Pacific Coast League announces 2014 All-Star team

The Pacific Coast League announced its 2014 All-Star team on Thursday. The PCL All-Stars will play the International League All-Stars on Wednesday, July 16 in Durham, North Carolina.

Thirteen players were elected to the team by managers and general managers, the media, and online fan voting. The remaining 17 were selected by the PCL office.

Here are the thirty players who made the PCL squad. Genuine prospects include Arismendy Alcantara, Chris Taylor, Joc Pederson, Jimmy Nelson, Max Stassi, Andrew Susac, Nick Tropeano, Kyle Hendricks, Heath Hembree, and Steve Piscotty.

Elected

C - Francisco Pena, Omaha
1B - Mike Jacobs, Reno
2B - Arismendy Alcantara, Iowa
SS - Chris Taylor, Tacoma
3B - Gabriel Noriega, Tacoma
OF - Shane Peterson, Sacramento
OF - Joc Pederson, Albuquerque
OF - Paulo Orlando, Omaha
DH - Allan Dykstra, Las Vegas

SP - Jimmy Nelson, Nashville
SP - Elih Villanueva, New Orleans
P - Spencer Patton, Omaha
P - Blake Parker, Iowa

Selected

C - Max Stassi, Oklahoma City
C - Andrew Susac, Fresno
INF - Ben Paulsen, Colorado Springs
INF - Jonathan Galvez, El Paso
INF - Nick Franklin, Tacoma
INF - Gregorio Petit, Oklahoma City
OF - Brennan Boesch, Salt Lake
OF - Jared Hoying, Round Rock
OF - Stephen Piscotty, Memphis

P - Nick Tropeano, Oklahoma City
P - Heath Hembree, Fresno
P - Logan Kensing, Tacoma
P - Kyle Hendricks, Iowa
P - Tsuyoshi Wada, Iowa
P - Derek Eitel, Reno
P - Donovan Hand, Nashville
P- Chaz Roe, New Orleans

MGR - Bob Mariano, Fresno

The 27th annual matchup will be broadcast live on MLB Network at 7:00 p.m., eastern.