Midwest League Announces All-Star Rosters

June 5, 2007 - Midwest League (MWL1) News Release

Beloit, WI (6/5/07) --- George H. Spelius, President of The Midwest League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc., is pleased to announce the 2007 All-Star Game Rosters. The All-Stars were nominated and selected by the Field Managers of the Midwest League. The Kane County Cougars are hosting the 2007 MWL Summer All-Star Classic on June 19th at Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva, Illinois.

The Field Staffs for the All-Star Classic will be from those teams that are in first place in their division at the end of the first half (June 17, 2007).

2007 WESTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER

#, POSITION, STARTERS, HT, WT, B/T, DOB, CLUB, HOMETOWN

28, C, Chad Tracy, 6-3, 200, R/R, 7-4-85, Clinton, Presto, PA

26/77, 1B, Brandon Buckman, 6-6, 235, L/L, 2-14-84, Quad Cities, Monument, CO

12, 2B, Brian Dinkelman, 5-11, 200, L/R, 11-10-83, Beloit, Irvington, IL

3, 3B, John Whittleman, 6-1, 195, L/R, 2-11-87, Clinton, Kingwood, TX

8, SS, Christian Lopez, 6-0, 162, R/R, 1-23-87, Quad Cities, Bayamon, PR

17, OF, Chris Pettit, 6-0, 195, R/R, 8-15-84, Cedar Rapids, San Dimas, CA

9, OF, K.C. Herren, 6-1, 215, L/R, 8-21-85, Clinton, Auburn, WA

23, OF, Mike Massaro, 5-11, 169, L/L, 4-15-84, Kane County, Pueblo, CO

20, DH, Matt Sweeney, 6-3, 212, L/R, 4-4-88, Cedar Rapids, Rockville, MD

RESERVE PLAYERS

35, C, Hank Conger, 6-1, 220, S/R, 1-29-88, Cedar Rapids, Huntington Beach, CA

44, INF, Mike Thompson, 6-4, 230, R/R, 2-9-84, Burlington, Mission Viejo, CA

1, INF, Jose Vallejo, 6-0, 175, S/R, 9-11-86, Clinton, Bani, DR

22, INF, Danny Valencia, 6-2, 200, R/R, 9-19-84, Beloit, Boca Raton, FL

7, INF, P.J. Phillips, 6-3, 170, R/R, 9-23-86, Cedar Rapids, Stone Mountain, GA

10, INF, Mike Affronti, 6-2, 205, R/R, 2-13-84, Kane County, Dix Hills, NY

24, OF, Jermaine Mitchell, 6-0, 200, L/L, 11-2-84, Kane County, Daingerfield, TX

PITCHERS

30, P, Jeff Manship, 6-2, 195, R/R, 1-16-85, Beloit, San Antonio, TX

23, P, Robert Delaney, 6-3, 225, L/R, 9-8-84, Beloit, River Vale, NJ

35, P, Alex Burnett, 6-0, 195, R/R, 7-26-87, Beloit, Anaheim, CA

21, P, Cole Devries, 6-2, 200, R/R, 2-12-85, Beloit, Eden Prairie, MN

25, P, Tyler Chambliss, 5-11, 180, R/R, 12-4-84, Burlington, Live Oak, FL

18, P, Doug Brandt, 6-0, 205, L/L, 10-23-84, Cedar Rapids, Hemet, CA

32, P, Tim Schoeninger, 6-2, 220, R/R, 9-7-84, Cedar Rapids, Denver, CO

22, P, Broc Coffman, 6-2, 220, L/L, 3-28-85, Clinton, Rainier, OR

34, P, Omar Poveda, 6-4, 220, R/R, 9-28-87, Clinton, Turmero, VZ

41, P, Zach Phillips, 6-1, 220, L/L, 9-21-86, Clinton, Sacramento, CA

17, P, Brennan Garr, 6-2, 190, R/R, 2-22-84, Clinton, Arvada, CO

25, P, Scott Moore, 6-2, 245, R/R, 12-4-83, Kane County, Houston, TX

32, P, Jake Renshaw, 6-3, 215, R/R, 4-29-86, Peoria, Ventura, CA

20, P, Alex Maestri, 6-0, 180, R/R, 6-1-85, Peoria, Viserba, Italy

44, P, P.J. Walters, 6-4, 200, R/R, 3-12-85, Quad Cities, Daphne, AL

