Cards with Nine All-Stars
Published on June 16, 2009 under Texas League (TL1)
Springfield Cardinals News Release
The Springfield Cardinals will be sending nine players to the upcoming Texas League All-Star Game, to be held at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, July 1st.
Starting for the North Division will be Springfield outfielder Tyler Henley (.335, 4 HR, 30 RBIs), first baseman Mark Hamilton (.285, 7 HR, 20 RBIs) and second baseman Daniel Descalso (.323, 5 HR, 35 RBIs).
Springfield will have three reserve position players, as infielder Pete Kozma (.239, 2 HR, 17 RBIs), outfielder Daryl Jones (.307, 2 HR, 27 RBIs) and catcher Steven Hill (.253, 10 HR, 30 RBIs) will all come off the bench.
Three Redbird pitchers were also selected, as Lance Lynn (5-2, 3.86 ERA), Trey Hearne (5-1, 3.05 ERA) and reliever Francisco Samuel (3-2, 4.05 ERA, 15 saves) were nominated to the squad.
Springfield's nine representatives are tied with Midland for most in the entire league. The rest of the North Division squad will be made up of six Arkansas Travelers, six Tulsa Drillers and three Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
Texas League All-Stars are voted upon by Managers, Radio Broadcasters, as well as Newspaper Writers that cover the Texas League.
To view both the North and South All-Star Rosters, please visit the website at springfieldcardinals.com.
The Redbirds are in Arkansas tonight to take on the Arkansas Travelers in game three of a four-game series. Don't forget that your first-place Springfield Cardinals return to Hammons Field this Thursday, taking on the second-place Northwest Arkansas Naturals in a critical four-game series.
Tickets are available for the upcoming eight-game home stand by calling (417) 863-2143 or online at springfieldcardinals.com. We hope to see you very soon at Hammons Field...Escape to Cardinals Baseball!
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- Six Missions Named to Texas League All-Star Team - San Antonio Missions
- Three Naturals, Coach Carter named as All-Stars - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
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