Seven Bluefish Named to All-Star Team
Published on July 5, 2012 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Bridgeport Bluefish News Release
(Bridgeport, Conn. - July 5, 2012) - Bridgeport Bluefish team officials today announced that seven members of the team have been selected to participate in the 2012 Atlantic League All-Star Game. This is the highest number of Bluefish players selected to an All-Star game since seven team members participated in the 2008 mid-summer contest. Pitchers Paul Oseguera and Rommie Lewis will be joined by infielders Brock Peterson and Luis Lopez, outfielders Kennard Jones and Prentice Redman, and catcher Luis Rodriguez on the Liberty Division squad.
"We are very pleased to have these seven players represent the Bluefish during the 2012 Atlantic League All-Star Game," says Bluefish general manager Bob Goughan. "They have been key members of our team during the first half of the season and are deserving of this accomplishment."
Peterson has developed into Bridgeport's biggest offensive power threat in his second year in the Atlantic League. The slugger leads the league with 15 home runs, ranks second with 45 runs scored, 33 extra-base hits, and a .558 slugging percentage, and third with 125 total bases. He has recorded a .268 batting average on the year and paces the Bluefish with 43 RBI. Lopez has been a consistent contributor to the 'Fish during his career in Bridgeport, having been selected to the All-Star team four out of his five years with the Bluefish. He is batting .277 with five home runs and 35 RBI, and ranks second in the Atlantic League with 45 walks.
Jones has impressed during his first tour in the Park City. He leads the team in batting average (.284), hits (69), stolen bases (15) and at-bats (243). Redman, in his second season with the ball club, is hitting .256 with seven home runs, 32 RBI, and 30 runs scored, while raking fifth in the league in doubles (17). Rodriguez makes his second Atlantic League All-Star team in the past three years after posting a .271 batting average with three home runs and 16 RBI.
Oseguera and Lewis have been the top contributors for the Bluefish pitching staff in the starting rotation and bullpen, respectively. In his third season in the Park City, Oseguera is 5-2 in 12 starts and ranks second in the league with 68 strikeouts and third with a 2.82 ERA. Lewis, during his first year in the Atlantic League, owns a 3-1 record with a sparkling 1.86 ERA and 21 punchouts over the course of 29 innings of work.
Jones, Lewis, Lopez, Oseguera, Peterson, Redman, and Rodriguez will represent the Bluefish on the Liberty Division squad managed by Long Island skipper Kevin Baez at the 2012 All-Star Game, which takes place July 11 at Campbell's Field, home of the Camden Riversharks, in Camden, New Jersey. All-Star selections were the results of fan, media and front office polling, which took place throughout the league and individual team web sites.
The Bridgeport Bluefish Professional Baseball Club, a charter team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, plays its home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, located off Exit 27 of I-95 on the corner of Broad Street and South Frontage Road in Bridgeport. 2012 group outings and individual tickets are available by calling 203-345-4800. Visit the Bluefish online at www.bridgeportbluefish.com.
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