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Five Rattlers named to 2009 Midwest League All-Star Game

Published on June 5, 2009 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release


GRAND CHUTE, WI - After four seasons away, the Milwaukee Brewers have returned to the Midwest League All-Star Game in strength. Five players from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A affiliate of the Brewers, have been voted onto the Western Division All-Star Squad for the game being held at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton, Iowa on June 23. Catcher Corey Kemp and infielder Brett Lawrie have been picked as reserves. Pitchers Jim Henderson, Daniel Meadows, and Wily Peralta were also selected by the managers of the Western Division to be on the team.

Brett Lawrie, the #1 pick of the Brewers in the 2008 draft, is the reserve second baseman for the Western Division. He leads the Timber Rattlers in RBI with 37 and is second on the team in home runs with seven. Lawrie, who is playing his first professional season, entered 2009 as the # 3 prospect in the Milwaukee organization.

Corey Kemp was the 14th round pick of the Brewers in 2008 out of East Carolina University and has been selected as the reserve catcher for the West. He is the team's leading hitter - among those who have been with Wisconsin season and who would qualify in the league batting title race. Kemp is hitting .304 and is just outside the top ten hitters in the league.

Jim Henderson was signed as a minor league free agent before the Timber Rattlers season. He is 12-for-12 in save opportunities this season and is third in the Midwest League in that category. Henderson is the only closer in the Western Division with more than ten saves this year. He has a good chance to break the single season mark for saves by a Timber Rattler. The mark of 19 saves was set in 1995 by John Thompson.

Daniel Meadows, a 49th round pick of Milwaukee in 2008 out of Temple (TX) Junior College, leads the Midwest League in wins with eight. Meadows is 3-0 in three starts and has a 5-1 record as a reliever. He has walked 12 and struck out 35 in 37-1/3 innings pitched this season. Meadows was also named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 10.

Wily Peralta, a non-drafted free agent signed by Milwaukee in 2006, is just 0-1 in 11 games (six starts) this season, but being named to the All-Star Team is just the latest honor for the hard-throwing, right-handed prospect. Peralta, the #22 prospect in the Brewers minor league system, won the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Award for the week ending, May 24. It was a game on May 24 at Beloit in which Peralta struck out 10 batters over six shutout innings that secured him that honor.

See this quintet of Timber Rattler All-Stars as they continue a homestand at Time Warner Cable Field now through June 13. Tickets remain, but some games have limited availability. Please contact the Timber Rattler ticket office for details on tickets by calling 1-800-WI-TIMBER or (920) 733-4152.

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