Portland, Oregon, July 17, 2018 – The Great West League’s 2018 All-Star Game is next Monday, July 23 and the All-Star Teams are now official, as announced today by GWL Commissioner Ken Wilson.
The league’s third annual All-Star Game will be played at historic Kiger Stadium in Klamath Falls, Oregon. First pitch is at 6:35 pm, with a Home Run Derby slated for 4:30 pm. Fans will be able to obtain player autographs following the Home Run Derby. Gates open at 4:00 pm.
The game will pit the North All-Stars (Chico Heat, Klamath Falls Gems and Medford Rogues) against the South All-Stars (Lincoln Potters, San Francisco Seals and Yuba Sutter Gold Sox). Fred Ludwig, skipper of the league leading Chico Heat, will manage the North All-Stars, while Yuba Sutter Gold Sox manager Jeramy Gillen will lead the South All-Stars.
The Chico Heat and Lincoln Potters have the most All-Star players, each with eleven. Two Lincoln Potters are the only repeat players from the 2017 GWL All-Star Team. Infielder Will Law and outfielder Austen Swift were on the team that downed the Chico Heat 11-1, with Swift winning the Home Run Derby for the second straight time.
2018 North All-Star Team
C – Miles Harris of San Joaquin Delta College (Klamath Falls Gems)
C – Parke Phillips of Brown University (Chico Heat)
1B – Tommy Ahlstrom of Simpson University (Medford Rogues)
1B – Joe Debaca of UC San Diego (Chico Heat)
1B – Mike Hicks of University of Portland (Klamath Falls Gems)
2B – Travis Danielson of Davis & Elkins College (Klamath Falls Gems)
2B – Matt Kimura of Chico State University (Chico Heat)
3B – Alexander Orejudos of Columbia Basin College (Klamath Falls Gems)
SS – Andrew Meggs of Creighton University (Chico Heat)
OF – Cole Carder of University of Antelope Valley (Medford Rogues)
OF – Kody Garvin of Lewis-Clark State College (Medford Rogues)
OF – Cole Lemmel of UC Berkeley (Chico Heat)
OF – Brandon Stewart of UC San Diego (Chico Heat)
P – Tony Barrios of UC San Diego (Medford Rogues)
P – Brayden Bonner of Dixie State University (Chico Heat)
P – Aki Buckson of Bellevue College (Klamath Falls Gems)
P – Shane Gustafson of Folsom Lake College (Chico Heat)
P – Reid McLaughlin of Brigham Young University (2019) (Chico Heat)
P – Ryan Sanchez of Hawaii Pacific University (Chico Heat)
P – Tanner Simpson of Lewis-Clark State College (Medford Rogues)
P – Gabe Smith of Everett Community College (Medford Rogues)
P – Chase Spinning of University of New Mexico (2019) (Medford Rogues)
P – Justin Sterner or Brigham Young University (Chico Heat)
2018 South All-Star Team
C – Kevin Gregerson of Chapman University (San Francisco Seals)
C – Jacob Terao of University of Portland (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
1B – Brian Morley of Old Dominion University (Lincoln Potters)
1B – Jay Vincent of University of Pikeville (San Francisco Seals)
2B – Will Law of William Jessup University (Lincoln Potters)
2B – Steve Robinson of Cal State – East Bay (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
3B – Matt Monahan of St. Xavier University (San Francisco Seals)
3B – Zach Patterson of University of Utah (Lincoln Potters)
SS – Larry Fonseca of Cal State – Northridge (Lincoln Potters)
OF – Brody Clifford of Dixie State University (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
OF – Charles Middleton of Sierra College (Lincoln Potters)
OF – Joe Starick of William Jessup University (Lincoln Potters)
OF – Austen Swift of William Jessup University (Lincoln Potters)
P – Keegan Beebe of Mendocino College (San Francisco Seals)
P – Tim Brokop of St. Xavier University (San Francisco Seals)
P – Tyler Cochran of Folsom Lake College (Lincoln Potters)
P – Jakob Frederick of San Joaquin Delta College (Lincoln Potters)
P – Nolan Murphy of Folsom Lake College (Lincoln Potters)
P – Zach Perkins of Feather River College (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
P – Josh Savea of Hawaii Pacific University (Lincoln Potters)
P – Drew Stahl of Holy Names University (San Francisco Seals)
P – Mason Verhees of Academy of Art University (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
P – Alex Zalasky of Concordia University Irvine (Yuba Sutter Gold Sox)
Schools are where the player performed in the spring, with the noted exceptions.
