The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Austin, German Receive All-Star Nods In Summer Baseball
7/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
July 9, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Two more UAB baseball players have earned all-star invitations in their summer league.
Outfielder Jamal Austin (Lima Locos) and catcher Jacob German (Delaware Cows) will participate in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League All-Star Game, scheduled for July 14 at Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earlier this week, Blazer pitcher Ryan Woolley was selected for the California Collegiate League All-Star Game, also to be played July 14.
Austin is hitting .412 with a .455 on-base percentage to lead Lima in both categories. The Kennesaw, Ga., product has stolen eight bases in 15 starts this summer and is also tied for the team-lead with 21 hits. A second-team All-Conference USA selection this past spring, Austin will be a junior at UAB in 2011.
A strong-armed catcher, German has thrown out four of seven potential base stealers and has also appeared in five games on the mound for Delaware. A product of Hoschton, Ga., German has has 12 hits, including a pair of doubles, and five RBI. He will be a sophomore for the Blazers next spring.
In addition to those current players, UAB signee David Hayes (Delaware Cows) also earned all-star honors in the Great Lakes league. A pitcher from Homewood High School in the Birmingham area, Hayes pitched at Shelton State Community College last year but will enroll at UAB as a junior this fall.
A total of 10 current Blazer baseball players are active in summer leagues across the country. Here is a complete listing of those players along with their teams and leagues:
Keith DePew -- Athletes In Action Fire (Alaska Baseball League)
Charles DiBella -- Athletes In Action Fire (Alaska Baseball League)
Jamal Austin -- Lima Locos (Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League)
Jacob German -- Delaware Cows (Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League)
Ben Bullard -- Dubois County Bombers (Central Illinois Collegiate League)
Harry Clark -- Danville Dans (Central Illinois Collegiate League)
Ryan Ussery -- Cobb Premier Stars (Great South League)
Trey Vice -- East Alabama Big Train (Great South League)
John Frost -- Florence Red Wolves (Coastal Plains League)
Ryan Woolley -- San Luis Obispo Blues (California Collegiate League)
