MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

Five TinCaps Named Midwest League All-Stars

June 5, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne, IN - Five Fort Wayne TinCaps were named to the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game

Eastern Division roster on Wednesday. Jeremy Baltz (designated hitter), Dane Phillips (catcher), Luis

Tejada (first base), Joe Ross (right-handed pitcher), and Roman Madrid (right-handed pitcher) are all

set to represent Fort Wayne on June 18 at Fifth Third Field, home of the Dayton Dragons.

Baltz, 22, is the only TinCaps player named a starter for the Midwest League's mid-summer classic. The

Vestal, NY, native leads Fort Wayne in RBI with 33 and is tied for the team lead in home runs with five,

while sporting a .268 batting average.

Phillips, 22, has the second-highest batting average (.280) on the TinCaps. The left-handed hitter from

Nacogdoches, TX, has also belted three home runs and driven in 10 runs.

Tejada, 20, is hitting .235 with one home run and 20 RBI. The product of Constanza, Dominican

Republic, was named San Diego's Minor League Defensive Player of the Month for April.

Ross, 20, was the first TinCaps pitcher to win three games this season. With a 3.42 ERA, Ross has

struck out 42 batters in 52 and 2/3 innings. The brother of Padres pitcher Tyson Ross was the Midwest

League's Pitcher of the Week for the season's opening week.

Meanwhile, Madrid, 22, has appeared in more games (22) than any other pitcher in the Midwest

League this season and is third in saves (10). Opposing batters have a mere .156 average against

Madrid, who has only allowed one earned run in 26 and 2/3 innings. Besides boasting a 0.34 ERA, the

closer from Victoria, TX, also leads Fort Wayne in wins with five.

The TinCaps enter play Tuesday night at Lansing a season-best 10 games over .500 at 33-23. Fort

Wayne currently holds a 3.5-game lead over the Bowling Green Hot Rods in the Eastern Division's wildcard

standings. The first half of the Midwest League's season ends on June 16.

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