Checking in at No. 7 on Baseball America's annual list of top 10 Orioles prospects is outfielder Austin Hays. Here are five things to know about the 21-year-old prospect.
1. He Was A Playmaker At College In Jacksonville, Fla.
Hays, a Florida native, had a dominant junior season for Jacksonville University, as the outfielder posted a .350 batting average with 16 home runs and 42 RBIs in 54 games for the Dolphins in 2016. These were all increases from a sophomore season in which Hays batted .271 with three homers and 36 RBIs in 56 games. Former Jacksonville University coach Tim Montez said in February Hays brought a "major league arm" to his outfield. Before Hays was a star at Jacksonville, he played his freshman season at Seminole State College of Florida, a junior college that is part of the Mid-Florida Conference.
