Jake Cousins Makes MLB Debut
June 22, 2021 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Newport Gulls News Release
NEWPORT, R.I. - Former Newport Gull Jake Cousins made his Major League Debut on Monday, June 21st against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cousins entered the game for the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning pitching two scoreless innings and striking out five batters while walking one.
Cousins played one season for the Gulls in 2016 where he made the All-Star Roster for the South Division as a reliever. He appeared in eight games for the Gulls, starting in six of them and finished with a 2-1 record, a 4.26 ERA, and 31 strikeouts. Cousins recorded two games with seven K's.
In his four years at the University of Pennsylvania, Cousins pitched 197.2 innings with a 20-7 record in 38 appearances and 31 games started. After his last collegiate season in 2017, Cousins was named Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy Selection and drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 20th round.
Cousins becomes the 27th Gull to reach Major League Baseball continuing the streak for the most out of the NECBL franchises.
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