Austin Dean (JAX) Named Southern League Player of the Month
Published on May 2, 2018 under Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs are proud to announce that Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp outfielder Austin Dean has been named the Southern League Player of the Month for April.
Dean, 24, appeared in 22 games for Jacksonville and was promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes on April 29, nearly one week following his recognition as Southern League Player of the Week.
Despite missing the final two games of the month, Dean remains the Southern League leader in a number of categories including batting average (.420), slugging percentage (.654), OPS (1.120), hits (34), and total bases (53). He is also among the league leaders in on-base percentage (.466, 3rd) and extra-base hits (12, T-3rd), while boasting the second lowest strikeout rate (12.57) among qualified hitters.
Dean started his 2018 campaign with an 11-game hit streak (4/5-4/18) during which he hit an astounding .550 (22-for-40) with six runs, six doubles, and seven RBIs. He parlayed that run into an 18-game on-base streak - tied for the second longest in the Southern League this year - which lasted until April 24.
Selected by the Miami Marlins in the fourth round of the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft out of Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas, Dean earned a promotion to Triple-A following 213 total games with Jacksonville across three seasons. A career .269 hitter at the Double-A level, Dean was named a Southern League All-Star in June 2016 and a Miami Marlins Organization All-Star after the 2016 season.
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