The Coastal Plain League has announced the rosters for the 2019 All-Star Showdown to be held July 7-8 in Savannah, Ga., at historic Grayson Stadium. This marks the 21st year the CPL has played an All-Star game, with last year’s ending in a 9-4 win by the National All-Stars.

The two-day Showdown will feature six teams consisting of 12 players each broken down as follows: West Division All-Stars, East Division All-Stars, North Division All-Stars, South Division All-Stars, Fan Voted All-Stars and Team Savannah. The Divisional teams are selected based on votes from CPL head coaches, broadcasters and one media representative per team. The event will kickoff on Sunday as it has in past seasons, but instead of a traditional Home Run Derby – or the Skills Challenge introduced last season in Lexington County, S.C. – as the sole highlight that night, there will be more.

One representative for each of the six teams will participate in a Home Run Derby to determine the seeding of the Showdown. The top two seeds will be given a “bye” and move on to the semi-final games to be held on Monday. The remaining four teams will compete in the quarterfinal games on Sunday, with the winners advancing to Monday’s semifinals. Each game of the Showdown will be three complete innings in length with tie-breaker rules for any games that remain tied following the third inning of play. So, for Sunday, fans will see a Home Run Derby and six innings of baseball (two quarterfinal games), followed by two semi-final games and the championship for a combined nine innings on Monday.

An additional component to the Showdown is that of two pitchers pools: a semifinals arms pool and a championship arms pool – these arms will be the highest vote getters from the initial All-Star ballots voted on by coaches, broadcasters and team media reps. The next highest vote getters are listed on the Divisional teams below and the final six pitchers will come from the Fan Vote team and Team Savannah. The two teams that advance from Sunday’s quarterfinals will have their head coaches draft their three pitchers for semifinal action; and the same for the two teams that advance to the championship. This way, each pitcher in the Showdown only throws once.

Instead of fans only getting to vote in the final roster spot for each All-Star team like in years past, this season fans are in control of an entire team! Voting will start Tuesday, June 25 at 5 p.m. ET and end Thursday, June 27th at 5 p.m. ET – giving fans a full 48 hours to vote for who they best deserves a spot on the Fan All-Star roster. The roster will consist of one player at each position and three pitchers.

Finally, the sixth and final team will consist of participants with ties to the Savannah area. Of the 12 participants, up to half, (including at least one pitcher) can be from the remaining Bananas roster; but the true focus of this team will be on the other community individuals – whether they be first responders, military personnel, teachers, former professional athletes, local celebrities, etc. – that are selected. This team will be announced later in the week after the conclusion of the fan voting.

MLB scouts planning to attend the event can pickup a scout packet with rosters, stats, and a VIP badge out front of the stadium at Check-in. The official scout workout will take place on Monday, July 8 and go as follows:
1:45p-1:55p: Stretch for 60 Timing Runs (All All-Star Position Players)
2:00p-2:30p: 60 Timing Runs
2:40p-3:15p: 3 All-Star Team BP (Fan Vote, South, Hometown Savannah – Banana players only, not non-affiliated players)
3:20p-3:55p: 3 All-Star Team BP (North, East, West)
4:00p-4:10p: All-Star Teams get loose for Extended In/Out
4:15p-5p: Extended In/Out / Throws to Home & 3B (All All-Star Position Players)

The 2019 Coastal Plain League All-Star Showdown will be televised nationally to over 30 million households, as well as streamed live on MLB.com and the Coastal Plain League’s website. Stay tuned to www.coastalplain.com and www.thesavannahbananas.com for all future Coastal Plain League All-Star Showdown related announcements. Those interested in purchasing tickets can contact the Savannah Bananas at 912-712-2482.

2019 All-Star Championship Pitchers Arm Pool
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
LHP Tyler Koch Asheboro 6-1 200 Georiga State Jr.
RHP Austin Temple Savannah 6-4 180 Jacksonville So.
RHP Chace Harris Macon 6-3 235 Ohio So.
LHP Alex Theis Edenton 6-0 230 Wright State RS-Fr.
RHP Jonathan Cole Fayetteville 6-1 220 Franklin & Marshall Jr.
RHP Leo Perez Morehead City 6-2 225 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Fr.
2019 All-Star Semi-Finals Pitchers Arm Pool
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
RHP Kyle King Gastonia 6-0 190 Georgia College Jr.
RHP Jordan Merritt Savannah 6-2 180 The Citadel Sr.
RHP Zachary Taglieri Forest City 5-11 175 The Citadel Jr.
RHP Davis Palermo Martinsville 6-3 195 North Carolina Fr.
RHP Boyce Kobleur Florence 6-1 175 Florence-Darlington Fr.
RHP Connor Schultz Morehead City 6-4 210 Butler So.

