Six Grizzlies Named to CPL All-Star Team
July 3, 2015 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Gastonia Grizzlies News Release
GASTONIA, N.C. - Blake Edwards (Columbus State), Sammy Taormina (Liberty), Michael McClellan (Columbus State), Ryan Whitt (King), Taylor Allum (Kennesaw State) and Logan Cook (UNC Pembroke) were named 2015 Coastal Plain League All-Stars.
The Coastal Plain League announced Friday the rosters for the All-Star Game to be held in Florence, S.C. July 12-13 at Sparrow Stadium. This marks the 17th year the CPL has played an all-star game with last year's being won by the West 7-5 in Morehead City, N.C.
Players are separated by division and will be competing in front over a large contingency of scouts as well as fans. Since the game is being played in the Florence RedWolves home ballpark, the West All-Stars will be the home team while the East All-Stars will serve as the visitors.
For the second straight year, the CPL turned to its fans to select their favorite of five candidates for the East and West All-Star teams respectively. The fan response was phenomenal as over 150,000 votes were cast in a 24-hour period.
In the West, Gastonia's McClellan finished in the lead after receiving 50% of the vote, with Martinsville's Justin Dattilo taking second with 25%.
Also on the team are the players originally voted in by head coaches, broadcasters and media representatives from all 15 CPL teams. Of those, six were 919 Marketing CPL Players of the Week during the first half of the season including starting West third basemen Taormina (Week 5).
In addition to the All-Star game, the Florence RedWolves and Coastal Plain League will host a fan fest with live entertainment and home run derby on the night of Sunday July 12. Home Run Derby contestants will be announced early next week.
The East versus West All-Star Game will take place the following night, Monday July 13.
Winners of the CPL West Division first-half championship, Gastonia clinched a postseason berth on July 29. The Petit Cup playoffs begin Aug. 5 featuring the top eight teams in the league in best-of-three, first-round series.
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