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Five M-Braves Named Southern League All-Stars

Published on June 8, 2011 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


PEARL, MS-The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs announced its South Division roster on Wednesday, June 8, selecting five Mississippi Braves to the 2011 Southern League All-Star Game.

While four members of the M-Braves starting rotation were named to the team, shortstop Tyler Pastornicky was the only position player chosen. Pastornicky, who's currently having a career-best season, has posted a .303 batting average in 56 games with the M-Braves this season. His team-leading 13 stolen bases rank fourth in the Southern League.

Right-handed pitchers Paul Clemens, Randall Delgado, J.J. Hoover, and lefty Brett Oberholtzer were all named to the 2011 South Division pitching staff. All four have been prominent members of the M-Braves starting rotation this season and have consistently ranked among the Southern League pitching leaders.

As of June 8, Clemens, Hoover, and Delgado rank among the top 10 in pitching. Clemens (4-2, 2.59) leads the group with the second-best ERA in the league while Hoover (2-5, 3.07) and Delgado (4-3, 3.51) rank seventh and 10th, respectively.

Clemens, who went 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA in five starts during the month of May, has 58 strikeouts on the season-fourth-most in the Southern League. He's also limited opponents to the league's fourth-lowest opponent's batting average at .215. Oberholtzer's 72 innings pitched is second-most among all Southern League pitchers.

The 2011 Southern League All-Star game takes place Tuesday, June 21 at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tenn. The North Division roster was announced Tuesday, June 7. Players were selected after a vote by Southern League field managers, radio broadcasters, general managers, and print media. Starting lineups for the North and South Divisions will be announced Thursday, June 9 and Friday, June 10, respectively.

Don't miss your chance to see these all-stars and the rest of the 2011 M-Braves. The Braves return to Trustmark Park for a five-game homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts, June 9-13, before concluding the first-half with a five-game series at Jacksonville. Mississippi opens the second-half of the 2011 season with a five-game series against the Mobile BayBears, June 23-27.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Trustmark Park ticket office, the Mississippi Coliseum, Be-Bop Records in Jackson and Vicksburg, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.mississippibraves.com or by phone at 601-932-8788. Fans can also call Ticketmaster to place their orders at 601-355-5252. There will be a $5 fee for all phone orders through the Braves ticket office. All promotions are subject to change.

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