Six Silver Hawks Nominated for the 50th Midwest League All-Star Roster

June 4, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
South Bend Silver Hawks News Release


South Bend, Indiana (June, 4, 2014)- Six Silver Hawks will be heading to Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan for the 2014 Midwest League All-Star game. The 2014 All-Star game will be played on June 17th at Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan, home to the West Michigan Whitecaps.

Approaching the All -Star game, your Silver Hawks lead the Midwest League with a record of 35-22 and a 3.5 game lead over the West Michigan Whitecaps. The six players selected for the 2014 All-Star game are short stop Andrew Velazquez, designated hitter Steve McQuail, infielders Joe Munoz and Daniel Palka and pitchers Adam Miller and Will Locante.

Velazquez leads the league in triples (11) and total bases (110), 2nd in the league in runs scored (47) and 4th in the league in hits (67). Palka is 3rd in the league in runs batted in (39) and has 7 home runs. McQuail is hitting .304 with 6 home runs and 20 runs batted in. Munoz has a batting average of .310 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI's. On the pitcher's mound for the Silver Hawks, Locante is 2-0 this year with an ERA of 1.99 while Miller is 3-0, with an ERA of 2.80.

See your first place Silver Hawks in action June 10th through the 15th at Four Winds Field. To purchase tickets visit www.SilverHawks.com or call the Box Office at 574-235-9988.

The South Bend Silver Hawks are a Class A minor league team affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team is owned and operated by Swing-Batter-Swing, LLC whose sole shareholder is Andrew T. Berlin of Chicago, IL.



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