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Southern League Announces 2006 South Division All-Stars, Four Biscuits Selected

Published on June 28, 2006 under Southern League (SL1)
Montgomery Biscuits News Release


MARIETTA, Ga. -- The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the South Division roster for the MAX 2006 Southern League All-Star Game set for Monday, July 10 at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.

The roster includes four members of the Montgomery Biscuits: pitcher Jim Magrane, catcher Ryan Christianson, second baseman Elliot Johnson and third baseman Wes Bankston. Magrane (9-6, 3.26) is presently tied for the Southern League lead in wins, while Christianson is second in the SL with 13 home runs and leads the Biscuits with 31 runs batted in. Johnson sets the pace for Montgomery in such categories as hits (80), runs scored (39), triples (7), slugging percentage (.480) and total bases (135). Bankston (.288 batting average) is one of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' top hitting prospects, though he missed a large part of the season's first half with a strained oblique.

A fifth Biscuit, closer Juan Salas, was selected to play in the All-Star Game, but was replaced because of a recent promotion to Class AAA Durham.

All-Star players were selected by a vote of Southern League field managers, radio broadcasters and print media. All players on Southern League rosters as of June 15 were eligible for the game.

The 2006 South Division All-Star team is listed by position alphabetically as follows:

C Ryan Christianson Montgomery P Mark Alexander Jacksonville
C George Kottaras Mobile P Lance Broadway Birmingham
INF Tony Abreu Jacksonville P Casey Hoorelbeke Jacksonville
INF Wes Bankston Montgomery P B. J. Mura Birmingham
INF Craig Brazell Jacksonville P Tyler Lumsden Birmingham
INF Chin-Lung Hu Jacksonville P Jim Magrane Montgomery
INF Elliot Johnson Montgomery P T. J. Nall Jacksonville
OF Drew Macias Mobile P Heath Totten Jacksonville
OF Ricardo Nanita Birmingham P Ehren Wasserman Birmingham
OF Wilkin Ruan Jacksonville P Matt Wright Mississippi
OF Justin Ruggiano Jacksonville
DH Corey Smith Birmingham
UTL Luis Cruz Mobile

Starting lineups for the North Divison will be released June 29, while starting lineups for the South Divison will be released June 30.

There were several players named to the All-Star team who are unable to participate due to a promotion. These players were on Southern League rosters at the time voting began and are as follows:

OF Gregor Blanco Mississippi P Spike Lundberg Jacksonville
C Brad Cresse Jacksonville P Juan Salas Montgomery
P Joel Hanrahan Jacksonville P Jared Wells Mobile
INF Andy LaRoche Jacksonville

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