Asheville Tourists Baseball: June updates

Who will be representing the Asheville Tourists at the 2011 All-Star Gane? The question looms as there are several worthy candidates to choose from. Bryce Massanari has posted a .364 batting average with 12 home runs, 11 doubles and 35 RBI. Playing in the shadow of the right field wall, Kyle Parker is in his first professional season of baseball. Kyle has posted a .306 batting average with 5 home runs, 11 doubles and 37 RBI. Infielder Helder Velazquez is making his case for an All-Star nod as well. He has homered 6 times this season, belting 13 extra base hits on his way to posting a .317 batting average. Edwar Cabrera has been solid on the mound for the T's, posting an ERA of 3.86 with 77 strikeouts in 56 innings of work.

Recent SAL All-Stars include current major league players such as Josh Hamilton ('00 - Charleston Riverdogs), Brian Wilson ('05 - Augusta GreenJackets) and Jason Heyward ('08 - Rome Braves) just to name a few. Great seats still remain for the 2011 South Atlantic League All-Star Game. To secure your spot at Perdue Stadium to watch the stars of tomorrow today, contact the Shorebirds Box Office in advance at (410)219-3112.

The 2011 South Atlantic League All-Star Game will be played in Salisbury, MD on June 21st, 2011 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Fan fest will take place on June 21st starting at 2:30 PM in the parking lot of the stadium. Hall of Fame Manager Earl Weaver, of Baltimore Orioles fame, is scheduled to make an appearance to sign autographs and interact with fans. The Delmarva Shorebirds are hosting the All-Star Game for the first time this century, as they last hosted the event in 1999.

For 2011, Saturday games at McCormick Field feature a souvenir giveaway item. On Saturday, June 4th, the first 1,000 patrons through the gate  received a souvenir baseball hat.  The giveaway item for the June 25th game will be of the bobble-head variety. Mr. Moon will be the featured giveaway item of the evening as a bobble-head of the newest member of the Asheville Tourists has been commissioned for his inaugural season with the team. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to have the first ever Mr. Moon bobble-head figurine. Tickets are still available. Again, the early bird gets the worm, so plan on being here when we open gates at 5PM to get your very own Mr. Moon.