Ex-Lion tapped for all-star game

Former Lawrence High baseball standout Garrett Cleavinger was selected to play in the South Atlantic League all-star game on Tuesday.

Cleavinger, a 6-foot-1 left-handed pitcher, has posted a 5-0 record with a 1.62 earned-run average for the Baltimore Orioles Class-A affiliate, Delmarva Shorebirds. In 33 1/3 innings pitched out of the bullpen, Cleavinger has struck out 45 batters and given up only 24 hits and six earned runs.

The SAL all-star game will be played on June 21 at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, Ky. Cleavinger, 22, was one of 11 pitchers picked for the North Divison squad.