 

The full rosters can be found below. Players that were named All-Stars but are unable to attend are marked with a pound sign (#).

Coastal Plain League 2019 East Division All-Star Roster
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
C Liam Hicks Holly Springs 6-1 195 Arkansas State So.
1B Chris Crabtree Holly Springs 6-4 230 Duke So.
2B David “Itchy” Burts Holly Springs 5-7 175 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Jr.
SS James Parker Wilmington 6-2 185 Clemson Fr.
SS #Jackson Webb Fayetteville 6-0 170 Georgia Tech Jr.
3B Austin Bost Fayetteville 6-1 195 Panola College Fr.
DH/UTL Jacob Plastiak Wilmington 6-2 200 Wichita State Fr.
OF Jordan Schulefand Morehead City 6-0 185 Richmond So.
OF Dusty Baker Morehead City 5-11 185 East Carolina Jr.
OF Sean McGeehan Fayetteville 6-1 180 St. John’s Jr.
RHP Kenny Wells Morehead City 6-0 190 Seton Hill Jr.
RHP Eric Miles Morehead City 6-2 205 Presbyterian Jr.
RHP Matt Bradley Fayetteville 6-2 175 Carson-Newman So.

 

 

Coastal Plain League 2019 West Division All-Star Roster
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
C Landon Choboy Gastonia 6-0 210 College of Charleston Fr.
1B Josh Baker HP-Thomasville 6-0 215 Middle Tennessee State So.
2B Elijah Henderson Forest City 6-0 170 Clemson RS-Fr.
SS Josh Hood Asheboro 6-1 190 UPenn Fr.
3B Garrett Blaylock Forest City 6-3 215 Georgia So.
DH/UTL Jeff Cyr Gastonia 5-9 180 Nova Southeastern So.
OF Kendall McGowan Forest City 5-11 185 Appalachian State So.
OF Nathan Chevalier Gastonia 5-9 165 Nova Southeastern So.
OF Matthew Lumsden Forest City 6-4 210 Clemson Fr.
RHP Patrick Szczypinski Forest City 6-3 200 Charlotte So.
RHP Logan Workman HP-Thomasville 6-4 200 Lee So.
RHP Evan Estridge HP-Thomasville 6-3 225 Clemson Jr.

 

Coastal Plain League 2019 North Division All-Star Roster
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
C Hank Moore Martinsville  6-0 180 Lincoln Memorial Jr.
1B Michael Calamari Wilson  6-0 210 Dartmouth Jr.
2B Ian Walters Edenton  6-0 185 Southern Illinois Jr.
SS Deshawn Lookout Wilson  6-3 220 Missouri Baptist Jr.
3B Tommy Bell Peninsula  6-1 180 Old Dominion So.
DH/UTL Hunter Gore Wilson  6-4 240 Mount Olive RS-So.
OF Quincy Hamilton Edenton  5-9 215 Wright State So.
OF Kyle Battle Peninsula  6-1 185 Old Dominion Jr.
OF Tyler Riebock Martinsville  5-11 195 Ouachita Baptist So.
LHP Nate Fiala Wilson  6-2 200 East Stroudsburg RS-So.
LHP Paul Hall Jr. Peninsula  6-0 185 Lenoir-Rhyne Sr.
RHP James Sharkey Wilson  6-2 225 Iona So.

 

Coastal Plain League 2019 South Division All-Star Roster
Position Name Team Ht. Wt. School Yr.
C James McConnon Lexington County 6-0 190 St. Joseph’s Jr
1B Houston Wright Lexington County 6-3 210 UT-Martin So.
2B Austin Schultz Savannah 5-10 190 Kentucky Fr.
SS Jared Miller Macon 6-0 185 Notre Dame So.
3B Gabe Howell Savannah 6-1 195 Bryan College Fr.
3B #Tristan Thomas Macon 6-0 195 Arkansas Tech Jr.
DH/UTL Calvin Estrada Macon 6-1 230 Long Beach State Jr.
OF MJ Rookard Macon 5-8 185 Middle Georiga State Sr.
OF Michael Green Lexington County 6-0 195 Clemson RS-So.
OF Mike Williams Savannah 6-3 185 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Jr.
RHP Connor Holden Florence 6-5 240 Murray State So.
RHP Preston Sparks Macon 6-2 190 Middle Georgia State Sr.
LHP Dustin Saenz Savannah 6-1 200 Texas A&M So.

 

About Coastal Plain League:

The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s premier summer collegiate baseball league. Heading into its 23rd season in 2019, the CPL features 16 franchises playing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To date, the CPL has had over 1,600 alumni drafted and 123 alums – including 2017 ALCS MVP, 2017 World Series champion, 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander, as well as 2017 NLCS MVP Chris Taylor – make their Major League debut. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @CPLBaseball.