Atlanta Braves Prospect Austin Riley Raking at High-A Fire Frogs

After an extremely successful run last season winning the South Atlantic League Championship at Rome, Atlanta prospect Austin Riley hasn’t missed a beat in Florida.

Already an Atlanta Braves top-30 prospect (No. 12 to be exact), third baseman Austin Riley has been on fire for the Florida Fire Frogs.

Over the last 10 days, Riley has been hitting .444 with 16 hits, four homers and a dozen RBI and nine runs. He is now hitting .290/.341/.484 on the year and was named Florida State League Player of the Week on Monday.

Riley remains a hard man to pitch to, hitting .294 against left-handers and .290 against righties so far this season, carrying an .825 OPS.

Last season at Rome, Riley hit 20 home runs and 80 RBI in 129 games (495 at bats). He already has seven homers and 25 runs batted in so far in 2017.

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The Memphis native has a .448 average for the month of may, and is hitting .301 over the last 30 days at the Advanced-A level.

Those who watched Riley handle Low-A pitching int he South Atlantic League last season won’t be surprised by his performance.

Now in his third season of professional ball, Riley has remained a consistent hitter, now at .282/.344/.496 lifetime in the minors.

Riley sits atop most notable team statistical team hitting categories for the Fire Frogs along with teammate Alex Jackson.

Next: But about Riley's former teammate...

With Carlos Franco hitting relatively well at double-A Mississippi, and Rio Ruiz starting to heat up at triple-A Gwinnett, the Braves should be pretty content with their future on the left end of the diamond.