SL1 Carolina Mudcats

Mudcats Land Six On All-Star Team

Published on June 30, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Carolina Mudcats News Release


Zebulon, NC --- Six Carolina Mudcats highlight the Northern Division All-Star team in advance of the 2008 Southern League All-Star Game to be hosted by the Mudcats at Five County Stadium on Monday, July 14th.

IFs Gaby Sanchez and Chris Coghlan, along with OFs Cameron Maybin and John Raynor will be the Mudcats' four position players, with RHPs Chris Volstad and Chris Mobley as the Mudcats' two pitchers represented on the 23-player roster released by the Southern League on Monday.

Sanchez leads the Mudcats with a .314 batting average, which ranks seventh in the league entering Monday's action. Sanchez is fifth in hits (88) and tied for second in doubles (26).

Coghlan, who played in the 2007 XM Satellite Radio Futures Game in San Francisco, is second on the club in hitting with a .302 average, while he sits fourth in the league with 92 hits. Coghlan has also swiped 18 bases and leads the club with 45 RBIs.

Maybin, a two-time Futures Game star who is widely regarded as one of the premiere minor leaguers in the game, leads the Mudcats in triples (6) and in home runs (12), with an average of .266.

Raynor, the South Atlantic League MVP last season, leads a Mudcats running attack, which is on pace to shatter team records. Raynor is tops in the loop with 29 stolen bases and third in the league with 60 runs scored. Carolina has 120 stolen bases through the first 82 games, 88 shy of the club record. As of Monday, Raynor is 19 steals shy of matching Elvis Pena's club record of 48 established in 2000.

Volstad, who nearly made the Florida pitching staff out of spring training, is 4-3 and has been a fixture in the league's top-10 in ERA for practically the entire first half. Volstad has an ERA of 3.28 over 85 innings, and has not permitted a home run since last August in Montgomery, spanning nearly 95 frames.

Mobley overtook the closer's role for the Mudcats when an injury opened up the position. Mobley, currently third in the league in saves, has not disappointed, converting 13 of 17 saves for the Mudcats, while his ERA rests at a paltry 2.88.

The Huntsville Stars led the five-team division by landing eight members, with West Tenn (4), Chattanooga (4), and Tennessee (1) rounding out the roster. The Stars had two other players (Mat Gamel, Matt LaPorta) who were named to the squad, but will not participate due to their inclusion in the Futures Game. West Tenn landed three others on the team, however Triple-A promotions will thwart their involvement (Mumba Rivera, Luis Valbuena, Rich Dorman).

The Southern Division All-Star roster will be announced Tuesday, with the starting line-ups announced Wednesday (North) and Thursday (South) respectively.

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