Portland's Chad Huffman Added To All-Star Roster
Published on July 9, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Pacific Coast League and Portland Beavers announced today that outfielder Chad Huffman has been named to the PCL All-Star team and will participate in Wednesday's 2009 Cricket Wireless Triple-A All-Star Game as well as Monday's American Family Insurance All-Star Home Run Derby at PGE Park.
The Houston-native, who has now been named to an All-Star team in all four years of his professional career, led all PCL players in online fan voting, which took place over the last month.
The first Beavers outfielder to make the PCL All-Star team since the club returned to the league in 2001, Huffman is hitting .250 and leads all active Beavers with 65 hits, 12 home runs, 42 RBIs, 32 walks and 37 runs scored in a team-high 78 games.
Huffman, a second-round draft pick of the Padres in 2006, will also represent the Beavers and the Pacific Coast League in the American Family Insurance All-Star Home Run Derby, held Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at PGE Park. Huffman blasted a career-high 22 home runs between Class A Lake Elsinore and Class AA San Antonio in 2007.
Huffman, 24, joins manager Randy Ready, pitcher Scott Patterson and broadcasters Rich Burk and Tim Hagerty as Beavers representatives in the 22nd-annual contest that pits the top players from the Pacific Coast League against those from the International League. A total of 30 Triple-A teams from all major league clubs will be represented in the mid-season showcase at PGE Park.
The Cricket Wireless Triple-A All-Star Game will be broadcast at 7 p.m. (Pacific) by ESPN2, with Beavers play-by-play broadcaster Rich Burk joining former major league All-Star, and one-time Beaver, Eric Young and Baseball America's John Manuel on the air. The game can be heard locally on KKAD AM-1550 and on the Internet at www.portlandbeavers.com with Portland's Tim Hagerty and Rochester's Josh Whetzel calling the action.
PORTLAND BEAVERS TRIPLE-A ALL-STAR GAME PARTICIPANTS
2001 - Sean Burroughs (3B)
2002 - Dave Lundquist (RHP), Alex Pelaez (3B)
2003 - Rick Sweet (Manager), Tagg Bozied (1B), Bernie Castro (2B)
2004 - Marty McLeary (RHP), John Maxwell (Athletic Trainer), *Bart Miadich (RHP)
2005 - Clay Hensley (RHP), J.J. Furmaniak (3B), *Brad Baker (RHP)
2006 - Justin Leone (3B)
2007 - Jack Cassel (RHP)
2008 - *Brian Myrow (1B), Edwin Moreno (RHP)
2009 - Randy Ready (Manager), *Mike Ekstrom (RHP), Chad Huffman (OF), Scott Patterson (RHP), Rich Burk (Broadcaster), Tim Hagerty (Broadcaster)
*Selected but did not play
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