Dunedin, FL – Jake Bennett’s two home runs, including a grand slam, were not enough as the Dunedin Blue Jays fell 11-7 to the Tampa Tarpons on Thursday night at TD Ballpark in game three of a six-game set.
KEY PERFORMERS
- DH Jake Bennett (2-for-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R) smashed a pair of homers, including a grand slam for his first professional home run, marking the fifth multi-homer game by a Dunedin Blue Jay this season.
- Bennett launched a grand slam in the 3rd inning to tie the score at 4-4, his first professional home run and the third grand slam by a Blue Jay this season. The blast left the bat at 107.5 MPH and traveled 414 ft.
- In the 8th, Bennett launched a two-run missile off the batter’s eye at 107.5 MPH that traveled 430 ft., the third-furthest tracked home run by a Blue Jay this season.
- His six RBI matched Blaine Bullard’s season high for a Dunedin player.
- Bennett has hit safely in three straight games, including two multi-hit performances over that span
- 3B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-3, 2B, 2 R, HBP) recorded his 22nd multi-hit game of the season with a double and pair of runs scored.
- Over his last 14 games, Gaxiola is batting .347 with two home runs, 18 RBI and a .996 OPS.