Updated July 02 2013

2013 Coastal Plain League All-Star Rosters Announced

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.

The Coastal Plain League announced today the rosters for the 2013 West Division and East Division CPL All-Star teams.

The Coastal Plain League’s 15th annual All-Star Game will be played at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Va., on Monday, July 8. The West CPL All-Stars will be the visitors, while the East CPL All-Stars will be the home team.

Both teams will be comprised of players from teams in their respective division. The players being selected by head coaches, team broadcasters and media representatives from all 14 CPL teams. Each roster has 27 active players on it. 

The West roster is highlighted by four Player of the Week selections: starting catcher Matthew Reistetter (Week 5), first baseman Zachary Bellinger (Week 4), starting second baseman K.J. McAllister (Week 3), starting pitcher John Tuttle (Week 2 & 3).

The East roster is highlighted by two Players of the Week selections: third baseman Josh Hampton (Week 1) and outfielder Derek Gibson (Week 2).

The Peninsula Pilots, in conjunction with the Coastal Plain League, will host the All-Star Game and festivities beginning on Sunday, July 7 and running through Monday, July 8. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. on July 8.

Below is the complete roster for both the American and National CPL All-Star teams (starters are shown with an asterisk (*) / players who are honored as All-Stars, but unavailable to participate are shown with a pound sign (#)).

2013 West Division CPL All-Stars

No. Pos. Name           Team       Ht. Wt. School           Yr.
1 C Matthew Reistetter* Asheboro       5-11 190 Hofstra           Jr.
34 C Dylan Kelly       Columbia       5-11 200 Missouri           Jr.

32 1B Ty Barkell*       Forest City 6-3 215 USC Aiken           So.
8 1B Zachary Bellinger     Florence       6-1 210 Coll. Saint Rose So.

3 2B K.J. McAllister*       Asheboro   5-7 160 Limestone           Jr.
15 2B Brad Elwood       Florence   5-10 170 Charlotte         So.

9 3B Alex Tomasovich* Asheboro   6-3 185 Charleston Southern Jr.
12 3B Keelin Rasch       Martinsville     6-0 195 Louisiana Monroe So.

4 SS Michael Wilson*       Columbia       6-0 190 Francis Marion       Jr.
5 SS Kyle Brandenburg     HPThomasville 6-2 185 High Point             Jr.

1     DH   Allen Staton*          Columbia       5-10   190 North Greenville       So.
9     UTL Henry Rundio         Gastonia       6-0   170 Gardner-Webb         So.

13 OF Evan Stephens*       HPThomasville 6-3 185 Wake Forest       Jr.
26 OF Eros Modena*       Columbia   6-0 190 Bethune Cookman   Jr.
22 OF Luke Tendler*       Asheboro   6-1 190 North Carolina A&T   Jr.
28 OF Jared Allen       HPThomasville 6-1 220 Middle Tenn. State     So.
19 OF Matt Nadolski       Forest City 6-2 215 Campbell             Jr.
2 OF Parker Wormsley     Florence       6-0 170 Tennessee       So.

4 P John Tuttle*        Asheboro       6-1 190 Catawba College   Jr.
24 P Zack Russell-Myers   Columbia       6-3 190 Bluefield College   Jr.
24 P Dylan Stoops       HPThomasville 6-3   210 Richmond           RS-So.
44 P Jack Rogalla       Martinsville 6-1   190 Binghamton           Jr.
22 P Hunter Rice       HPThomasville 5-10 190 College of Charleston   So.
12 P Jacob Long       Florence       6-0 175 Clemson             Jr.
21 P Andrew Tomasovich Asheboro       6-4   195 Charleston Southern   Fr.
9 P Derek Smith       Columbia       6-0 190 College of Charleston   RS-Jr.
6 P Dylan Dickens       Asheboro       6-0   200 East Carolina       So.

2013 East Division CPL All-Stars

No. Pos. Name           Team       Ht. Wt. School               Yr.
17 C Scott Burkett*       Peninsula       6-0   210 Longwood               Jr.
3 C Jacob Reese       Edenton       5-10 185 Eastern Illinois         Jr.

32 1B Zach Stephens* Wilmington 6-0 220 Tennessee Tech   So.
18 1B Michael Timm       Fayetteville 6-4   200 Wright State         So.

27 2B Nick Thompson* Edenton       6-1   195 East Carolina         So.
6 2B Alex Freedman       Wilmington 5-10 185 Lynn University           So.

22 3B Jordan Negrini*       Peninsula       6-3 210 Old Dominion         Jr.
5 3B Josh Hampton       Edenton       5-11 190 Wilmington Universtiy     RS-Jr.

26 SS Dalton Britt*       Morehead City 6-0 185 Liberty               Fr.
13 SS Chase Rader       Fayetteville 6-0 200 Coffeyville C.C.         Fr.

21   DH   Adam Kirsch*        Edenton         6-0   205   Texas Tech             RS-Jr. 
10   UTL Brian Celsi           Fayetteville     5-10 180   California               Fr.

15 OF Ryan Cranmer*       Morehead City 6-1 215 Newberry College     Jr.
4 OF Ridge Gonsoulin* Wilson       5-7 180 LSU-Shreveport         RS-Jr.
22 OF Derek Gibson*       Fayetteville 6-3 220 Southeast Missouri St.  RS-Jr.
22 OF Trent Miller       Edenton       6-0   215 Middle Tenn. State     Jr.
6 OF John Rooney       Fayetteville 5-10 185 Siena               Jr.
10 OF Nick Christopher Petersburg       6-2 170 Virginia State           So.

31 P Tyler Bolton*       Wilmington       6-3 205 East Carolina     So.
16 P Garrett Baugh       Fayetteville       6-1 210 Tennessee Tech     Jr.
24 P Nick Miller           Edenton           6-4   205 Northern Colorado   Jr.
25 P Jake McCoy       Edenton           6-3 225   Coll. of the Desert   RS-Fr.
30 P Connor Cuff       Edenton           6-4 205 Pennsylvania     So.
18 P Ryan Cook       Peninsula           6-1 200 Richmond         So.
16 P Jon Fitzsimmons Wilson           6-2 210 Canisius           Jr.
29 P Josh Heddinger       Peninsula           6-5 215 Georgia Tech     So.
28 P Matt Borens       Wilson           6-8 195 Eastern Illinois       So.

About the Coastal Plain League:
The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 17th season in 2013, 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 nearly 1,100 alumni drafted and 63 alums – including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander – make their Major League debut thus far. 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:

Justin Sellers

Phone:

(919) 852-1960