The fans and dozens of scouts were treated to strong pitching and a two-hit, two-RBI day by Cotuit third baseman Zack Cox (Arkansas), who was named the game's offensive MVP for the victorious West squad.
"All of us want to be big leaguers and all of us believe we can be big leaguers, but you never know when you're goign to get this opportunity and I just wanted to make the most of it," Cox said. "It was a great experience."
Cox got the West on the board in the first inning, driving a Rob Rasmussen (UCLA) fastball over center fielder Gary Brown's head to drive in Todd Cunningham (Jacksonville State). Then, in the second, Cox hit a Kyle Blair (San Diego) two-seamer into left field for an RBI single. Several scouts later commented that Cox was the most impressive hitter in the game.
"What you saw tonight is Zack Cox: Most of his hits are up the middle or the other way," said Roberts, who coaches Cox at Cotuit. "If he has one thing he'd like to do better down the road it's on certain pitches he'd like to turn on them better. But he's what I'd call a country Enos Slaughter. He's a country slasher, and he understands hitting."
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