Two Stingers named to 2005 PCL All-Star team
June 23, 2005 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Salt Lake Bees News Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-The Pacific Coast League (PCL) today announced the 2005 Triple-A All-Star team to compete against the International League's All-Stars in the 18th Annual Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13th at Raley Field in Sacramento, California. LHP Corey Lee and LHP Dusty Bergman have been selected to represent the Stingers in the Triple-A version of the midsummer classic.
Lee, 27, currently ranks fifth in the League with a 2.90 ERA (71.1 IP - 23 ER) and leads the Stingers' staff with 70 strikeouts. He has posted a 5-2 record so far on the campaign, and seven of his twelve starts have been quality starts (six or more innings, allowing three runs or less). Bergman, 27, has posted a 3-3 record and 2.58 ERA (38.1 IP - 11 ER) with six walks and 30 strikeouts this season. Bergman hasn't allowed a run in his last five relief appearances.
Two former Stingers have also been named to the PCL All-Star team. INF Rick Short, the last Salt Lake player to win the PCL batting title (.356 batting average in 2002), will represent the New Orleans Zephyrs on the PCL squad. Short is batting .377 (81-for-215) with six homers and 39 RBI in 61 games for the Zephyrs this season. INF Trent Durrington, the only Australian to ever play for the Stingers (2001-2003), was named a PCL All-Star as a representative of the Nashville Sounds. Durrington is batting .290 (65-for-244) with 44 runs scored, 24 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 70 games for the Sounds this year.
The 2005 Triple-A All-Star game will be televised live on ESPN2 and can be heard on each team's local radio stations and the American Forces Radio.
Pacific Coast League Stories from June 23, 2005
- Grizzlies resilent in 7-5 win over Beavers - Portland Beavers
- Tacoma blanks Tuscon 3-0 - Tucson Sidewinders
- Sounds' five-run fifth sends âTopes to11-5 defeat - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Hart, Lehr star; Sounds hammer Isotopes, 11-5 - Nashville Sounds
- Zephyrs lose third straight - New Orleans Baby Cakes
- Five run sixth sinks Express - Round Rock Express
- Birds railroad Express 12-3 - Memphis Redbirds
- Two Stingers named to 2005 PCL All-Star team - Salt Lake Bees
- Round Rock lands two players on PCL All-Star Team; Nieve selected for Futures Game - Round Rock Express
- Three Sidewinders named to All-Star team - Tucson Sidewinders
- Oklahoma RedHawks game notes: Kinsler and German are All-Stars - Oklahoma City Comets
- Baker, Hensley to represent PCL in Triple-A All-Star Game; Barfield headed to Futures Game - Portland Beavers
- Willingham receives Triple-A All-Star nod - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Jackson named to Futures Game roster - Tucson Sidewinders
- Wood Final Rehab Start Broadcast Live By B2 Networks - Iowa Cubs
- Three Redbirds land on All-Star team - Memphis Redbirds
- Brown named PCL All-Star - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Cervenak selected to play in 2005 Triple-A All-Star Game - Fresno Grizzlies
- Durrington named to PCL All-Star Team - Nashville Sounds
- Watson, Serrano to represent River Cats on PCL All-Star Team - Sacramento River Cats
- PCL names 2005 All-Stars - PCL1
- Tacoma cruises past Tucson - Tucson Sidewinders
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Salt Lake Bees Stories
- Round Rock Rolls Past Salt Lake with 21-Run Explosion
- Hudson's Quality Start Spoiled by Round Rock's Late-Inning Surge
- Salt Lake Bees Series Recap at Tacoma
- Bees Drop Seventh Straight, Suffer Series Sweep to Tacoma
- Late Rally Not Enough as Bees Fall to Rainiers, 5-4
