Willians Astudillo Named to SAL Post-Season All-Star Team
Published on August 28, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Lakewood's Willians Astudillo was named to the South Atlantic League Post-Season All-Star Team, it was announced on Thursday by league president Eric Krupa.
He becomes the 13th BlueClaw (11th player) in franchise history to be named to the Post-Season All-Star Team, and first since LHP Jesse Biddle and DH Jim Murphy following the 2011 season. (Two BlueClaws managers, Dusty Wathan in 2009 and Mark Parent in 2010, were also named to the team.)
Astudillo, selected by vote of the league's managers and coaches, also represented the BlueClaws in the All-Star Game on June 17th in Hickory, North Carolina.
Through games of August 27th, Astudillo is batting .337 with 4 HRs and 60 RBIs. He leads the South Atlantic League in hitting and is bidding to become just the second player in franchise history, following 2006 OF Mike Spidale (.345) to win the league's batting title.
BlueClaws Post-Season South Atlantic League All-Stars: 2006 RHP Carlos Carrasco, 2006 LHP Matt Maloney, 2007 OF Quintin Berry, 2008 SS Freddy Galvis, 2009 OF Anthony Gose, 2009 Manager Dusty Wathan, 2010 1B Jonathan Singleton, 2010 SS Jonathan Villar, 2010 C Sebastian Valle, 2010 Manager Mark Parent, 2011 LHP Jesse Biddle, 2011 DH Jim Murphy, 2014 DH Willians Astudillo.
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