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Five Crushers Named to All Star Team

July 5, 2009 - Frontier League (FL)
Lake Erie Crushers News Release


Avon, OH - The Lake Erie Crushers were honored by the Frontier League today as five of its players were named to the upcoming 17th Annual Frontier League All Star Game. This year's game will be played at Road Ranger Stadium in Loves Park, Illinois on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:05 P.M.

Four position players will represent Lake Erie in Rockford as third baseman Andrew Davis, outfielders Tim Binkoski and Luke Hetherington, and designated hitter Gordon Gronkowski were all named to the team. Lake Erie also had left-handed starting pitcher Paul Fagan honored as an East Division All-Star. Fagan is currently tied for the league lead in wins with six.

Davis leads the Frontier League in triples and extra base hits and is among the league leaders in home runs, runs batted in, batting average and slugging percentage. Binkoski is batting .324 and has provided steady defense in left field. Hetherington is averaging .288 with five home runs, 21 RBI and has given the Crushers plenty of leadership. Gronkowski is hitting .302 with 8 home runs and 31 runs batted in.

"They've all put up good first halves and I'm really happy for those five guys to get recognized by the league as All-Stars," said Crushers manager John Massarelli.

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