MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

Anderson, Roth named Post-Season All-Stars

Published on August 24, 2006 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


Swing of the Quad Cities players Bryan Anderson and Randy Roth were both named to the 2006 Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team, the league announced on Thursday. The West Michigan Whitecaps had three players make the squad, the most of any team in the Midwest League, while Quad Cities and Southwest Michigan checked in next with two All-Stars each.

Both Anderson, who made the team as a catcher, and Roth, who was named the team's designated hitter, served as starters at the same positions for the Midwest League's Western Division Team at the all-star break. Kane County's Jeff Baisley was honored as the league's Most Valuable Player, while West Michigan's Cameron Maybin and Matt Walbeck were named Prospect of the Year and Manager of the Year, respectively.

Anderson, a 19-year-old catcher from Simi Valley, California, has spent all but two days of the 2006 season hitting above the .300 mark, and currently boasts a .303 clip with two home runs and 48 RBI. His 29 doubles are just two shy of cracking the all-time single-season top ten list for the Quad Cities franchise. A fourth-round pick out of high school in the 2005 draft, Anderson's patience at the plate has led to 42 walks drawn and a .381 on-base percentage.

Roth, a 24-year-old slugger from Louisiana, led the Midwest League with 18 home runs and 118 hits at the time of his promotion to the Florida State League on July 24. He also found himself among the league leaders with a .307 batting average (9th), 67 runs batted in (2nd), 45 extra-base hits (2nd), and a .523 slugging percentage (3rd) through 97 games with the Swing. The highlight of the 2005 10th-rounder's season was a 19-game hitting streak that lasted from April 21-May 10, a stretch in which he batted .368 with eight home runs and 21 runs batted in.

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