March 26, 2007
Senior shortstop Shawn Roof (Paducah, Ky.) was named to the Coastal Plain League All-Decade team, which honors the top players, by position, who have played in the CPL during its first 10 years. Roof was a two-time All-Star - once at second base and once at shortstop - for the Fayetteville SwampDogs, leading the team with a .315 average in 2005.
The team includes one head coach, two players per infield position, six outfielders, two DHs and eight pitchers. Of the 26 players honored, nine of them have already gone on to make their Major League debuts since playing in the CPL.
Roof was an offensive sparkplug for the SwampDogs in his two seasons in Fayetteville, scoring 61 runs with 37 RBI and 35 stolen bases. He had a .406 on-base percentage in 2006 - second on the team - to go along with 37 runs, 19 RBI and a team-best 20 steals. In 2005, he stole 15 bases with a .446 on-base percentage, scored 24 runs and drove in 18.
Below is the complete CPL All-Decade team:
Head Coach:
Darrell Handelsman, Fayetteville SwampDogs, 2005-06
Catchers:
Mike Rucci (Rowan) Outer Banks Daredevils, 2002-04
Bucky Strickland (Chattanooga State Tech) Edenton Steamers 2005-06
First Basemen:
Dallas McPherson (The Citadel) Asheboro Copperheads, 1999
Zach Brown (The Citadel) Thomasville HiToms, 2005-06
Second Basemen:
Russ Adams (North Carolina) Durham Braves, 2000
Mike Chambers (Franklin-Pierce) Petersburg Generals, 2005
Third Basemen:
Ryan Zimmerman (Virginia) Peninsula Pilots, 2003
Kevin Youkilis (Cincinnati) Florence RedWolves, 1999
Shortstops:
Ty Wigginton (UNC-Asheville) Rocky Mount Rockfish, 1997/Florence RedWolves, 1998
Shawn Roof (Illinois) Fayetteville SwampDogs, 2005-06
Outfielders:
Jimmy Gallagher (Duke) Peninsula, 2005-06
Marshall Hubbard (William & Mary / North Carolina) Outer Banks Daredevils, 2002-03
Jason Dubois (Virginia Commonwealth) Rocky Mount Rockfish, 1998
Matt Leake (Tennessee Wesleyan) Edenton Steamers, 2005/Martinsville Mustangs, 2006
Tommy Lentz (Winthrop) Spartanburg Stingers, 2004
Chris Rahl (William & Mary) Peninsula Pilots, 2003-04
Designated Hitters:
Chip Cannon (The Citadel) Thomasville HiToms, 2002-03
David Wood (Texas State) New Bern River Rats, 2005-06
Pitchers:
Justin Verlander (Old Dominion) Wilson Tobs, 2002
Hernandez (North Carolina Wesleyan) Wilmington Sharks, 1999-2000
Luke Prihoda (Sam Houston State) Fayetteville SwampDogs, 2005-06
Jeff DeMara (VMI) Petersburg Generals, 2003/Peninsula Pilots, 2004
David Aardsma (Penn State/Rice) Fayetteville SwampDogs, 2001
Jaymie Russ (Belmont Abbey) Gastonia Grizzlies, 2002
Josh Cribb (Clemson) Florence RedWolves, 2002-03
Tom Mastny (Furman) Wilson Tobs, 2001 / Wilmington Sharks, 2002
