Beatty, Ijames named all-stars
The Wild Things will have at least two representatives in the Frontier League All-Star game that will be played July 17 at Consol Energy Park.
Rosters were announced Monday and Washington second baseman C.J. Beatty and outfielder Stewart Ijames were named starters for the East Division, based on voting by the league’s managers, general managers, coaches and media.
Voting determined 24 players for both the East and West division teams. The final three players for each club will be chosen by the respective managers and be announced Thursday.
Ijames, a rookie out of the University of Louisville, leads the Wild Things with a .324 batting average and 14 doubles. He has seven home runs and 21 RBI.
Beatty, a former St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguer who was signed by the Wild Things last offseason, has team-highs of nine home runs, 30 RBI and 20 walks. He is batting .299, which is tops among all East Division second basemen.
The Gateway Grizzlies, who are in first place in the West Division with a 29-15 record, had a league-high seven players, including three starters, chosen for the all-star game. Gateway’s Phil Warren will manage the West team.
The Schaumburg Boomers also have three players in the West starting lineup.
Lake Erie, which is in sixth place in the East, led the division with six all-stars, including two starters. The Crushers’ Andrew Davis will start at third base. He leads the league with 11 home runs.
The East pitching staff includes Florence’s Michael Oros, who has a league-leading 1.33 ERA and Traverse City’s Scott Dunn (9-0), who played high school ball at South Side Beaver.
The manager for the East team will be determine by which team is in first place after Wednesday night’s games.
The All-Star Home Run Derby will be held July 16 and be followed by the Frontier League All-Stars playing the Akron Racers women’s professional softball team in an exhibition softball game.