4 V-Cats named to NYPL All-Star game which is to be played next week: LF JJ Matijevic, CF Andy Pineda, and pitchers Nathan Thompson and Reggie Johnson.
Thompson (27th rounder last year out of DII Oklahoma Baptist and a Jim Stevenson pick) is 8th in the league with 43 whiffs and has a 1.41 ERA despite an ugly 1.41 WHIP. Johnson, an NDFA last year out of a DIII school, has 28 Ks vs just 4 BBs in 21 IP with TRC after struggling in 5 appearances to start the year at QC. 20-year old Pineda is 5th in the NYP with 13 SBs (in 14 attempts) to go along with an uninspiring .242/.265/.316 slash line. 2nd rounder Matijevic is hitting .261/.309/.420 and is tied for 5th in the league with 10 two-baggers.