It was not uncommon during Trey Michalczewski's childhood to find him spending the day with his grandparents watching his uncle, Tyler Magsamen, play baseball at Oklahoma's Broken Arrow High School.

The chance to be around baseball and learn about the game captivated Michalczewski, and he took every opportunity to soak in the lessons from his uncle each time he was visiting his grandparents.

"I was always with them growing up and just kind of watching him play -- I kind of mimicked what he did," Michalczewski said. "I started playing baseball, loved it and fell in love with it, and continued playing it as I grew up."

That love for baseball has blossomed into stellar play in the early stages of Michalczewski's career. A seventh-round selection by the Chicago White Sox in the 2013 Draft, the switch-hitting third baseman has rounded into form with the Class A Advanced Winston-Salem Dash. Michalczewski has rebounded from a slow start to the season with a sizzling hitting stretch that recently garnered him Carolina League Player of the Week honors. The White Sox No. 8 prospect leads the league in RBIs with 28 and is tied with Wilmington's Frank Schwindel for most extra-base hits with 17.

"Really, nothing's changed from the start of the year for me," Michalczewski said. "Just sticking with the routine that I've always had, just trying to put the best swing on the ball that I can and luckily get some hits. I'm starting to finally get some hits now."

Michalczewski got his first taste of Carolina League play late last season when he was promoted from Class A Kannapolis. He batted .194 with five RBIs in 19 games.

"I just kind of took that little short experience I had in Winston last year as just a learning experience, especially coming in late," Michalczewski said. "You obviously can't worry about trying to go out and hit .800 and stuff like that. You've just got to go with it and learn as much as you can."

Among the various things Michalczewski learned during his first full season as a professional was a lesson he took from his uncle. It wasn't so much about mechanics or approach, but how to attack each day and not let the game dictate what he did.

"He just told me to stay confident and not try to do too much," Michalczewski said. "It was nice because growing up, there's was always a lot of baseball people around because of him. I got to know a lot of people and that's what really helped me, I think, at a young age, just kind of realizing how this game was and how much work it takes to be successful at this game."

Michalczewski's play at Jenks High School in Oklahoma drew the attention of the University of Oklahoma and the White Sox. He signed to play with Oklahoma, but the $500,000 signing bonus that came with being drafted by the White Sox was too much to pass up.

The decision to continue his baseball career came easily, and the lessons he learned from being around his uncle at an early age have been more than beneficial at each stop along the process.

"There's obviously a ton of things, but the one thing that kind of always stuck with me was just have fun," Michalczewski said. "It's a tough game, and if you start thinking about stuff when you're struggling and trying to force your way out of it, it's not going to be any better for you and you're going to stress yourself out. You've got to have fun. You can't treat this thing as a job. You have to go out and play it like you did when you were a little kid."

In brief

Rhythm hitting: Frederick Keys first baseman Trey Mancini has seen his batting average climb 43 points in the last 12 games thanks to recording hits in 11 of those contests. The Baltimore Orioles' No. 23 prospect is batting .375 in his last dozen games and has recorded six multi-hit efforts in the process to give him a team-best 13 on the season. The former Notre Dame standout leads the Carolina League in total bases with 69, is second in hits with 43 and is tied for fourth in RBIs with 24.

Not your everyday streak: Lynchburg Hillcats infielder Joe Sever does not play every day, often filling in at one of three different positions when players need a day off. But when he does play, he takes full advantage. The 24-year-old, who played at Pepperdine, has a 10-game hitting streak, which is tied for the longest in the league this season. Sever's batting average has jumped to .275 in the span, and he has recorded at least one extra-base hit in eight of those contests. He is one of four Lynchburg batters with four or more home runs.

Speaking of streaks: Hillcats outfielder Clint Frazier, the Cleveland Indians' No. 2 prospect, is tied with Frederick's Drew Dosch for longest streak of reaching base this season at 19 games. Not far behind that streak is Myrtle Beach's Mark Zagunis. The Chicago Cubs No. 17 prospect owns an eight-game hitting streak for the third time in his professional career. Zagunis also owns a 15-game road hit streak and has reached safely in all but one of the 32 games he's played this season.