13, P, Kenney Maiques, 6-0, 180, R/R, 6-25-85, Quad Cities, Whittier, CA

22, P, Brandon Dickson, 6-5, 200, R/R, 11-3-84, Quad Cities, Marbury, AL

25, P, Elvis Hernandez, 6-3, 180, R/R, 4-27-85, Quad Cities, Santo Domingo, DR

33, P, Rocky Roquet^, 6-8, 250, R/R, 5-9-83, Peoria, San Diego, CA

^Promoted to Daytona - Florida State League

2007 EASTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER

#, POSITION, STARTERS, HT, WT, B/T, DOB, CLUB, HOMETOWN

22, C, James Skelton, 5-11, 165, L/R, 10-28-85, West Michigan, West Covina, CA

14, 1B, Eduardo Perez, 6-1, 210, S/R, 8-30-84, Great Lakes, Baruta, Venezuela

2, 2B, Justin Turner, 5-11, 190, R/R, 11-23-83, Dayton, Bellflower, CA

34, 3B, Juan Francisco, 6-2, 180, L/R, 12-19-82, Dayton, Villa Altagracia, DR

11, SS, Chris Valaika, 6-1, 200, R/R, 8-14-85, Dayton, Valencia, CA

47, OF, Travis Snider, 5-11, 230, L/L, 2-2-88, Lansing, Mill Creek, WA

10, OF, Joey Side, 6-2, 190, R/R, 9-14-83, South Bend, Loganville, GA

9, OF, Gorkys Hernandez, 6-0, 175, R/R, 9-7-87, West Michigan, El Tejero, Venezuela

17, DH, Deik Scram, 6-2, 180, L/R, 2-1-84, West Michigan, Arkansas City, KA

RESERVE PLAYERS

14, C, Matt Liuzza, 6-0, 195, R/R, 6-9-85, Lansing, New Orleans, LA

44, INF, Ryan Strieby, 6-5, 235, R/R, 8-9-85, West Michigan, Brier, WA

9, INF, Sean Shoffit, 6-2, 207, L/R, 6-9-85, Lansing, Winters, CA

13, INF, Rayner Contreras, 6-0, 183, R/R, 9-21-86, Fort Wayne, Santo Domingo, DR

52, INF, Francisco Lizarraga, 6-1, 165, R/R, 10-1-85, Great Lakes, Mazatlan, Mexico

1, INF, Yunesky Sanchez, 6-2, 210, S/R, 5-3-84, South Bend, Matanzas,Cuba

13, OF, Drew Stubbs, 6-4, 200, R/R, 10-04-84, Dayton, Atlanta, TX

PITCHERS

22, P, Rafael Gonzalez, 6-1, 232, R/R, 3-21-86, Dayton, Bronx, NY

16, P, Sean Watson, 6-2, 220, R/R, 7-24-85, Dayton, Miami, FL

8, P, Pedro Viola, 6-1, 185, R/L, 6-29-83, Dayton, Santo Domingo, DR

38, P, Marcos Mateo, 6-1, 199, R/R, 4-18-84, Dayton, Santana Bani, DR

29, P, Nathan Culp, 6-2, 188, L/L, 10-9-84, Fort Wayne, Glen Carbon, IL

21, P, R.J. Rodriguez, 5-11, 191, R/R, 7-5-84, Fort Wayne, Miami, FL

13, P, Clayton Kershaw, 6-3, 220, L/L, 3-19-88, Great Lakes, Dallas, TX

40, P, Miguel Ramirez, 5-11, 165, R/R, 7-15-83, Great Lakes, Fondo Negro,DR

15, P, Adrian Martin, 6-0, 170, R/R, 9-2-84, Lansing, Stuart, FL

18, P, Paul Phillips, 6-1, 220, R/R, 1-26-84, Lansing, Blissfield, MI

3, P, Brett Anderson, 6-4, 220, L/L, 2-1-88, South Bend, Stillwater, OK

32, P, Tony Barnette, 6-2, 190, R/R, 11-09-83, South Bend, Federal Way, WA

23, P, Chris Cody, 6-1, 195, L/L, 1-7-84, West Michigan, Brewster, NY

15, P, Duane Below, 6-2, 205, L/L, 11-15-85, West Michigan, Britton, MI

33, P, Brett Jensen, 6-7, 190, R/R, 11-29-83, West Michigan, Eagle Grove, IA

21, P, Jeff Gerbe, 6-3, 200, R/R, 7-4-84, West Michigan, Shelby Twp. MI

20, P, Joe Kantakevich, 6-1, 195, R/R, 5-9-84, Wisconsin, Rockville, MD

33, P, Andy Barb, 6-3, 190, R/R, 10-6-84, Wisconsin, Lake Stevens, WA

4, INF, Carlos Triunfel**, 5-11, 175, R/R, 2-27-90, Wisconsin, Santiago, DR

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