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Four Biscuits Selected All-Stars

June 9, 2015 - Southern League (SL1)
Montgomery Biscuits News Release


MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Biscuits will be represented by OF Johnny Field Jr., LHP Blake Snell, RHP Jaime Schultz and RHP Jared Mortensen as members of the North team for the Southern League All-Star in Game presented by Wind Creek Hospitality on Tuesday, June 23 at Riverwalk Stadium as announced by the Southern League Tuesday.

Field, the 2014 Rays Minor League Player of the Year, has been a staple in the middle of the Biscuits lineup. He is leading the Biscuits with seven home runs and is second in the league with 39 RBI while hitting .291.

The Biscuits will send 60-percent of their starting rotation to the All-Star Game. Snell, a former first round pick, was promoted to the Biscuits at the start of May and caught the eyes of the minor league world when he took his scoreless streak all the way to 49 innings. With Montgomery, Snell is 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA.

Schultz, a former 14th round pick out of High Point University, is second in the league with 74 strikeouts and on three different occasions this year, he has totaled nine punch outs in a single start. Mortensen has made 2015 a breakout season. After carving through the league in April with a 1.44 ERA, the right-hander has now thrown 19-consecutie scoreless innings while striking out 23 in his last three starts.

The Chattanooga Lookouts and Tennessee Smokies lead the way with seven players each representing the North squad. Byron Buxton, baseball's number one prospect highlights the Lookouts players, while Kyle Schwarber, last year's fourth overall pick by the Cubs, highlights the Smokies' players.

Birmingham is represented by four players while the Jackson Generals have three on the team.

The following is a complete list of North Division All-Stars:

C - Willson Contreras (Tennessee) P - Frank Batista (Tennessee)

C - Kyle Schwarber (Tennessee) P - DJ Baxendale (Chattanooga)

1B - Dan Vogelbach (Tennessee) P - Jose Berrios (Chattanooga)

2B - Joey DeMichele (Birmingham) P - Corey Black (Tennessee)

SS - Tim Anderson (Birmingham) P - James Gillheeney (Jackson)

3B - Miguel Sano (Chattanooga) P - P.J. Francescon (Tennessee)

OF - Byron Buxton (Chattanooga) P - Zach Jones (Chattanooga)

OF - Jacob May (Birmingham) P - Frankie Montas (Birmingham)

OF - Dario Pizzano (Jackson) P - Jared Mortensen (Montgomery)

OF - Adam Brett Walker II (Chattanooga) P - Feliz Pena (Tennessee)

DH - Jabari Blash (Jackson) P - Jaime Schultz (Montgomery)

UTL IF - Jorge Polanco (Chattanooga) P - Blake Snell (Montgomery)

UTL OF - Johnny Field Jr. (Montgomery)

Tickets for the All-Star Game presented by Wind Creek Hospitality are still on sale. General admission are $15 while reserved cost $22. The festivities will begin on Monday at 6:30pm in the Alley for the All-Star Social presented by Coca-Cola and the Montgomery Downtown Business Association. This free event is open to the public. Players will be introduced while also being available for autographs. On Tuesday, the gates at Riverwalk Stadium will open at 5:00pm with the Home Run Derby presented by Alfa beginning at 6:00. The All-Star game is estimated to begin around 7:15pm. A MAX Fireworks Show will follow the game.

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