After a weekend of online voting, Devon Gardner of Edenton and Manny Lopez of HP-Thomasville earn a spot on 2018 All-Star roster with Fan Final Vote.
Lopez was the highest vote getter for the National All-Star Final Vote contenders with 41.84% of the vote of the vote followed by Jacob Rolly of Gastonia who had 21.12% of the vote. Chris Adams (Asheboro / Penn), Chris Botsoe (Florence / Eastern Kentucky), Zachary Spivey (Lexington County / Bethune-Cookman) and Andres Perez (Macon / North Georgia) were also on the ballot.
On the American All-Star side, Gardner garnered 27.53% of the vote, followed by Daniel Vitello of Martinsville with 19.26 percent. Also on the ballot was Brett Young (Fayetteville / Nebraska Kearney), Dominick Cammarata (Morehead City / Charlotte), Matthew Schwarz (Peninsula / Old Dominion), and Ben Anderson (Wilmington / Furman.)
Th 2018 CPL All-Star Event will take place in Lexington, S.C. July 8-9 with a schedule as follows:
All-Star Itinerary:
Sunday, July 8
5:00 p.m. – All-Star FanFest Gates Open 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – All-Star Player Autograph Session
7:00 p.m. – Mini Home Run Derby Between Local Media Celebreities and Lexington County Youth All-Stars 7:30 p.m. – All-Star Skills Challenge (Bunting, Hitting, Pitching) National vs. American
Monday, July 9
7:35 p.m. – CPL All-Star Game
For information on tickets please visit www.goblowfishbaseball.com or call them at (803) 254-3474 today while tickets last.
The game will be broadcast live in over 25 million homes as well as be streamed on MLB.com via the CPL’s partnership with 7 Communications.
About the CPL:
The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s premier summer collegiate baseball league. Heading into its 22nd season in 2018, the CPL features 16 franchises playing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To date, the CPL has had over 1,450 alumni drafted and 115 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.