Stars Announce 2008 Opening Day Roster

Published on March 30, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


The Milwaukee Brewers have set their Minor League clubs' rosters for the beginning of the 2008 season, and the Stars will open with five of Milwaukee's Top 10 prospects according to Baseball America.

Matt LaPorta, Milwaukee's first pick in the 2007 MLB Draft and their top prospect, will begin his first full season of professional baseball in Huntsville. Last season between Rookie League Helena and single-A West Virginia, LaPorta hit .304 with 12 home runs and 31 RBI in 30 games.

Other top prospects joining LaPorta will be Alcides Escobar (#3), Mat Gamel (#5), Cole Gillespie (#6), and Angel Salome (#8). Escobar spent the second half of the 2007 season as the Stars' everyday shortstop, and Gamel was promoted to Huntsville for the '07 SL Championship Series in September.

The Stars will also welcome back nine other players who spent time in Huntsville last year. Steve Hammond, Derek Miller, and Sam Narron, key members of the Stars' starting rotation in '07, will return to anchor a rotation that features five left-handed pitchers.

The Stars will begin the 2008 campaign Thursday, April 3rd at Joe Davis Stadium against the Mississippi Braves, the double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm, and the first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a 2008 Stars Schedule T-Shirt, presented by Buffalo Rock & WTAK 106.1 FM.

For more information, visit the Stars' newly redesigned web site, www.huntsvillestars.com.

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