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Dopirak Named Topps Double-A All-Star Designated Hitter

November 18, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, are proud to announce that Brian Dopirak was named to the 2009 Topps Double-A All-Star Team, a collection of the top 10 players in all of Double-A baseball honored by the Topps Company of New York, NY, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball. Dopirak, who batted.308 with 19 home runs and 68 RBIs in 87 games for the Fisher Cats, was named the Topps All-Star Designated Hitter.

At the time of his promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas on July 16, the 25-year-old led the Eastern League in HRs, RBIs, doubles (29), extra-base hits (49) and slugging percentage (.576). Dopirak's adjusted SLG% (.548), taking into account the number of hitless at-bats necessary to qualify for the league lead, still was enough to rank him number one. Despite only appearing in 87 of a possible 142 games, he also led New Hampshire in homers, RBIs, extra-base hits and OPS (.951).

On May 8 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium, Dopirak had the greatest offensive game in team history, going 5-for-6 with two home runs, a triple, two doubles, eight RBIs and 15 total bases in the Fisher Cats' 18-6 win over the Connecticut Defenders.

Originally a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2002, Dopirak represented the Fisher Cats at the Eastern League All-Star Game in Trenton on July 15 and was named the league's post-season All-Star Designated Hitter. He continued to put up impressive numbers in Las Vegas, batting.330 with 8 HR and 34 RBIs in 52 games for the 51s. Overall, he led the entire Blue Jays' minor league system in HR (27), ranked second in RBIs (102) and third in AVG. (.317). In September, the Blue Jays named Dopirak the R. Howard Webster Award as the top Double-A player in the organization, and he was added to Toronto's 40-man roster on November 9.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2010 Full-Season Tickets, Half-Season Tickets and Mini Ticket Plans are on sale now, and limited tickets remain to the 2009 Granite State Baseball Dinner, presented by Northeast Delta Dental, scheduled for this Saturday, November 21. For tickets or more information, call (603) 641-2005 or visit www.nhfishercats.com .

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