MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Jay Bruce named MWL Post Season All-Star

Published on August 24, 2006 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OH-The Midwest League has announced its 2006 Post Season All-Star Roster and Dayton Dragons outfielder Jay Bruce was among the 14 players that received the honor.

As of today's announcement, Bruce is batting .295 with 16 home runs and 79 runs batted in. Bruce ranks first in the Midwest League with 63 extra-base hits and his 42 doubles are just three shy of a franchise record. His .527 slugging percentage is good for third place in the league, while he ranks fifth in both home runs and RBI.

Bruce was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round (12th overall) in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. He was also a starting member for the Eastern Division squad of the midseason all-star team, and brought home the "Star of Stars" award as the game's MVP.

Bruce becomes the 10th Dragons player to be a post season all-star, joining Braxton Whitehead and Austin Kearns (2000); Wily Mo Pena and Samone Peters (2001); Edwin Encarnacion, Noochie Varner, and Nate Cotton (2002); Chris Dickerson (2004); and Tonys Gutierrez (2005).

Below is the complete list of 2006 Midwest League Post Season All-Stars and awards:

POSITION PLAYER B/T HT/WT BIRTHDATE CLUB/AFFILIATE

First Base Erik Lis L/L 6'1/220 03/08/84 Beloit/Minnesota

Second Base Josh Johnson S/R 5'10/185 01/11/86 Burlington/Kansas City

Third Base Jeff Baisley R/R 6'3/210 12/19/82 Kane County/Oakland

Shortstop Mike Hollimon S/R 6'1/185 06/14/82 West Michigan/Detroit

Outfield Cameron Maybin R/R 6'4/205 04/04/87 West Michigan/Detroit

Will Venable L/L 6'2/205 10/29/82 Fort Wayne/San Diego

Jay Bruce L/L 6'3/205 04/03/87 Dayton/Cincinnati

Catcher Bryan Anderson L/R 6'1/190 12/16/86 Quad Cities/St. Louis

DH Randy Roth R/R 6'1/205 03/05/82 Quad Cities/St. Louis

RH Pitcher Nick Adenhart R/R 6'3/190 08/24/86 Cedar Rapids/Anaheim

LH Pitcher Jacob McGee L/L 6'3/190 08/06/86 SW Michigan/Tampa Bay

RH Reliever Orlando Perdomo R/R 6'0/160 05/03/84 West Michigan/Detroit

Greg Dupas R/R 6'6/230 01/31/84 SW Michigan/Tampa Bay

LH Reliever Ed Campusano L/L 6'4/195 07/14/82 Peoria/Chicago-NL

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jeff Baisley - Kane County/Oakland

PROSPECT OF THE YEAR: Cameron Maybin - West Michigan/Detroit

MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Matt Walbeck - West Michigan/Detroit

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