Southern League Announces 2009 North Division All-Star Roster
June 29, 2009 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the North Division roster for the 2009 Southern League All-Star Game, which is scheduled for July 13 at Regions Park in Birmingham, AL. Players were selected by a vote of Southern League field managers, radio broadcasters, general managers and print media. All players on Southern League rosters as of June 10 were eligible in the voting.
The 2009 North Division All-Star team is listed alphabetically by position as follows:
C Jonathan Lucroy Huntsville P James Avery Carolina C Lucas May Chattanooga P Casey Baron Huntsville 1B Blake Lalli Tennessee P Casey Coleman Tennessee 2B Shane Justis Huntsville P Donovan Hand Huntsville 3B Josh Bell Chattanooga P Robert Hinton Huntsville SS Darwin Barney Tennessee P Jay Jackson Tennessee OF James Adduci Tennessee P Matt Sartor Chattanooga OF Ezequiel Carrera West Tenn P Brian Schlitter Tennessee OF Todd Frazier Carolina P Jordan Smith Carolina OF Adam Stern Huntsville P Travis Wood* Carolina DH Marshall Hubbard West Tenn UTL IF Zack Cozart Carolina UTL OF Andrew Lambo Chattanooga
The Southern League will announce the South Division All-Star team on June 30. The starting lineup for the North Division will be released on July 1, followed by the South Division starting lineup on July 2.
The following players were chosen for the North Division All-Star team but will be unable to participate due to injury, a promotion received after voting began or selection to the Futures Game, which is scheduled for July 12 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
OF Drew T. Anderson Huntsville to AAA P Scott Elbert Chattanooga to AAA OF Chris Heisey* Carolina Futures Game/AAA
*denotes unanimous selection
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