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Six Dans Named 2016 All-Stars

July 7, 2016 - Prospect League (Prospect)
Danville Dans News Release


(DANVILLE, IL) - Four starters and two pitchers from the Danville Dans will be on the West Division roster in the Prospect League All-Star Game. The game will be played Wednesday, July 13 in Kokomo, IN.

Named as a starting outfielder for the second year in a row is Joey Fiske, a junior-to-be from St. Mary's College of California. Fiske is batting .280, with five walks and 11 RBIs

Also named as starting catcher is Seton Hall's Matt Fortin. The senior-to-be is hitting .287, and leads the Dans in extra-base hits: six doubles, three triples and three home runs.

The middle infield starters are Dans teammates Andrew Curran at second base and Josh Smith playing shortstop.

Curran, a junior-to-be headed to Eastern Illinois University after attending Illinois Central College, started the season as a temporary player before getting the full-time spot. He's batting .333, tied for 8th in the Prospect League.

Smith is a freshman-to-be at LSU. He, too, is hitting .333 and has 16 stolen bases (4th in the league) - including four in the Dans win at Quincy last night.

Bryan Ayers is one of two pitchers selected from the Dans. The right-hand starter who will be a junior at Arkansas State is 2-1 in four starts, and is tied for 10th in the league with 33 strikeouts.

Kansas University's Chris Fearon is also an All-Star right-hand pitcher. The sophomore-to-be has made 11 relief appearances, striking out 16 in 16.2 innings. He's tied with two others for the league lead with five saves, and has a 2-0 record.

Stats for all the All-Stars can be found at www.prospectleague.com.

The Dans had five All-Star starters in 2014, including the starting pitcher, with five other selections. Last year, there were seven total Dans on the All-Star roster.

The Dans are back in action after the All-Star break on the road in Kokomo Friday, July 15. They return home after the break on Tuesday, July 19.

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