Drillers Trio Named All-Stars

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Drillers Trio Named All-Stars
08/26/2008 1:03 PM ET
Tulsa Drillers

Three Tulsa Drillers were named to the Texas League's End of Season All-Star Team that was announced today. Outfielders Dexter Fowler and Matt Miller were joined on the team by Eric Young Jr.
The elite 19-player team includes the top players from both divisions of the Texas League. The squad is determined through voting by the league's managers and media members.
Fowler and Miller were outfielders on the team, while Young was named to the utility spot.
Tulsa's three members matched Springfield and Midland for the most players on the team.
Kila Ka'aihue of Northwest Arkansas was named the Texas League's Player of the Year, and Vince Mazzaro was chosen the Pitcher of the Year. Scott Little of Frisco was named the Manager of the Year.
Fowler and Miller have been two of the league's top offensive performers this season. Miller, who was promoted to Triple A at the end of July, is a good bet to win the TL's batting title. He leads the league with a .344 average, with his closest rivals being teammates Fowler and Tony Blanco. Miller's 87 runs batted in were also near the top of the league at the time of his promotion.
Fowler has missed the entire month of August because of his participation in the Olympic Games, but he still has put together an impressive season. He leads all active Drillers with a .337 batting average. Fowler has 9 homers, 61 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases.
Like Miller and Fowler, Young has enjoyed a successful season despite missing an extended period of time. He did not play at all during the month of May because of a broken wrist, but is still second in the league with 46 stolen bases. For the year, Young is hitting .285 with 28 extra-base hits while playing second base and outfield.
The complete Texas League All-Star Team is listed below.
2008 TEXAS LEAGUE END OF SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM
1B Kila Ka'aihue, Northwest Arkansas
2B Drew Sutton, Corpus Christi
3B Allen Craig, Springfield
SS Elvis Andrus, Frisco
UT Eric Young, Jr., Tulsa
C Ben Johnson, Arkansas
C Max Ramirez, Frisco
OF Aaron Cunningham, Midland
OF Dexter Fowler, Tulsa
OF Matt Miller, Tulsa
DH Kyle Blanks, San Antonio
DH Tommy Everidge, Midland
P Matt Buschmann, San Antonio
P Dan Cortes, Northwest Arkansas
P Will Inman, San Antonio
P Vince Mazzaro, Midland
P Fernando Salas, Springfield
P James Simmons, Midland
P Jess Todd, Springfield
Manager of the Year: Scott Little, Frisco
Pitcher of the Year: Vince Mazzaro, Midland
Player of the Year: Kila Ka'aihue, Northwest Arkansas

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