FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS
04/25/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 8306 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clearwater Threshers (7-9) 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Dunedin Blue Jays (9-7) 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 X 9 11 1
Blankenbeckler Slugs Blue Jays to 9-6 Win
Dunedin and Clearwater duked it out and the Blue Jays came out victorious.

Robbie Blankenbeckler left his imprint on the 9-6 Dunedin win against the Clearwater Threshers. Blankenbeckler, who is tied for 3rd in the FSL in home runs with 3, hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The winner was Dunedin reliever Steve Collins, now 1-0. The loser was Jim Bailey.

The Threshers had been locked in a 6-6 tie with the Blue Jays going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 24-year old first baseman Dave Hogan came to the plate. Hogan hit a 2-run double on a 1-1 fastball from Clearwater hurler Jim Bailey. It was Hogan's 5th double of the year.

"Some of the guys in here work hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Hogan told the Dunedin Chronicle.

The loss drops Clearwater to 7-9.
CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORE DUNEDIN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunlap RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 0 1
   a-J. McLaughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 1 8
   b-S. Christensen RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 3
J. Norman LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .300 1 5
B. Howe 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .170 0 4
J. Hawkins 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .407 4 14
Z. Wheeler C 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .405 0 4
T. Patton CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .273 0 5
D. Zimmerman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 1 7
J. Ochoa DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 1 1
C. Schneider SS 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .417 0 3
Totals 39 6 12 6 1 8 20      
a - J. McLaughlin pinch hit for G. Dunlap in the 5th
b - S. Christensen substituted for J. McLaughlin in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Wheeler (1, 2nd Inning off J. Vallance, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Patton (2, 5th Inning off J. Vallance, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Hawkins (6, 5th Inning off J. Vallance, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Schneider (2, 5th Inning off J. Vallance, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Norman (1, 3rd Inning off J. Vallance, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Norman 5 , B. Howe , J. Hawkins 2 , Z. Wheeler 2 , T. Patton 3 , J. Ochoa 2 , C. Schneider 4
2-out RBI: , C. Schneider 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Dunlap , J. McLaughlin , J. Norman 2 , J. Hawkins , D. Zimmerman
Sac Bunt: Z. Wheeler
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wheeler-Zimmerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ortega CF 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .375 0 4
R. Blankenbeckler SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .305 3 12
D. Hogan 1B 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .278 1 7
S. Thompson LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .311 0 7
W. Barnes DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .094 1 3
M. Fleming 3B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 2 5
J. Morgan RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 .212 0 6
G. Edwards 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 0 5
   a-J. López PR, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .353 0 5
J. Féliz C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .296 1 4
Totals 33 9 11 9 8 7 23      
a - J. López pinch ran for G. Edwards in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: G. Edwards (1, 2nd Inning off S. Naegeli, 2 on, 1 out) , J. López (5, 4th Inning off S. Naegeli, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hogan 2 (5, 5th Inning off J. Bailey, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off K. Ross, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Ortega (1, 1st Inning off S. Naegeli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Blankenbeckler 2 (3, 3rd Inning off S. Naegeli, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Naegeli, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Ortega 5 , R. Blankenbeckler 9 , D. Hogan 5 , G. Edwards 2 , J. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Ortega , S. Thompson , W. Barnes 2 , J. Morgan 2
Sac Bunt: J. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: M. Fleming 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Fleming (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hogan (2)
CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORE DUNEDIN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Naegeli 3.1 6 6 6 2 1 2 20 69 6.35   
J. Bailey L (0-1) 1.1 4 2 2 3 2 0 11 54 3.00   
K. Ross 2.1 1 1 1 3 3 0 11 51 2.77   
J. Hahn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Naegeli 21
Batters Faced: S. Naegeli 20, J. Bailey 11, K. Ross 11, J. Hahn 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Naegeli 5-4, J. Bailey 0-2, K. Ross 0-4, J. Hahn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Naegeli 69-41, J. Bailey 54-27, K. Ross 51-29, J. Hahn 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ross 2-0 , J. Hahn 1-0
WP: J. Bailey , K. Ross
Hit Batsmen: S. Naegeli 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Vallance 4.2 11 6 4 1 3 1 27 99 3.65   
S. Collins W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 11 45 3.68   
D. Winters SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vallance 24
Batters Faced: J. Vallance 27, S. Collins 11, D. Winters 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vallance 8-3, S. Collins 4-3, D. Winters 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vallance 99-64, S. Collins 45-28, D. Winters 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Collins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robbie Blankenbeckler
Ballpark: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:30 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 5439
Special Notes: SS Greg Edwards was injured while running the bases.
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