2008 All-Star Voting Underway
June 2, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
Harrisburg, PA - In what has become an annual tradition, the Eastern League is once again letting fans have a voice in selecting the players for the 2008 Eastern League All-Star Game, which will be played at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire on Wednesday, July 16th. Fan balloting is currently underway and will continue until Thursday, June 26th.
The Senators have several deserving players, among them C Luke Montz, 1B Luis Jimenez, OF Mike Daniel, OF Roger Bernadina, RHP Marco Estrada, and RHP Shairon Martis. Consideration should also be given to LHP Cory VanAllen, SS Ian Desmond, and RHP Zech Zinicola. After play on Sunday, Montz and Bernadina are both in the top ten in batting average, Montz is in the top five in both home runs and RBIs while Bernadina is among the league leaders in stolen bases as well as total hits. Estrada and Martis are both in the top ten in earned run average in the Eastern League and Estrada is also in the top five in wins. Daniel has been consistent all season long, keeping his batting average above .300 while Desmond's six home runs are among the leaders among the league's shortstops.
The results from the fan voting will be used to select one position player and one pitcher from each of the 12 Eastern League clubs to their All-Star roster from their respective divisions. The final Northern Division and Southern Division All-star rosters will be unveiled on Wednesday, July 2nd.
The Senators return home on Tuesday, June 3 to begin a six-game homestand. The Senators play three games against the Binghamton Mets followed by three games against their nearest competitors in the Southern Division, the Bowie Baysox. Tuesday night is Biker Night, with a parade before the game around the warning track. All three games against Binghamton get underway at 6:35 PM, as the Senators game times move back thirty minutes now that school is out. The series against Bowie starts Friday night at 6:35 PM, Saturday at 6:05 PM, then Sunday at 1:05 PM.
Eastern League Stories from June 2, 2008
- One Day After Scoring 17, Sea Dogs Lose To Fisher Cats 17-10 - Portland Sea Dogs
- Fisher Cats get season-high 23 hits in 17-10 win over Sea Dogs - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- First Place Senators to Host Binghamton and Division Rival Bowie - Harrisburg Senators
- Second annual bark in the park - Reading Fightin Phils
- Patterson Named Bank of America El Player of The Week - EL1
- Newsom Claims Pitcher of the Week Honors - Akron RubberDucks
- Eeaster League Announces Bank of America Weekly Award Winners - EL1
- Quitters, Kickers, Fireworks And More All On Tap - Altoona Curve
- Altoona Curve set to open a six-game homestand against Rock Cats and Defenders on Tuesday - Altoona Curve
- Eastern League Announces Bank of America Weekly Award Winners - EL1
- 2008 All-Star Voting Underway - Harrisburg Senators
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
