Cedar Rapids Kernels Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Pantini (319) 896-7601

Kernels put four on MWL West All-Star squad

Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff selected as starters
Cedar Rapids, IA – The Midwest League announced the rosters for the 54th Midwest League All-Star
Game, scheduled for June 19th at Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing, MI, and the Cedar Rapids
Kernels had two starters and two reserves selected to the team. The All-Stars were nominated and
selected by the field managers of the 16 Midwest League teams.

Royce Lewis was selected as the starting shortstop for the MWL West squad and OF Alex Kirilloff
was named a starting outfielder.

Pitchers Brusdar Graterol and Jared Finkel were selected as reserves for the MWL West squad.

Peoria had the most players selected as starters with three for the MWL West, while South Bend,
Lansing and Bowling Green each had two starters selected for the MWL East. Peoria and Bowling
Green had the most players selected overall with six players named as All-Stars.

Lansing will provide the coaching staff for the MWL East team and the Quad Cities field staff will
coach the MWL West team.

Tickets are available for the 2018 Midwest League All-Star Game, hosted by the Lansing Lugnuts,
by calling the Lansing Box Office at (517) 827-2491 or online at www.lansinglugnuts.com. Ticket
office hours are 9 AM to 5 PM (EDT) Monday through Friday.

The official rosters from the Midwest League are included with this release.

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 2018 EASTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER (6-6-18)
# POSITION STARTERS HT WT B/T DOB CLUB HOMETOWN
9 C Miguel Amaya 6-1 185 R/R 3-9-99 South Bend Herrera, Panama
16 1B Jared Young 6-2 185 L/R 7-9-95 South Bend Prince George, BC, Canada
3 2B Kevin Vicuna 6-0 155 R/R 1-14-98 Lansing Puerto La Cruz, VZ
3 3B Jared Walker 6-2 195 L/R 2-4-96 Great Lakes Powder Springs, GA
10 SS Taylor Walls 5-10 180 S/R 7-10-96 Bowling Green Cordele, GA
21 OF Moises Gomez 6-1 215 R/R 8-27-98 Bowling Green Caracas, VZ
29 OF Will Benson 6-5 225 L/L 6-16-98 Lake County Atlanta, GA
2 OF Chavez Young 6-0 190 S/R 7-8-97 Lansing Freeport, Bahamas
24 DH Hendrik Clementina 6-0 250 R/R 6-17-97 Dayton Willemstad, Curacao

RESERVE PLAYERS
4 C Luis Campusano 6-0 213 R/R 9-29-98 Fort Wayne Augusta, GA
26 INF Montrell Marshall 6-5 240 L/R 4-2-96 Dayton Snellville, GA
2 INF Vidal Brujan 5-10 170 S/R 2-9-98 Bowling Green San Pedro de Macoris, DR
15 INF Zach Rutherford 6-2 185 R/R 3-13-96 Bowling Green Chesapeake, VA
19 INF Cole Peterson 5-11 165 L/R 8-2-95 West Michigan Johnsonburg, PA
24 INF Ronaldo Hernandez 6-2 225 R/R 11-11-97 Bowling Green Arjona, COL
4 OF Stuart Fairchild 6-0 195 R/R 3-17-96 Dayton Seattle, WA

PITCHERS
18 P Riley O’Brien 6-4 170 R/R 2-6-95 Bowling Green Shoreline, WA
21 P Cory Thompson 5-11 195 R/R 9-23-94 Dayton Mauldin, SC
18 P John Ghyzel 6-5 210 R/R 5-18-96 Dayton Centreville, VA
25 P Nick Margevicius 6-5 221 L/L 6-18-96 Fort Wayne North Royalton, OH
24 P Aaron Leasher 6-3 208 L/L 4-28-96 Fort Wayne Mount Pleasant, MI
30 P Travis Radke 6-4 237 L/L 3-6-93 Fort Wayne Thousand Oaks, CA
45 P Andre Scrubb 6-4 265 R/R 1-13-95 Great Lakes Woodbridge, VA
26 P Kyle Nelson 6-0 175 L/L 7-8-96 Lake County San Francisco, CA
40 P Tommy DeJuneas 6-1 175 R/R 10-25-95 Lake County Charlotte, NC
25 P Maximo Castillo 6-2 225 R/R 5-4-99 Lansing Caracas, VZ
44 P Maverik Buffo 6-2 220 R/R 9-15-95 Lansing Salem, UT
24 P Brendan King 6-0 205 R/R 7-8-94 South Bend Brookline, MA
30 P Javier Assad 6-1 200 R/R 7-30-97 South Bend Baja California, Mexico
27 P Rollie Lacy 6-4 200 R/R 7-17-95 South Bend Dallas, TX
17 P Brandyn Sittinger 6-1 205 R/R 6-6-94 West Michigan La Grange, OH

