TCL Victoria Generals

Nine Generals Selected to the TCL All-Star Game

Published on July 5, 2014 under Texas Collegiate League (TCL)
Victoria Generals News Release


The Victoria Generals have nine players selected to the Texas Collegiate League All-Star game that will be held at Brazos Valley (Bryan, TX) on Tuesday July 8, 2014. The list of players that will participate in the game are: Justin Pacchioli, Brian Portelli, Alvaro Rondon, Pedro Barrios, Cedric Vallieres and Ryan Benitez as starters and Dayfran Ortiz, Kris Looper and Ty Schlottmann as reserves.

Justin Pacchioli, a junior at Lehigh University, has had an incredible first half hitting .366, good for second in the league behind team mate Alvaro Rondon (.387). Pacchioli is currently the league leader in home runs with three, slugging percentage at .538 and on-base percentage at .473. Other stats for Pacchioli include 25 runs scored, 34 hits, three doubles, two triples, three HR, 15 RBI's, 19 walks and 10 stolen bases. Pacchioli was also selected as the Dinger Bat TCL Player of the Week this past week.

Brian Portelli, a junior from Florida International University, will join Pacchioli in the outfield for the all-star game. Portelli is currently third in the league hitting (.333) behind team mates Pacchioli and Rondon. Portelli's all-star season includes scoring 15 runs, 39 hits, four doubles, five triples, two HR, 23 RBI's and 11 walks. Portelli is currently the league leader in triples (5) and second in the league in RBI with 23.

Alvaro Rondon, a red-shirt junior from Texas A&M International, is off to a great start the first half of the season as the league leader in hitting. Rondon is currently hitting .387 on the season with a league best 43 hits. Rondon is currently second in the league with 26 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, eight RBI's, 14 walks and 17 stolen bases. Rondon was the Dinger Bat TCL Player of the Week for the first week of the season hitting an incredible .714 on the week .

Pedro Barrios, a freshman from Ranger College, was an all-star selection at second base. Barrios continues to shine defensively at second, short stop and third and is currently leading the TCL in double plays turned with seven. Offensively, Barrios is hitting .295 with 14 runs scored, 28 hits, four doubles, 8 RBI's, and 7 walks.

Cedric Vallieres, a red-shirt junior from Texas State, will make a start at third base for the all-star game. Vallieres is currently hitting .245 on the season with 13 runs scored, 23 hits, three doubles, a triple, two HR, 15 RBI's, 21 walks and three stolen bases.

Ryan Benitez, a junior from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, has been masterful on the mound for the Generals. Benitez has made five starts going at least six innings each outing with a 3-0 record on the season. Benitez is among the league leaders in strike outs (36) with an ERA of 1.91 on the season. He has thrown a total of 33 innings on the season and was selected at the TCL Pitcher of the Week this past week.

Dayfran Ortiz, a freshman at Ranger College, was voted in as a reserve catcher for the all-star game. Ortiz is currently hitting .288 on the season with 10 runs scored, 20 hits, five doubles, a HR, 16 RBI's and four walks.

Kris Looper, a junior at University of the Incarnate Word, will join the all-star team as a reserve pitcher. Looper had been solid all season with incredible control throwing 32.2 innings, giving up only three earned runs on the season and is the league leader in ERA (0.83) Looper has compiled a record of 2-1 with one save and has 26 strike outs, with only three walks on the season.

Ty Schlottmann, a junior from Texas A&M University, will join the all-star team as a reserve. Schlottmann has had a great first half going 3-0 in four starts on the season with a complete game in 28 innings. Schlottmann has given up only three earned runs with 23 strike outs and only four walks. Schlottmann is currently second in the TCL in ERA (0.96) behind team mate Looper (0.83)

The Generals will return to the field Sunday July 6th at 5pm with a doubleheader against the East Texas Pump Jacks at Riverside Stadium. It will be Laserworld Baseball Card Night with set #2 given to the first 200 fans in the gate. Gates open at 4pm so hurry out for some great Generals action!

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