JOHN McNAMARA Staff Writer -- The Annapolis Capital
BOWIE - The top two prospects who started the season at Bowie - Tim Raines Jr. and Matt Riley - have moved along to Class AAA Ottawa. But the Baysox nevertheless will have three representatives in the 2003 Eastern League All-Star Game, which is scheduled for July 16 at New Britain, Conn.
Bowie second baseman Mike Fontenot, third baseman Ivanon Coffie and left-handed starter Brian Forystek were named to the all-star team this week.
Fontenot has taken over from Raines as the team's top all-around offensive player. He had reached base in 42 straight games entering play last night. That matches David Dellucci's mark for the best-ever in franchise history.
After a one-for-25 start this season, Fontenot has come on strong in recent weeks, improving his average to .302 through Friday's games. He is second on the Baysox with 29 runs scored and leads the team in RBIs with 38.
Fontenot batted .380 with three homers and 21 RBIs during the month of June and was named the organization's player of the month.
Forystek, meanwhile, was moved out of the bullpen and into the starting rotation on the recommendation of Bowie pitching coach Dave Schuler and has responded b! y going 7-4 with a 2.71 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .223 average.
Bowie is the third stop this season for Coffie, a 26-year-old minor league veteran who made it all the way up to Baltimore with the Orioles in 2003.
In 35 games at Bowie, he has provided some much-needed power. Coffie is hitting .296 with five homers and 21 RBIs.