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 2018 WESTERN ALL-STAR ROSTER (6-6-18)
# POSITION STARTERS HT WT B/T DOB CLUB HOMETOWN
4 C Renae Martinez 6-1 185 R/R 4-15-94 Kane County San Pedro, CA
33 1B Yariel Gonzalez 6-1 215 S/R 6-1-94 Peoria Mayaguez, PR
3 2B Irving Lopez 5-8 175 L/R 6-30-95 Peoria Hermosillo Son, Mexico
39 3B Elehuris Montero 6-3 195 R/R 8-17-96 Peoria Santo Domingo, DR
30 SS Royce Lewis 6-1 195 R/R 6-5-99 Cedar Rapids Aliso Viejo, CA
19 OF Alex Kirilloff 6-2 205 L/L 11-9-97 Cedar Rapids Venice, FL
3 OF Jack Larsen 6-1 195 L/L 1-13-95 Clinton Newport Beach, CA
6 OF Demi Orimoloye 6-4 225 R/R 1-6-97 Wisconsin Orleans, ON, Canada
22 DH Torii Hunter 6-2 180 R/R 6-7-95 Burlington Pine Bluff, AR

RESERVE PLAYERS
15 C Payton Henry 6-2 215 R/R 6-24-97 Wisconsin Pleasant Grove, UT
13 INF Ryan Costello 6-2 190 L/R 6-13-96 Clinton Wethersfield, CT
3 INF Trace Loehr 5-10 173 L/R 5-23-95 Beloit Milwaukie, OR
7 INF Julio Garcia 6-0 175 S/R 7-31-97 Burlington Santa Domingo Este, DR
3 INF Jasrado Chisholm 6-0 172 L/R 2-1-98 Kane County Nassau, Bahamas
28 INF Dennis Ortega 6-3 225 R/R 6-11-97 Peoria Valencia, VZ
22 OF Austin Beck 5-11 175 R/R 11-21-98 Beloit Phoenix, AZ

PITCHERS
31 P Wyatt Marks 6-3 200 R/R 6-28-95 Beloit Lafayette, LA
15 P Xavier Altamirano 6-0 190 R/R 7-20-94 Beloit Douglas, AZ
35 P Brusdar Graterol 6-1 203 R/R 8-26-98 Cedar Rapids Calabozo, VZ
27 P Jared Finkel 6-3 205 R/R 4-27-96 Cedar Rapids Oradell, NJ
27 P Collin Kober 6-0 185 R/R 9-8-94 Clinton Lake Charles, LA
10 P Ryne Inman 6-5 215 R/R 5-13-96 Clinton Atlanta, GA
21 P Matt Peacock 6-1 180 R/R 2-27-94 Kane County Saraland, AL
23 P Jeff Bain 6-4 200 R/R 3-3-96 Kane County Montebello, CA
25 P Matt Brill 6-2 215 R/R 10-25-94 Kane County Coal Valley, IL
40 P Bryan Dobzanski 6-5 230 R/R 8-31-95 Peoria Franklinville, NJ
19 P Thomas St. Clair 5-10 175 R/R 5-16-94 Peoria Winston-Salem, NC
11 P Parker Mushinski 6-0 225 L/L 11-22-95 Quad Cities Arlington, TX
26 P Patrick Sandoval 6-3 190 L/L 10-18-96 Quad Cities Mission Viejo, Ca
18 P Peter Solomon 6-4 201 R/R 8-16-96 Quad Cities Washington, DC
27 P Dylan File 6-1 195 R/R 6-4-96 Wisconsin St. George, UT

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