Memorial HS grad Kevin Ahrens and Dunedin make easy work of St. Lucie

Kevin Ahrens

Memorial High School graduated Kevin Ahrens knocked in a run, as Dunedin beat St. Lucie 4-1 Friday.

Ahrens went 1-for-3 with a run batted in.

On the season, Ahrens is batting .253 with four home runs and 38 RBIs.

Ahrens is a 2007 graduate of Memorial High School and was named a first-team high school all-American left fielder as a senior (2007). He was a first-round draft pick (16th overall) of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.

He was named the Blue Jays third-best prospect in 2008 and the sixth best in 2009, both by Baseball America. Through 2010, he was a career .239 hitter with 21 home runs and 142 RBIs. Ahrens was born April 26, 1989, in Houston.