HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.

The Coastal Plain League announced today the rosters for the 2014 All-Star game to be held in Morehead City, N.C. July 13-14 at Big Rock Stadium.  This marks the 16th year the CPL has played an all-star game with last year’s being won by the East in Hampton, Va.

Players are separated by division and will be competing in front over a large contingency of scouts as well as fans. Since the game is being played in the Morehead City Marlins home ballpark, the East All-Stars will be the home team while the West All-Stars will serve as the visitors.

For the first time, the CPL turned to its fans to select their favorite of five candidates for the East and West All-Star teams respectively. The fan response was outstanding as over 3,000 fans voted in a 24-hour period.  In the East, Jason Blum (Fayetteville), Justin Novak (Petersburg), Kyle Carroll (Morehead City), Michael Montville (Wilmington), and Sam Tidaback (Peninsula) earned a spot on the final vote ballot. In the West, Rouric Bridgewater (Asheboro), Devin Wenzel (Forest City), JD Crowe (Columbia), Steven Pallares (Forest City), and Jared Allen (HP-Thomasville) were named finalists.

In the East, Morehead City’s Kyle Carroll (Jefferson College) was the leading vote getter with 854 votes. Fayetteville’s Jason Blum (Southeast Missouri State) finished second with 611 votes. Meanwhile, in the West, Asheboro’s Rouric Bridgewater (Grand Canyon) finished with the lead after receiving 566 votes. Columbia’s JD Crowe (Francis Marion) took second with 279 votes.

With their Fan Final Vote selections, Carroll and Bridgewater have earned a spot as 2014 CPL All-Stars. Further, and due to two injuries to selected All-Stars Taylor Nichols (Wilson / Louisiana Tech) in the East and Weston Wilson (HPThomasville / Clemson) in the West; the CPL has decided to reward Blum and Crowe to fill those spots. Thus, Carroll will start at designated hitter/utility player and Blum as his reserve for the East All-Stars; while Bridgewater will go in as the reserve third baseman and Crowe as the reserve designated hitter/utility player for the West All-Stars.

Also on the team are the players originally voted in by head coaches, broadcasters and media representatives from all 14 CPL teams. Of those, five were 919 Marketing CPL Players of the Week during the first half of the season: starting West outfielder Anthony Marks (Week 2), reserve East first baseman Seth LeRue (Week 4), starting West pitcher Jared Cheek (Week 3), reserve East pitcher Josh Roeder (Week 4), and reserve East pitcher Christian Slazinik (Week 5).

The rosters are stocked full of talent elsewhere as well, including multiple category leaders: Anthony Marks (.398 avg. and .479 on-base %), Orlando Olivera (39 hits), Ben Schmucker (26 RBIs), Kyle Nowlin and Gene Cone (nine doubles), Garrett Brooks and Taylor Ostrich (three triples), Hunter Bryant (five home runs and 58 total bases), Steven Linkous (20 stolen bases), Gunner Kines (42 strikeouts), Ryan Griffith (seven wins), and Michael Morrison (12 saves).

Starting pitchers for the game will be Jared Cheek (Gastonia) of Georgia for the West, and Cal Quantrill (Morehead City) of Stanford for the East.

In addition to the All-Star game, the Morehead City Marlins and Coastal Plain League will host a fan fest with live entertainment and home run derby on the night of Sunday July 13. Home Run Derby contestants will be announced early next week.

The East versus West All-Star Game will take place the following night, Monday July 14 and the full rosters can be found below. Starters are noted by asterisks (*) and players that were named all-stars but are unable to attend are marked with a pound sign (#).

                 

