Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Ethan Martin pitches the ball in this file photo.There is a first time for everything, as five Chattanooga Lookouts discovered Wednesday.
Pitchers Ethan Martin and Matt Magill, third baseman Pedro Baez, utility infielder J.T. Wise and outfielder Blake Smith were named to the North Division roster for the Southern League All-Star Game, which will be held June 19 at Smokies Park in Kodak, Tenn. It is the first such invitation for all five Lookouts representatives, with Magill, Smith and Wise having never played in Double-A until this season.
“I try not to worry about individual stuff, but it is an accomplishment,” Wise said. “To me, it’s not a surprise the people who have made it. I’ve played with Blake every step of the way and with Ethan the past two years. They’re good players.”
Martin, a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008, leads the Lookouts with a 6-2 record and has a 3.38 earned run average. He made 21 appearances with Chattanooga last season, but 18 of those were as a reliever.
“I’ve struggled a lot the past two years, and when I came up here last year and got put in the pen, it was a different mentality,” Martin said. “I’ve tried to carry that same mentality this year as a starter.”