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Northwoods League Announces 2015 All-Star Selections

July 13, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods) News Release


Rochester, Minn. -- The Northwoods League has announced the rosters for the 2015 Northwoods League All-Star Game presented by Marshfield Clinic, which will be played on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:05 p.m. (CST) at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

In the North Division, the Duluth Huskies lead the way with five selections. The Huskies are led by Bo Hellquist (Minnesota Duluth) with 5 wins and a 2.86 ERA. Duluth Catcher Dominic Miroglio (San Francisco) brings his .292 average and 20 RBI with him to Witter Field. The First-Half Champion Willmar Stingers have four selections in the North and two of the five outfielders selected in Storm Wilson (Kentucky) and Dan Motl (Minnesota).

In the South Division, the First-Half Champion Kenosha Kingfish have seven players on the roster. Kenosha is led by Eric Filia (UCLA) and his .327 average along with Josh Serio (UW-Parkside) with 6 wins and a miniscule 0.89 ERA. The Madison Mallards have five All-Star selections in the South. Their contingent of All-Stars is highlighted by Anthony Gonsolin (St. Mary's College) and his 10 homeruns.

Field Manager Duffy Dyer and his coaching staff from the Kenosha Kingfish will be in the dugout for the South. The Kingfish, who won the first half championship in the South Division, currently have a 33-16 record and are 10-3 in the second half.

Willmar Field Manager Drew Saberhagen and his staff will manage the North All-Stars. The Stingers are currently 8-5 in the second half and 31-16 overall.

This year's All-Stars were chosen in a vote by the 18 member teams of the Northwoods League. Ballots were cast by each team's field staff and media contacts.

The Marshfield Clinic All-Star Game festivities will begin on Monday, July 20th with an evening banquet at Hotel Mead & Conference Center honoring the players selected to the North and South Division All-Star teams. The banquet will feature a keynote address by Milwaukee Brewers President of Baseball Operations-General Manager Doug Melvin along with a question and answer session for the Brewers chief executive.

The full itinerary of events is as follows:

All-Star Event Itinerary

Monday, July 20-Hotel Mead & Conference Center

6:00 pm Social Hour

7:00 pm Marshfield Clinic Northwoods League All-Star Banquet in the Grand Ballroom

Welcoming remarks

Dinner

All-Star player, coaches, & umpire introductions

Guest speaker and Q&A- Doug Melvin

Tuesday, July 21-Witter Field

4:30pm Gates Open

Pre-game autograph session with NWL All-Stars

5:05 pm Marshfield Clinic Home Run Challenge

7:05 pm Northwoods League All-Star Game presented by Marshfield Clinic

Postgame Fireworks Show

2015 Northwoods League All-Stars

North Divison

NAME POS TEAM YR COLLEGE

Dominic Miroglio C Duluth Huskies SO San Francisco

Daulton Varsho C Eau Claire Express FR UW-Milwaukee

Ricky Sanchez 1B Alexandria Blue Anchors JR Notre Dame

Steve Sada 2B Alexandria Blue Anchors SO Miami of Ohio

Carter McEachern 3B Thunder Bay Border Cats JR Trinity University

Luke Stratman 3B Waterloo Bucks SO Lamar CC

*Matt McLaughlin SS Duluth Huskies FR Kansas

Paul Panaccione SS Mankato MoonDogs JR Grand Canyon University

Zach McKinstry SS Waterloo Bucks FR Central Michigan

Dan Motl OF Willmar Stingers JR Minnesota

Storm Wilson OF Willmar Stingers SO Kentucky

Josh Merrigan OF Alexandria Blue Anchors JR North Carolina

Jared James OF Thunder Bay Border Cats JR Long Beach State

Cal Stevenson OF Duluth Huskies FR Nevada

Austin Carpenter RHP Duluth Huskies JR North Alabama

Bo Hellquist LHP Duluth Huskies JR University of Minnesota Duluth

Grant Hamilton RHP Mankato MoonDogs JR Oklahoma City University

Rickey Ramirez RHP Mankato MoonDogs FR Fresno State

Jayson Yano RHP Rochester Honkers JR Stevens Institute

Reese Gregory RHP St. Cloud Rox JR St. Cloud state

Trevor Charpie RHP St. Cloud Rox SO Saddleback CC

Greg Weissert RHP Thunder Bay Border Cats SO Fordham

Brian Drapeau RHP Waterloo Bucks JR Long Island

Brady Anderson RHP Willmar Stingers JR Florida Gulf Coast

Dakota Belter RHP Willmar Stingers JR Minnesota State

Austin Warner LHP Mankato MoonDogs JR Bellarmine University

South Division

NAME POS TEAM YR COLLEGE

Jean Ramirez C Madison Mallards JR Illinois State

Jason Scholl C Kenosha Kingfish JR Eastern Illinois

Albee Weiss C Wisconsin Woodchucks FR Cal State, Northridge

Ryan Donovan 1B Green Bay Bullfrogs JR Hofstra

Jordan Zimmerman 2B La Crosse Loggers SO Mesa CC

Alex Borglin 2B Kenosha Kingfish SO Central Michigan

*Hunter Alexander 3B Kenosha Kingfish FR St. John's River State

Brock Carpenter 3B Wisconsin Rapids Rafters SO Seattle

Mason McCoy SS La Crosse Loggers SO Illinois Central College

Eric Filia OF Kenosha Kingfish JR UCLA

Lucas Raley OF Lakeshore Chinooks JR Lake Erie College

Anthony Gonsolin OF Madison Mallards JR St. Mary's College

Max Ponzurick OF Wisconsin Woodchucks FR Virginia Tech

Logan Regnier OF Madison Mallards JR Central Michigan

Alex Hermeling RHP Battle Creek Bombers JR Ohio State

Garrett Harrison LHP Green Bay Bullfrogs JR St. Cloud State

Josh Serio RHP Kenosha Kingfish SO UW-Parkside

Ty Provencher RHP La Crosse Loggers JR Long Beach State

Lake Bachar RHP Lakeshore Chinooks FR UW-Whitewater

Mike Kaelin RHP Madison Mallards FR Buffalo

Jeremy Graf RHP Green Bay Bullfrogs SO St. Petersburg College

Vice Arobio RHP Madison Mallards SO Pacific

Robert Zeigler RHP Wisconsin Woodchucks SO Kentucky

Jack Riley LHP Wisconsin Rapids Rafters FR Connecticut

P.J. Schuster RHP Kenosha Kingfish JR Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Ryan Orr RHP Kenosha Kingfish FR Kalamazoo College

Shane Bryant RHP Kalamazoo Growlers JR Purdue

*Unable to participate



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