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Cal League All Stars Announced

June 8, 2016 - California League (CalL1) News Release


Oxnard, CA - The California League is proud to announce the 2016 All-Stars. The roster is made up of 22 active players with at least one representative being selected from each Cal League team.

The 2016 California/Carolina League All-Star Game will be played in Lake Elsinore at the Diamond, the home of the Lake Elsinore Storm. Baseball's top prospects, representing 18 Major League teams and 18 Minor League affiliates, will descend upon The Diamond on June 21 as two of the nation's elite Class-A Advanced leagues matchup in the 20th California-Carolina League All-Star Game. The California League will look to make it three in a row. The record for the series is currently in favor of the Cal League at 9-8-2.

Before the game, the Cal League will honor certain members of its inaugural Hall of Fame Class. Rickey Henderson, Gary Sheffield, Jose Cruz Jr, and Lake Elsinore Storm Coach, Xavier Nady will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.

Managing the team is Lance Burkhart, the manager for the host team Storm. Burkhart is in his first season managing the Storm. The former 15th

rounder for the Montreal Expos will have his pitching coach, Glendon Rusch, hitting coach, Xavier

Nady, and assistant coach, Mike McCoy. Also part of the staff is trainer, Ricky Huerta and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Scott Cline.

Highlighting the team is Bakersfield Blaze First Baseman, Kyle Petty. Petty is tied for 1st

in Minor League Baseball in hits

with 79, 15th

in average at .341, tied for 8th

in doubles with 19, and 5th

in total bases with 122. High Desert Mavericks

Second Baseman, Travis Demeritte will provide some power to the lineup. He is currently tied for 5th

in Minor League

Baseball in HRs with 14, and 3rd

in Runs scored with 47.

If the Cal League gets the lead late in the game, Burkhart might turn to San Jose Giants pitcher Rodolfo Martinez who leads Minor League Baseball in saves with 16. Sam Howard (Modesto Nuts) or Tyler Herb (Bakersfield Blaze) should provide a solid outing on the mound as they are among Minor League Baseball's leaders in Strikeouts with 73 and 70 respectively.

Voting for the All Star Team consists of each team submitting 3 ballots with at least 1 ballot coming from the Field Manager. The complete roster is below.

About the Cal League: The California League was founded in 1941 by a combination of Major League and Pacific Coast League clubs. The League currently has 10 teams and plays a 140-game season starting in April with the regular season wrapping up on Labor Day. Over the years, the California League has produced 19 Hall of Famers, 16 MVP winners, 19 CY Young recipients, and has 32 Rookie of the Year awards. The California League has become the premier Class "A" League in Minor League Baseball. See today's Minor League stars on their way to becoming tomorrow's Major League legends taking the field for the Bakersfield Blaze, High Desert Mavericks, Inland Empire 66ers, Lake Elsinore Storm, Lancaster JetHawks, Modesto Nuts, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, San Jose Giants, Stockton Ports and Visalia Rawhide.

# PITCHERS (9 active) B/T HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM

11 Blueberg, Colby R/R 6'0'' 195 5/11/1993 Carson City, NV Lake Elsinore Storm

31 Castellani, Ryan R/R 6'3'' 193 4/1/1996 Phoenix, AZ Modesto Nuts

55 Coonrod, Sam R/R 6'2'' 225 9/22/1992 St. Louis, MO San Jose Giants

29 Herb, Tyler R/R 6'2'' 175 4/28/1992 Harrisburg, PA Bakersfield Blaze

Howard, Sam*** R/L 6'3'' 170 3/5/1993 Cartersville, GA Modesto Nuts

Lamet, Dinelson*** R/R 6'4'' 187 7/18/1992 Santiago, D.R. Lake Elsinore Storm

45 Martinez, Rodolfo R/R 6'2'' 180 4/4/1994 Boca Chica, D.R. San Jose Giants

27 Sborz, Josh R/R 6'3'' 225 12/17/1993 Washington, DC Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

33 Schepel, Kyle L/R 6'1'' 230 8/7/1990 Grand Rapids, MI Bakersfield Blaze b

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30 Vasto, Jerry L/L 6'2'' 195 2/12/1992 Atlantic Highland, NJ Modesto Nuts

32 Wieck, Brad L/L 6'9'' 255 10/14/1991 Amarillo, TX Lake Elsinore Storm

# CATCHERS (2 active) B/T HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM

6 Stubbs, Garrett L/R 5'10'' 175 5/26/1993 San Diego, CA Lancaster JetHawks

5 Trevino, Jose # R/R 5'11'' 195 11/28/1992 Corpus Christi, TX High Desert Mavericks

# INFIELDERS (7 active) B/T HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM

2 Demeritte, Travis # R/R 6'0'' 180 9/30/1994 New York, NY High Desert Mavericks

2 Hinojosa, CJ # R/R 5'10'' 175 7/15/1994 Houston, TX San Jose Giants

10 Lugo, Dawel # R/R 6'0'' 190 12/31/1994 Bani, D.R. Visalia Rawhide

22 Petty, Kyle # R/R 6'5'' 215 3/1/1991 Felmington, NJ Bakersfield Blaze

43 Shaw, Chris # L/R 6'4'' 235 10/20/1993 Stoneham, MA San Jose Giants

3 Urias, Luis R/R 5'9'' 160 6/3/1997 Magdalena de Kino, Mexico Lake Elsinore Storm

5 VanMeter, Josh L/R 5'11'' 165 3/10/1995 Ossian, IN Lake Elsinore Storm

# OUTFIELDERS (4 active) B/T HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM

2 Arakawa, Tim L/R 5'8'' 175 4/18/1993 Honolulu, HI Inland Empire 66ers

3 Boyd, Bobby # L/R 5'9'' 175 1/4/1993 Silver Spring, MD Lancaster JetHawks

19 Carrizales, Omar # L/L 6'0'' 175 1/30/1995 Maracay, Venezuela Modesto Nuts

Garlick, Kyle*** R/R 6'1'' 210 1/26/1992 La Habra, CA Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

4 Harris, James # R/R 6'1'' 180 8/7/1993 Oakland, CA Stockton Ports

# COACHING STAFF CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM

31 Lance Burkhart Manager Lake Elsinore Storm

10 Mike McCoy Coach Lake Elsinore Storm

41 Xavier Nady Hitting Coach Lake Elsinore Storm

33 Glendon Rusch Pitching Coach Lake Elsinore Storm

*** Will not participate due to injury or

promotion

# In starting line-up



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