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But with one flick of his wrists, Davis lit KeySpan Park, sending its scarce crowd into frenzy. His first-pitch ground-ball single to shallow right plated Will Vogel, shoving Brooklyn to .500 with a dramatic 6-5 win over the Renegades on a damp Monday night.

It was the perfect situation for both the player and the manager on the first night the Mets' top three picks from this season's First-Year Player Draft were all on the active roster.

"This [was] the perfect scenario," manager Edgar Alfonso said. "You want to have your best guy [out there], and he's the best guy."

Davis, selected 18th overall from Arizona State University, batted third, right behind pick No. 22, Reese Havens. The University of South Carolina shortstop, resigned to designated hitter duty until his balky right elbow fully heals, experienced a forgettable debut. Havens wore the golden sombrero, going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts and a pop out. His ninth-inning walk, however, proved invaluable, allowing Davis to play hero.

"The good thing is that I can only go up from [Monday]," Havens joked, showing his southern roots by slipping into cowboy boots.

Davis said he was looking for something he could drive into the outfield, preventing the double play while giving his club the win. But an inside fastball changed the slugger's plans. Alfonso stated the obvious: "He can hit."

Brad Holt expects to make Tuesday's road start against Hudson Valley. Holt was drafted 33rd overall -- in the supplemental round -- by the Mets. The University of North Carolina-Wilmington product is 1-1 with a 2.58 ERA in two starts.

Holt sports a live, mid-90s fastball alongside a slider Alfonso calls a "sharp breaking pitch." Alfonso also loves the left-hander's competitive nature. "He's like a bulldog," the skipper said. "He likes to pitch."

Davis isn't in a rush to get to the bigs, nor is Havens. Despite receiving a $1,575,000 signing bonus and his pedigree, Davis, son of former Major Leaguer Ron Davis, doesn't feel too much pressure to perform. He knows his coaches will let him develop, even if that means experiencing growing pains.

"It's a little bit different than college," he said. "It's more of a progression-thing here."

Havens, who'll start throwing again on Wednesday, plans on soaking it all in -- once he actually realizes that he's a really a professional baseball player.

"It's something you dream about in Little League and in high school and in college," he said. "It really hasn't hit me yet."

All three agreed on a simple fact: life's faster here. Most everything in the Big Apple is perpetually in motion, they say. But the trio has quickly adjusted.

Davis recorded his first multi-hit game while Havens saw his first outing as a positive, despite Monday's not-so-hot results. Holt's struck out 10 in 7 1/3 innings and thinks his slider's getting better.

Aside from Monday's win, the Cyclones -- and perhaps more importantly, the Mets -- were excited to get Davis, Havens and Holt in uniform at the same time. The Amazin's brass sees Major League potential in all three, though Alfonso was noncommittal when asked about the trio's ceilings.

"It's too early for me to tell that right now," he said. "We have only played a few games."

Each played more than a few games, impressing New York with their college results. Both Davis and Havens were All-America selections while Holt was named First-Team Colonial Athletic Association in 2008.