Scooter Gennett Named FSL Post-Season All-Star

Published on August 29, 2011 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Brevard County Manatees News Release


VIERA, Fla. --- Florida State League president Chuck Murphy announced on Monday that Brevard County Manatees second baseman Scooter Gennett was selected as the utility infielder to the 2011 Florida State League Post-Season All-Star team. The team was selected by field managers, official scorers, and club sports writers representing the twelve teams in the league.

Gennett, who was also selected as a FSL Mid-Season All-Star, currently leads the league in both at-bats with 529 and hits with 128.

He also has the second lowest total plate appearance-to-strikeout ratio in the Florida State League with one strikeout per every 8.88 plate appearances.

Heading into action on Monday, Gennett currently leads the Manatees with 126 games played and leads all current Brevard County players with a .299 batting average.

He is second on the club in both RBI (50) and total bases (209). Gennett also ranks third on the `Tees with 66 runs.

Gennett's 16-game hitting streak from April 21-May 7 ties him for the fourth longest hitting streak in the Florida State League in 2011. He also reached base in 15 consecutive games from May 20-June 21.

The Sarasota, Fla. native has been swinging a hot bat in the second half of the season, as he is hitting .333 (84-for-252) since June 23. Gennett has also racked up 42 multi-hit games in 2011.

Gennett was drafted in the 16th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Brewers out of Sarasota High School. He was named both a Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star with Wisconsin last season.

Both Baseball America and MLB.com listed Gennett as Milwaukee's fourth-best prospect heading into the 2011 season.

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