Amlung, Koch Named Cape Cod League All-Stars
July 22, 2011 | Baseball
July 22, 2011
CAPE COD, Mass. - University of Louisville pitchers Justin Amlung and Matt Koch were named on Friday to the rosters for next week's 49th annual Cape Cod League All-Star Game at Fenway Park in Boston.
Amlung, a right-hander from Louisville's St. Xavier High School, will represent the West squad, while Koch, a right-hander from Cherokee, Iowa, will play for the East team. The game is scheduled for a 7:07 p.m., ET first pitch on July 29 and will be played at historic Fenway Park for the third straight season.
In his most recent start on July 20, Amlung earned his third win of the summer for the Wareham Gatemen after allowing two runs on just three hits with six strikeouts in 6.0 innings in a 4-3 victory over the Chatham Anglers. In seven starts this summer, Amlung is 3-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.
Koch has been equally good out of the bullpen for the Anglers this summer with a 1-0 record and team-low 1.37 ERA to go along with 21 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched and 14 total appearances. In his last eight appearances, Koch has pitched 11.1 innings of shutout relief allowing just five hits with 14 strikeouts.
Overall, seven Louisville players have been named to summer league All-Star rosters in 2011. Catcher Kyle Gibson played in the Great Lakes League All-Star Game on July 13 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, while right-handed pitcher Travis Tingle and outfielder Adam Engel competed in the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game on July 18 in Fayetteville, N.C. Earlier this week, shortstop Alex Chittenden and right-hander Jeff Thompson were selected to play in the New England League All-Star Game on July 27 in Lynn, Mass.
This marks the second straight year two Louisville pitchers were selected for the Cape Cod League All-Star Game. In 2010, righties Derek Self and Tony Zych each played in the event at Fenway.
