TRAVERSE CITY — Former Traverse City Pit Spitters outfielder Brendan Summerhill was selected in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Four other Pit Spitters players take part in Wednesday’s Northwoods League All-Star Game in Madison, Wisconsin, hoping to generate some similar buzz.

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