SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Spencer Selected to Represent RiverDogs at SAL All-Star Game

June 9, 2015 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, SC - The South Atlantic League has announced the rosters for the 56th Annual SAL All-Star Game, and Charleston RiverDogs' first baseman Connor Spencer has been tabbed to represent the Southern Division for this year's tilt on June 23 at McCormick Field in Asheville, NC.

Spencer, 22, was named a Southern Division starter and will fill the designated hitter role in the Mid-Summer Classic. He has compiled a team-high .297 average in 46 games, hitting 47-for-158 with nine doubles and a team-high 23 runs batted in. The Trabuco Canyon, California native reached in a season-high 21-straight games from April 25 - May 25. During that stretch he hit .299 (20-of-67). In 21 games during May, Spencer hit .333 (22-of-66). He leads the team with seven hit-by-pitches and paces the South Atlantic League with six sacrifice flies.

This is the second all-star nomination of Spencer's young career as he earned Mid-Season All-Star recognition with the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League in 2014. He was selected by the New York Yankees in the eighth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of California-Irvine.

Both all-star teams will be represented by 26 players, selected by the votes of the teams' managers and coaching staffs, local media and front office executives. The Greenville Drive led the league with eight player selections in the Southern Division. In the Northern Division, the Hickory Crawdads will send seven players to Asheville. McCormick Field will be hosting its third SAL All-Star Game. First pitch of the 56th Annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. on June 23 at McCormick Field in Asheville, NC.

2015 South Atlantic League All-Stars:

NORTHERN DIVISION  

MANAGER Corey Ragsdale Hickory

COACH Francisco Matos Hickory

COACH Oscar Marin Hickory

PITCHERS Ariel Jurado Hickory

  Joey Denato Lakewood

  John Fasola Hickory

  Yeudy Garcia West Virginia

  Junior Lopez West Virginia

  Yohander Mendez Hickory

  Luis Ortiz Hickory

  Alexis Rivero Lakewood

  Drew Van Orden Hagerstown

  Collin Wiles Hickory

  Austen Williams Hagerstown

CATCHERS Arturo Rodriguez Greensboro

  Brett Austin Kannapolis

  Jose Trevino Hickory

FIRST BASEMAN Rhys Hoskins Lakewood

SECOND BASEMAN Stephen Wilkerson Delmarva

THIRD BASEMAN Grant DeBruin Hagerstown

SHORTSTOP Malquin Canelo Lakewood

UTILITY INFIELDER Eddy Alvarez Kannapolis

UTILITY INFIELDER Jomar Reyes Delmarva

RIGHT FIELD Luke Tendler Hickory

CENTER FIELD Carlos Tocci Lakewood

LEFT FIELD K.J. Woods Greensboro

UTILITY OUTFIELDER Conor Bierfeldt Delmarva

UTILITY OUTFIELDER Elvis Escobar West Virginia

DESIGNATED HITTER Austen Smith Greensboro

TRAINER Sean Fields Hickory

  SOUTHERN DIVISION  

MANAGER Warren Schaeffer Asheville

COACH Matt Brewer Asheville

COACH Vinny Castilla  

PITCHERS Helmis Rodriguez Asheville

  Mario Alcantara Greenville

  Pedro Fernandez Lexington

  Kyle Kinman Rome

  Michael Kopech Greenville

  Zach Lovvorn Lexington

  Casey Meisner Savannah

  Raymundo Montero Augusta

  David Roseboom Savannah

  Matthew Strahm Lexington

  Jerry Vasto Asheville

CATCHERS Jordan Procyshen Greenville

  Aramis Garcia Augusta

  Ben Moore Greenville

FIRST BASEMAN Ryan O'Hearn Lexington

SECOND BASEMAN Jonathan Johnson Savannah

THIRD BASEMAN Rafael Devers Greenville

SHORTSTOP Javier Guerra Greenville

UTILITY INFIELDER Ozhaino Albies Rome

UTILITY INFIELDER Mauricio Dubon Greenville

RIGHT FIELD Elier Hernandez Lexington

CENTER FIELD Johneshwy Fargas Augusta

LEFT FIELD Derek Miller Greenville

UTILITY OUTFIELDER Joseph Daris Rome

UTILITY OUTFIELDER Alfredo Escalera-Maldonado Lexington

DESIGNATED HITTER Connor Spencer Charleston

TRAINER Casey Papas Asheville

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