher from Elizabeth, New Jersey, was named to the All-Star squad after his ten starts this season. He's posted an impressive 2.17 ERA and leads the league in strikeouts with 69. In his 49.2 innings pitched, he's allowed 15 runs, 12 earned on 39 hits. In his first ten outings, he's averaged 5.0 innings, 12.62 strikeouts and 4.57 walks per nine innings pitched.
Luke Voit, an infielder from Wildwood, Missouri, was named to be the designated hitter for the South Division. Voit has played in 52 of the 56 games this season, hitting .267. His batting average is the best among the Beach Birds who started the season in Palm Beach on April 9. Voit leads the team in RBI (24), second in hits (50), and has drawn the most walks by opposing pitchers in the Palm Beach lineup (30).
Bruce Caldwell, an infielder from Sumter, South Carolina, was named to the All-Star Roster after playing 44 games with Palm Beach. Before being promoted to Springfield (AA) on May 29, Caldwell was batting .248, with 16 RBI on 41 hits.
NORTH DIVISION
Andrew Knapp (C) Clearwater
Joe Hudson (C) Daytona
Kyle Higashioka (C) Tampa
Dominic Ficociello (INF) Lakeland
Chris McFarland (INF) Brevard
Alex Blandino (INF) Daytona
Miguel Andujar (INF) Tampa
Tyler Wade (INF) Tampa
Angelo Mora (INF) Clearwater
Phillip Ervin (OF) Daytona
Clint Coulter (OF) Brevard
Victor Roache (OF) Brevard
Ben Verlander (OF) Lakeland
Brandon Leibrandt (P) Clearwater
Mark Leiter (P) Clearwater
Kevin Ziomek (P) Lakeland
Jorge Ortega (P) Brevard
Nick Travieso (P) Daytona
Jonathan Holder (P) Tampa
Ryan Longstreth (P) Lakeland
Andury Acevedo (P) Tampa
Chad Girodo (P) Dunedin
Angel Rincon (P) Tampa
Alberto Tirado (P) Dunedin
Mike Ford (DH) Tampa
Eli Marrero (Manager) Daytona
Tony Fossas (Pitching Coach) Daytona
Kevin Mahar (Hitting Coach) Daytona
Kyle Utne (Trainer) Daytona
Morgan Gregory (Strength Coach) Dayton
SOUTH DIVISION
Jin-De Jhang (C) Bradenton
Alex Swim (C) Fort Myers
Reese McGuire (C) Bradenton
Jake Bauers (INF) Charlotte
Jeff McNeil (INF) St. Lucie
Willy Adames (INF) Charlotte
Brian Anderson (INF) Jupiter
Jacoby Jones (INF) Bradenton
J.T. Riddle (INF) Jupiter
Austin Dean (OF) Jupiter
Austin Meadows (OF) Bradenton
Yefri Perez (OF) Jupiter
Marty Gantt (OF) Charlotte
Jacob Faria (P) Charlotte
Alex Reyes (P) Palm Beach
Scott Lyman (P) Jupiter
Chih-Wei-Hu (P) Fort Myers
Brad Schreiber (P) Charlotte
Akeel Morris (P) St. Lucie
Miguel Del Pazo (P) Jupiter
Buddy Borden (P) Charlotte
Brandon Peterson (P) Fort Myers
Tyler Bremer (P) Jupiter
Jarlin Garcia (P) Jupiter
Luke Voit (DH) Palm Beach
Jeff Smith (Manager) Fort Myers
Ivan Arteaga (Pitching Coach) Fort Myers
Jim Dwyer (Hitting Coach) Fort Myers
Alan Rail (Trainer) Fort Myers
Kirby Retzer (Strength Coach) Fort Myers
UMPIRES:
HP UMPIRE Matt Winters
1st Base Umpire Ryan Doherty
2nd Base Umpire Joe George
3rd Base Umpire Alex MacKay
Players elected to teams and promoted:
Bruce Caldwell - Palm Beach
Juancito Martinez - Jupiter
Juniel Querecuto - Charlotte
J.T. Chargois - Fort Myers
Jose Osuna - Bradenton
Jimmy Cordero - Dunedin
Michael Conforto - St. Lucie
Danny Oh - Tampa
Robert Gsellman - St. Lucie
Will Browning - Dunedin