MARIETTA, Ga. -- The Montgomery Biscuits led all teams with five members on the Southern League's 2007 Postseason All-Star Team, announced the league on Thursday.

Catcher John Jaso, third baseman Evan Longoria, outfielder Fernando Perez, righthanded pitcher Chris Mason and relief pitcher Dale Thayer were named to the squad, voted upon by the Southern League's field managers, radio broadcasters and print media.

Previously in Montgomery's history only three Biscuits had been placed on the Postseason All-Star team:  third baseman Rico Washington and outfielder Delmon Young in 2005 and righthanded pitcher Andy Sonnanstine in 2006.

Jaso, Longoria, Mason and Thayer were all named Southern League Midseason All-Stars in July, though Longoria was unable to play for the South Division in the All-Star Game due to a prior invitation to Major League Baseball's Futures Game.

The All-Star nod for the 24-year-old Jaso marked his fourth consecutive All-Star season, each at a different level in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' system.  The northern Californian native currently ranks second in the Southern League with a .320 batting average and third in the league with a .409 on-base percentage.  He was previously honored in the year by the Devil Rays', named their Minor League Player of the Month for May after batting a sizzling .374 in 25 games.

One of the top position prospects in all of the minors, Longoria, 21, distinguished himself for four months in the Southern League before he was promoted to Class-AAA Durham at the start of August.  The third overall selection in the 2006 Draft, Longoria belted a Biscuits single-season record 21 home runs, reached base in 37 consecutive games from mid-April to mid-May, and was honored with both a Southern League Hitter of the Week honor and the recognition as the Topps Southern League's Player of the Month for May.  At the time of his promotion, he was tied for the league lead in home runs and led the league in RBIs and runs scored.

In addition to being voted to the Postseason All-Star Team, Longoria was also honored as the Southern League's Most Valuable Player for the 2007 season.

Perez, 24, missed nearly the entire month of May due to a left knee injury, but the highest drafted player ever out of Columbia University returned in early June and immediately made his presence felt.  Perez currently ranks second in the Southern League with a .419 on-base percentage, tied for fourth with 71 walks, fifth with a Biscuits single-season record 29 stolen bases and sixth in the league with a .304 batting average.  A still-improving switch-hitter, Perez has also bashed a career-high 23 doubles and eight home runs for the Biscuits.

The 23-year-old Mason was named the Southern League's Most Outstanding Pitcher for the 2007, leading the league in victories and earned run average for the majority of the season.  Tampa Bay's second-round draft pick in 2005, Mason presently possesses a 15-4 record, three more wins than any other pitcher, and a 2.53 ERA, .49 points better than his closest competion.  In 15 of his 27 starts, Mason limited the opposing lineup to one earned run or less.  He needs only one more victory to set a new Biscuits single-season record; it would also make him the first Southern League 16-game winner since Jacksonville's Dave Borkowski in 1998.

Thayer, 26, led the Southern League in saves in both 2005 and 2006 while pitching for the Mobile BayBears, an affiliate of the San Diego Padres.  Acquired by Tampa Bay via trade in September of 2006, Thayer returned to the Southern League with the Biscuits and promptly wrapped up a third consecutive saves title.  He closed out 21 ballgames for Montgomery while notching a perfect 9-0 record and posting a 2.26 ERA before an early-August promotion to Durham.

With five games remaining in the Southern League's regular season, the Biscuits currently hold a four-game lead on the Jacksonville Suns and need only one more win in order to clinch the South Division title.