Pearson Selected to Second Straight All-Star Game
July 9, 2004 - Northern League (NL)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release
KANSAS CITY â Designated hitter Eddie Pearson will start for the South Division in the 2004 Northern League All-Star game at Silver Cross Stadium in Joliet, Ill., on July 20, the T-Bones announced Friday. The league's reigning MVP received the most votes of any South Division player and will be Kansas City's lone representative in the exhibition game.
Pearson is one of the most feared hitters in the NL and is ranked among the league's leaders in five offensive categories, including batting average (.373), hits (60), RBI (43), on-base percentage (.443), and slugging percentage (.627). He was named Northern League Player of the Week on June 28 and hit .418 with four home runs and 31 RBI in the month of June.
Voting for this year's starters was conducted by Northern League managers, radio announcers, and select media representatives. The following is a list of the South Division's starters:
SOUTH DIVISION ALL-STAR ROSTER
(Stats through games of July 8)
1B - Mario Delgado, Schaumburg (.328, 10, 42)
2B - Darren Doskocil, Lincoln (.281, 3, 22)
3B - Chris Weekly, Schaumburg (.340, 9, 41)
SS - Geoff McCallum, Schaumburg (.337, 1, 20)
OF - JuJu Foreman, Lincoln (.354, 1, 23)
OF - Josh Loggins, Joliet (.298, 12, 42)
OF - Bryan Warner, Lincoln (.335, 11, 45)
C - Rich Rodrigues, Gary (.295, 2, 15)
DH - Eddie Pearson, Kansas City (.373, 10, 43)
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
- Northern League announces pitchers and reserves for 2004 All-Star Game - NL
- Two Canaries Heading To All-Star Game - Sioux Falls Canaries
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