Three Sens set to play in 2009 E.L. All-Star game
July 1, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release
The Harrisburg Senators, in conjunction with the Eastern League and the All-Star game host Trenton Thunder, announce that INF/OF Leonard Davis, LHP Jack Spradlin, and RHP Josh Wilkie are 2009 Southern Division Eastern League All-Stars. The game is at 7:05pm on Wednesday, July 15 at Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ.
Davis is in his first full season with the Senators, after having spent ten days with Harrisburg in 2008. Through June 30, he is batting .285 with 11 HR and 38 RBIs. He leads the team in RBIs. He batted .309 in June with 5 HR and 20 RBI's helping the Sens to their first 20-win month in over five years.
Davis was selected in the 8th round of the 2004 draft by the Expos. He was the 2008 Nationals Minor League Player of the Year, playing at three different levels in the Nats organization. This is the second time he has been a mid-season all-star as he was a mid-season all-star for Hagerstown in 2007.
Spradlin is the reigning Eastern League pitcher of the week and has put together a fabulous season out of the bullpen for the Sens. He is 4-1 with 3 saves and a 2.22 ERA. He has not given up a run in his last 13.1 innings of work. Spradlin has allowed runs in just six of his 26 outings. Over his last 15 outings, 25.1 innings, he has a 0.64 ERA. He has pitched three innings or more in four different games this year. He has inherited 18 runners this season but none have scored.
The Washington Nationals selected Spradlin in the eighth round of the 2007 draft. He pitched for the University of Southern California before joining the Nationals. He went 6-3 with 97 strikeouts and a 4.47 ERA during his junior year with USC.
Wilkie has been outstanding out of the pen for the Sens this year. He is 5-1 with a save and a 2.68 ERA. In 40.1 innings, he has struck out 33 and walked just 12. He is currently on a 9.2 inning scoreless streak, dating back to June 14.
Wilkie was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Nationals on June 14, 2006. He played his collegiate baseball at George Washington University. He was signed by the Nats after then Nats outfielder Jose Guillen arranged a tryout. In 2007 he had the best change-up in the South Atlantic League according to Baseball America's "Best Tools" survey.
The Senators return this Saturday night to take on the Akron Aeros in a four-game in three-day series starting at 7:00pm. Tickets for Saturday's game, or any game this season, are available online 24 hours a day at www.senatorsbaseball.com. They are also available by phoning the Sens offices Mon - Fri 8:30am to 5:00pm at 717-231-4444 or by visiting the Little Red Ticket Box Office built by Home in Hand on the Walnut Street bridge Mon - Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm or on game days from 9:00am through the conclusion of the game.
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