June 2, 2004

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Former Wake Forest All-American and current Lakeland Tigers pitcher Kyle Sleeth was selected for the 43rd Annual Florida State League All-Star game on Tuesday.

In eight starts for the Detroit Tigers Class A affiliate, the right-hander is 4-3 with an 2.70 ERA -- lowest of any starter on the squad. Sleeth has struckout 48 and walked just 12 in 50.0 innings.

Sleeth was the third overall pick and the second college player taken in last year's Major League Baseball first year player draft. He was Wake Forest's third-ever first round draft pick. Kansas City drafted Mike MacDougal 25th overall in 1999 and St. Louis took Bret Wagner 19th overall in 1994.

In three seasons at Wake Forest, Sleeth posted a 31-6 record with a 3.47 ERA. He appeared in 53 games with 43 starts and six complete games. In his 293 innings as a Deacon, he had 271 strikeouts with 101 walks. Sleeth left Wake Forest second on the school's all-time win list and fourth on the strikeout chart.