Pair of Sioux City Arms Selected to All-Star Game
June 27, 2022 - American Association (AA)
Sioux City Explorers News Release
Sioux City, IA - Sioux City Explorers pitchers Patrick Ledet and Thomas McIlraith have been selected to represent the West Division in the 2022 American Association All-Star Game.
This is the second All-Star honor for Patrick Ledet; he previously was named a Frontier League All-Star in 2019 pitching for Lake Erie. This is McIlraith's first All-Star selection.
Ledet has been outstanding in his second season with the Sioux City Explorers. The lefty has a 2.51 ERA that ranks third in the American Association. In seven starts he's thrown 43 innings and holds a 2-1 record along with 37 strikeouts and 12 walks.
Last season Ledet started 19 games going 9-6 with a 6.25 ERA in 99.1 innings and led the Explorers with 119 strikeouts. He secured the win in the South Division Wild Card game with five shutout innings against the Cleburne Railroaders.
McIlraith continues to further the line of dominant Sioux City Explorers closers. He currently sits third in the league with nine saves and has not blown one. He is fifth in the league with 18 appearances and holds a 2.14 ERA. He has struck out 25 batters over 21 innings and has walked six.
He is a former Mets prospect who spent his first six seasons of professional baseball with the Mets organization reaching as high as Double-A. In his previous six seasons with the Mets he had only one save. This is his first season with Sioux City.
The pitchers and reserves were selected by the managers for the East and West division teams. Chicago Dogs manager Butch Hobson selecting the East and Joe Calfapietra selecting the West.
The All-Star break will take place over the course of July 11th-13th with the game itself being played on July 12th at the home of the Chicago Dogs, Impact Field in Rosemont, IL.
American Association Stories from June 27, 2022
- Culbreth Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Pair of Canaries Headed to 2022 All-Star Game - Sioux Falls Canaries
- RailCats Pitching Trio Selected to All-Star Game - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- Eight Fargo-Moorhead Players Named to AAPB All-Star Game - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
- Pair of Sioux City Arms Selected to All-Star Game - Sioux City Explorers
- Leo Piña Named AAPB Batter of the Week for Second Straight Week - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
- Milkmen Struggles Continue in Second Consecutive Loss to RailCats - Milwaukee Milkmen
- Milkmen Lose to Gary Southshore, Look on to Game Two - Milwaukee Milkmen
- Milkmen Score Nine Unanswered Runs to Beat Dogs. - Milwaukee Milkmen
- Sioux City Takes Marathon Rubber Game - Sioux City Explorers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Sioux City Explorers Stories
- Bad Weather Wins on Friday Night
- Military Tribute Weekend
- Day Saves the Day in Extra Innings
- Offense Comes Alive to Tame RailCats
- Explorers Derail RailCats