Coastal Plain League 2014 East All-Star Roster

Position	Name	Team	Ht.	Wt.	School	Yr.
C	Lane Paul*	Fayetteville	5-11	210	Murray State	Fr.
C	Alex Close	Peninsula	6-3	230	Liberty	Jr.
1B	Taylor Ostrich*	Peninsula	6-3	215	Old Dominion	Jr.
1B	Seth LaRue	Wilson	6-1	200	Campbell	Jr.
2B	Ryan Raslowsky*	Edenton	5-9	170	Cal State Northridge	Jr.
2B	P.J. Higgins	Peninsula	5-11	175	Campbell	Jr.
SS	Andres Nelo*	Peninsula	5-8	165	Lee	Jr.
SS	Evan Rogers	Edenton	5-11	165	Mars Hill	So.
3B	Steven Linkous*	Wilmington	6-0	175	UNC Wilmington	So.
3B	Johnny Caputo	Morehead City	6-2	195	Stony Brook	Jr.
DH/UTL	Kyle Carroll*	Morehead City	6-2	190	Jefferson	So.
DH/UTL	Jason Blum	Fayetteville	6-0	180	Southeast Missouri State	Jr.
DH/UTL	Taylor Nichols#	Wilson	6-3	195	Louisiana Tech	Jr.
OF	Ben Schmucker*	Wilson	6-2	205	UNC Pembroke	Jr.
OF	Jeremy Wolf*	Petersburg	6-3	200	Trinity	So.
OF	Orlando Olivera*	Edenton	6-0	220	Missouri Baptist	Jr.
OF	Norm Donkin	Fayetteville	6-0	195	Delaware State	Jr.
OF	Nate Moorhouse	Wilmington	5-8	185	Mercer	Jr.
OF	Kyle Kempf	Peninsula	5-10	180	Southern Indiana	RS-So.
OF	Garrett Brooks	Peninsula	5-9	185	East Carolina	So.
RHP	Cal Quantrill*	Morehead City	6-3	190	Stanford	Fr.
RHP	Christian Slazinik	Wilson	6-0	190	Eastern Illinois	RS-Jr.
LHP	Gunner Kines	Edenton	6-4	220	Mount Olive	Jr.
LHP	Brandon Vick	Peninsula	6-6	215	Longwood	Jr.
RHP	Jonathan Olczak	Wilmington	6-0	190	N.C. State	So.
RHP	Jordy Farthing	Fayetteville	6-5	220	Mount Olive	Jr.
RHP	Kyle Stout	Wilmington	6-0	190	Oral Roberts	Fr.
RHP	Josh Roeder	Edenton	5-11	180	Nebraska	Jr.

                     

Coastal Plain League 2014 West All-Star Roster

Position	Name	Team	Ht.	Wt.	School	Yr.
C	Chris Robinson*	Gastonia	5-10	180	Morehead State	RS-Jr.
C	Austin Bossart	Asheboro	6-2	210	Pennsylvania	Jr.
1B	Hunter Bryant*	Forest City	6-4	235	UNC Asheville	Jr.
1B	Joseph Bialkowski	Florence	6-3	180	Georgetown	Fr.
2B	Henry Rundio*	Gastonia	6-0	175	Gardner-Webb	Jr.
2B	Alec Paradowski	HP-Thomasville	5-8	165	Wofford	So.
SS	Jordan Gore*	Florence	6-1	165	South Carolina	Fr.
SS	Joey Hawkins	Forest City	6-0	175	Missouri State	Jr.
3B	Allen Staton*	Columbia	5-10	190	North Greenville	Jr.
3B	Rouric Bridgewater	Asheboro	6-2	225	Grand Canyon	Jr.
3B	Weston Wilson#	HP-Thomasville	6-3	195	Clemson	Fr.
DH/UTL	Gavin Stupienski*	Martinsville	6-2	215	UNC Wilmington	RS-Fr.
DH/UTL	JD Crowe	Columbia	6-0	210	Francis Marion	RS-So.
OF	Anthony Marks*	Asheboro	5-8	170	Coastal Carolina	So.
OF	Brandon Rawe*	Florence	6-2	190	Morehead State	Jr.
OF	Des Roberts*	HP-Thomasville	6-1	205	Charlotte	RS-Jr.
OF	Weston Lawing	Gatonia	6-3	220	Lander	Jr.
OF	Kyle Nowlin	Martinsville	6-0	220	Eastern Kentucky	So.
OF	Gene Cone	Florence	6-1	165	South Carolina	Fr.
OF	Chase Shelton	Columbia	6-5	230	Charleston Southern	Jr.
RHP	Jared Cheek*	Gastonia	5-11	180	Georgia	Jr.
RHP	Trevor Richards	Asheboro	6-3	180	Drury	Jr.
RHP	Brock Goodling	Forest City	6-2	195	Winthrop	RS-So.
RHP	Jacob Milliman	Florence	6-5	235	Auburn	Jr.
RHP	Ryan Griffith	Florence	5-11	175	Furman	So.
RHP	Matt Smith	Forest City	6-4	225	Georgetown	So.
RHP	Michael Morrison Jr.	Florence	6-2	190	Coastal Carolina	Jr.
RHP	Craig Pearcy	Gastonia	6-1	180	Morehead State	RS-So.

About the Coastal Plain League:
The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 18th season in 2014, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Further more, the CPL has had over 1,200 alumni drafted and 70 alums – including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander – make their Major League debut thus far; while another notable alum – Russell Wilson – won Super Bowl XLVIII. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at CoastalPlain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (as CPLBaseball).

Contact:

Shelby Hilliard

Phone:

(919) 852-1960