Muckdogs' Smith delivers with small ball
It's fair to wonder whether Milton Smith II II can keep hitting at this clip.The Miami outfield prospect entered Monday as a career .370 hitter, then went 5-for-6 with three runs scored and an RBI as Class A Short Season Batavia routed State College, 14-2, at Medlar Field at Lubrano
It's fair to wonder whether
The Miami outfield prospect entered Monday as a career .370 hitter, then went 5-for-6 with three runs scored and an RBI as Class A Short Season Batavia routed State College, 14-2, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Smith's five singles marked a career high and boosted his New York-Penn League-leading average to .423.
Smith led off the game with a three-pitch strikeout but wasn't retired by Spikes pitchers again. The 21-year-old he delivered an RBI knock to shortstop against
He hit one to center against
Smith has hit safely in all but two of his 20 games with the Muckdogs this season. That follows up a strong pro debut in 2018, when after being taken by the Marlins in the 22nd round of the Draft, he hit .362/.435/.431 in 116 at-bats. All but 11 of them came in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.
Gameday box score
The top third of Batavia's lineup, which also included
That was plenty of support for the Batavia pitching staff. Lefty
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