Dunedin Jays Announce All-Star Players

Five players from the Dunedin Blue Jays are on the Florida State League All-Stars roster.

The names were announced Tuesday afternoon in a Dunedin Blue Jays news release. 

Pitchers Scott Copeland, Blake McFarland, Jesse Hernandez, Tony Davis and third baseman Andy Burns will represent the North Division in the June 15 Florida State League All-Star game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. 

The Dunedin Blue Jays congratulated the players on Facebook and Twitter Tuesday afternoon:

Congratulations; Scott Copeland, Andy Burns, Blake McFarland, Tony Davis & Jesse Hernandez on making the All-Star Team #AllStarsTakeDunedin

The D-Jays organization is planning a weekend packed with festivities to show off their host city. They're kicking it all off with a free party Friday, June 14 and following up with excursion opportunities, a home run derby and fireworks on Saturday. (More information: Dunedin Plans All-Star Weekend Festivities.)

The D-Jays released the following about each of its all-stars:

• Andy Burns, 22, from Fort Collins, CO, leads Dunedin with 35 RBIs, which is 15 more than any of his teammates. He is ranked in the top three in FSL batting average (.339), OPS (.965) and stolen bases (17) through the first 45 games of the season. 
• Scott Copeland, 25, of White Oak, TX, has the fourth highest earned run average (2.37) in the Florida State League. He has tossed a league-high 76 innings with a 6-1 record. On April 15, he recorded the league's first complete game win of the season when he held the Tampa Yankees to one run through nine innings. 
• Blake McFarland, 25, of San Jose, CA, leads the league with 12 saves and has anchored Dunedin's bullpen throughout the first half of the season. He allowed just one earned run through his first 8.2 innings of work and had a 6.2 inning scoreless streak through his first seven outings in May. McFarland has gone 6-for-6 in saves and allowed just one run in eight home innings. 
• Jesse Hernandez of Grand Rapids, MI, posted a 2.60 ERA in his 10 starts (ranked seventh in the league). Opponents are hitting just .240 against Hernandez. He has allowed exactly one earned run in each of his last three starts. 
• Tony Davis, the D-Jays "submarine" reliever, has dominated left-handed hitters, holding them to a .150 batting average (6-for-40) with 15 strikeouts and four walks. Right-handers haven't fared much better. They've hit .227 against him. Davis has accumulated 21 strikeouts and seven walks and held opponents to a .190 batting average. Over the course of six outings between May 13 to 29, Davis did not allow a hit in an impressive 8.2-inning stretch.

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