Northern League announces pitchers and reserves for 2004 All-Star Game
July 9, 2004 - Northern League (NL) News Release
All-Star managers Fargo-Moorhead's Doug Simunic of the North Division and Joliet's Jeff Isom of the South Division completed their rosters today for the 2004 Northern League All-Star Game with the announcement of the pitchers and reserves. The game will take place at Silver Cross Stadium in Joliet, Illinois on Tuesday, July 20.
Simunic also announced that Felix Pagan of Sioux Falls will start in the outfield for the North Division. Pagan, who is batting .296 with 11 homers and 38 rbi, replaces St. Paul's Tonayne Brown, who will not play in the All-Star Game due to the birth of his son.
The North Division reserves are infielder Bryon Jeffcoat of Fargo-Moorhead and catcher Marcel Longmire and outfielder Ryan Ruiz of Sioux City. The pitching staff features five members of the first place RedHawks: righthanders Ray Clark, Todd George, and Nick Mattioni and lefthanders Nick Brannon and Mike Peschel. The other members of the staff are a pair of Winnipeg Goldeyes, righty Oscar Montero and lefty Roger Luque; righthander Chris Chavez, the league saves leader, from St. Paul, and righthander Wes Faust of Sioux Falls.
In the South Division, Isom selected infielder Josh Patton of Lincoln and catcher Jeff Goldbach and outfielder Jermaine Allensworth of Joliet as his reserves. The pitchers include four Schaumburg Flyers: righthanders Gabe DeHoyos, Brett Weber, and Hank Woodman, and lefthander Anthony Boughner; three Joliet JackHammers: righties Robert Garvin and Rich Hyde and lefty Brian Mazone; and two Lincoln Saltdogs: righthanders Adam Springston and Chris Weidert.
Of the 22 North All-Stars (including Brown), nine are from Fargo-Moorhead, five (including Brown) are from St. Paul, three each are from Sioux Falls and Winnipeg, and two come from Sioux City. The South's 21-man roster includes seven players from Schaumburg, six each from Joliet and Lincoln, and one representative each from Gary and Kansas City.
Returning All-Stars from 2003 are Chavez, Delgado, Hall, Hyde, Luque, Scalabrini, and Woodman, who played for the East team and Mathis, Patton, and Rodrigues from last year's West All-Stars.
Siumnic also announced that Jeff Bittiger and Bucky Burgau of Fargo-Moorhead will be his coaches for the North team. The honorary captain for the North is former All-Star and NL MVP outfielder Andre Dawson. Isom's coaches will include Schaumburg manager Andy McCauley and three members of his Joliet staff, Bobby Bell, Rich Hyde, and Mike Pinto. The majors' all-time single season save leader, Bobby Thigpen will be South's honorary captain.
The Northern League's All-Star events include the Skills Competition on Monday, July 19 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Silver Cross Field. The All-Star Game begins at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20.
Northern League Stories from July 9, 2004
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- Canaries defeat Goldeyes - Winnipeg Goldeyes
- RailCats Add Juan Camacho - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- Rich Rodrigues Headed to All-Star Game - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- Pearson Selected to Second Straight All-Star Game - Kansas City Monarchs
- JackHammers have six plus coaching staff on All-Star track - Joliet JackHammers
- Ruiz and Longmire tabbed All-Star reserves - Sioux City Explorers
- Pair of Fish added to North All-Star squad - Winnipeg Goldeyes
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