PORTLAND — The Eastern League has announced the rosters for the 2014 Eastern League All-Star game
The Portland Sea Dogs will send five players to the midsummer classic — pitchers Brian Johnson and Henry Owens, along with infielders Sean Coyle and Derrik Gibson, and catcher Blake Swihart.
The All-Star Game will be played on July 16 at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona, Pa., home of the Altoona Curve.
The All-Star Game will feature the Eastern Division All-Stars against the Western Division All-Stars. Each team will consist of 24 players.
The All-Star teams were selected through fan voting along with selections from media personnel, club field personnel and Eastern League administrators. Each Eastern League team has at least three players, including at least one pitcher and one position player.
Coyle is hitting .355 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs, while Gibson ranked ninth in the Eastern League with a .321 batting average. He has 13 doubles, 22 RBIs and 44 runs scored.
Swihart is hitting .294 with 16 doubles, nine dingers and 44 RBIs.
On the mound, Owens has the been the talk of the league this year. He has a 12-3 record with 11 strikeouts in 17 games for the Sea Dogs. He leads the Eastern League in wins, earned run average (2.21), strikeouts, complete games (three), shutouts (two) and WHIP (1.03).
Johnson joined the Sea Dogs on May 2, and in 11 starts has a 7-1 record with a 1.73 ERA.
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