Kyle Skipworth
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Kyle Trent Skipworth is a minor league baseball catcher.
Skipworth won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2008.
Skipworth was drafted in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2008 amateur draft by the Florida Marlins out of Patriot High School
, and began his professional career that year. He hit .208 in 43 games with the GCL Marlins. In 2009, he hit .208 in 70 games with the Greensboro Grasshoppers
. He split 2010 between the Grasshoppers (107 games) and Jacksonville Suns
(two games), hitting .245 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI.
Skipworth won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award in 2008.
Skipworth was drafted in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2008 amateur draft by the Florida Marlins out of Patriot High School
Patriot High School
Patriot High School is a high school in Jurupa Valley, California and is part of the Jurupa Unified School District. It accommodates students of the 9th to 12th grades...
, and began his professional career that year. He hit .208 in 43 games with the GCL Marlins. In 2009, he hit .208 in 70 games with the Greensboro Grasshoppers
Greensboro Grasshoppers
The Greensboro Grasshoppers are a minor league baseball team in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA...
. He split 2010 between the Grasshoppers (107 games) and Jacksonville Suns
Jacksonville Suns
The Jacksonville Suns are a minor league baseball team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The team is currently a member of the Southern League and is the class Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team...
(two games), hitting .245 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI.