Kettleers Load Up 2005 CCBL All-Star Roster With Five

July 27, 2005

By Sean Walsh, Web Editor

HYANNIS, MA -- It mattered little that Cotuit remained in third place in the Western Division yesterday, as Cape League managers opted to place five Kettleers on the 2005 Western Division All-Star team, headed to play this Saturday, July 30, in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game versus their Eastern Division counterparts.

    Bryan Harris, a recent transfer from LSU to Cal State Fullerton, Brad Boyer (Arizona), Jason Donald (Arizona), Sean Gaston (Notre Dame) and Purdue's Chris Toneguzzi were all selected to the Western Division squad. Harris, Boyer, Donald and Gaston were all named to the starting lineup. For Harris, this is his second selection to the Cape League's starting all-star lineup. He is currently second in the league in RBI with 25.

    Harris was selected as the starting first baseman, while Donald and Boyer were tabbed as the top middle infield combo -- with Donald at shortstop and Boyer at second base. All three players -- Harris, Donald and Boyer -- are return players for the Kettleers and played for Field Manager Mike Roberts in 2004.

    Boyer, who arrived to Cotuit a little later than other players this summer and was not originally in Coach Roberts' game plan for the 2005 campaign, has been tearing it up ever since he arrived, collecting 14 RBI and batting .278 through Monday. The Arizona standout and return Kettleer was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 14th round (413th selection overall) in the June Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

    For Harris, this all-star selection marks his second straight. Last season he ended as just one of seven Cape Leaguers to finish batting over the .300 mark with a .307 average.