Memorial HS grad Kevin Ahrens helps Dunedin beat Palm Beach

Kevin Ahrens

Memorial High School graduate Kevin Ahrens had a nice day at the plate, as Dunedin beat Palm Beach 7-3 in minor league action Thursday.

Ahrens went 2-for-5 in the win.

On the season, Ahrens is batting .249 with seven home runs and 48 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.