June 29, 2012

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Former Stony Brook baseball star Tom Koehler '08 has been named a Pacific Coast League (PCL) All-Star, the league announced on Thursday. Koehler is pitching for the AAA New Orleans Zephyrs in the Miami Marlins organization.

Koehler entered his start Wednesday night ranked fourth in the PCL in ERA (3.34), tied for third in strikeouts (84) and tied for fifth in wins (seven).

An 18th round selection of the Marlins in 2008, Koehler was named the Southern League's Most Outstanding Pitcher in 2010 after going 16-2 with a 2.61 ERA for Class AA Jacksonville and earning the first All-Star honor of his career.

In 2011, Koehler finished tied for third in the Pacific Coast League with 12 victories, becoming the seventh Zephyr to win a dozen games in the season, and the first since 2002.

The 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place Wednesday, July 11 in at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, New York, home of the International League's Buffalo Bisons.

The 25th annual midsummer meeting between the Pacific Coast League and International League All-Stars will be nationally broadcast on MLB Network at 6:00 p.m. Central Time.