Cooney, West Collect First Pro Hits In Loss
Dunedin, FL – Dean West and Ryan Cooney picked up their first professional hits, but the Dunedin Blue Jays fell 14-6 on Tuesday night to the St. Lucie Mets in their series opener at TD Ballpark. KEY PERFORMERS - RHP Reese Bassinger (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB,
Dunedin, FL – Dean West and Ryan Cooney picked up their first professional hits, but the Dunedin Blue Jays fell 14-6 on Tuesday night to the St. Lucie Mets in their series opener at TD Ballpark.
KEY PERFORMERS
RHP Reese Bassinger (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K) struck out a pair in a scoreless 7th inning in his professional debut on 12 pitches.
2B Ryan Cooney (1-for-3, RBI, BB) worked an eight-pitch at-bat before he singled off of MLB rehabber Clay Holmes in the 1st inning for his first professional hit.
- Cooney also walked and brought home a run on an RBI fielder’s choice in the 9th.
LF Dean West (1-for-3, HBP) smacked a base hit in the 3rd off of Clay Holmes for his first professional hit.
CF Blaine Bullard (0-for-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, SB) worked a pair of walks, one of which brought home a run, and stole his team-leading 33rd bag of the season.
- The Blue Jays No. 8 prospect has reached base in 15 of his last 16 contests.
- Bullard’s 33 stolen bases are the most by a D-Jay since Jonathan Davis swiped 33 in 2016.