Former Maranacook High School and University of Maine baseball standout Greg Creek has signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and has been assigned to Rookie League affiliate Orlando in the Gulf Coast League.

Creek helped lead the UMaine Black Bears to two America East championships and two NCAA tournament appearances in four years while playing infield, outfield, and pitcher. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Creek finished his career at UMaine with a .354 batting average, 17 home runs, 37 doubles, 896 RBIs and 107 runs scored.

This season, the Manchester native led Maine with a .354 batting average, nine home runs, and a .603 slugging percentage. He also scored 50 runs and had 16 doubles and 33 RBIs. On the mound, he was 2-2 with a 4.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 24 innings.

Six Dogs top all-star roster

A franchise-record six Portland Sea Dogs have been picked for the 2005 Hannaford Eastern League All-Star Game.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez, right-handed pitcher Jon Papelbon, lefthander Jon Lester, outfielder Brandon Moss, second baseman Kenny Perez, and third baseman Jared Sandberg – Hall of Fame infielder Ryne Sandberg’s nephew – will represent Portland in the game. The previous Sea Dogs high was five players in 2003.

Sea Dogs first-year manager Todd Claus will manage the northern division team.

The game, hosted by the Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field in Portland Wednesday, July 13 will pit the league’s northern division stars against the southern stars. Each team has a 24-man roster and each EL team has at least three players in the game, which is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on New England Sports Network (NESN).

EASTERN LEAGUE

2005 All-Star Rosters

Northern Division

Pitchers: Jon Papelbon and Jon Lester (Portland), Matt DeSalvo (Trenton), Josh Banks and Lee Gronkiewicz (New Hampshire), Brian Bannister and Yusmeiro Petit (Binghamton), Chris Begg and Merkin Valdez (Norwich), Jason Miller (New Britain); catchers: Mike Jacobs (Binghamton, Omir Santos (Trenton); infielders: Kenny Perez, Hanley Ramirez and Jared Sandberg (Portland), Shelley Duncan (Trenton), Chase Lambin (Binghamton), Daniel Matienzo (New Britain), Ryan Roberts (New Hampshire); outfielders: Doug Deeds (New Britain), Brandon Moss (Portland), Dan Ortmeier and Carlos Valderrama (Norwich), Kevin Thompson (Trenton)

Southern Division

Pitchers: Edwin Almonte and Joel Zumaya (Erie), Brady Borner and Thomas Gorzelanny (Altoona), Allen Davis and Hak Sueng Lee (Reading), Cory Morris and Scott Rice (Bowie), J.D. Martin (Akron), Saul Rivera (Harrisburg); catchers: Max St. Pierre (Erie), John Wilson (Harrisburg); infielders: Jose Bautista and Josh Bonifay (Altoona), Edgar Gonzalez (Harrisburg), Tripper Johnson (Bowie), Don Kelly (Erie), Pat Osborn (Akron), San Ruiz (Reading); outfielders: Michael Bourn and Chris Roberson (Reading), Rajal Davis (Altoona), Dee Haynes (Harrisburg), Jonathan Van Every (Akron)